ASPEN JOURNALISM: Study finds that livestock growers need more compensation for water conservation Aspen Journalism Colorado River December 8, 2023Costs of buying hay high in extreme drought year of 2020 By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism The results of a...
STATE WATER CONTRACTORS applaud release of Final Environmental Impact Report for the Delta Conveyance Project State Water Contractors Delta Conveyance Project December 8, 2023Final EIR represents significant project milestone, important step toward building California’s resiliency to climate change Press release from the State...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California officials say delta tunnel project will slow water loss from climate change Courthouse News Service Delta Conveyance Project December 8, 2023State officials say they have improved a proposal to soon modernize how California collects and stores water from the Sacramento...
REACTIONS: What agencies and stakeholder groups are saying about the final EIR for the Delta Conveyance Project Maven Delta Conveyance Project December 8, 2023On Dec. 8, 2023, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) released the final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Delta...
PRESS RELEASE: DWR releases final environmental impact report for Delta Conveyance Project Department of Water Resources (DWR) Delta Conveyance Project December 8, 2023The updated project proposal aims to guard against water supply losses due to climate change, protecting clean and affordable water...
SJV WATER: Should the state take over groundwater management in Kings County? The clock is ticking to have a say SJV Water Groundwater News December 7, 2023By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Members of the public have just a few more days to let the state know...
DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: Climate Change Will Increase Wildfire Risk and Lengthen Fire Seasons, Study Confirms Desert Research Institute Climate changeWildfires and watersheds December 7, 2023Scientists examined multiple fire danger indices for the contiguous U.S. to assess the impact of climate change on future wildfire...
MEETINGS: As public hearings draw to a close, agencies discuss voluntary agreements Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management December 7, 2023Water Commission discusses voluntary agreements, Metropolitan looks at impacts on SoCal supplies On Monday, the State Water Resources Control Board...
JOURNALIST’S RESOURCE: How El Niño and La Niña climate patterns form Journalist's Resource Hydrology December 6, 2023Learn how El Niño and La Niña climate patterns take shape and what the current El Niño could mean for...
NEVADA CURRENT: CA farmers agree to conserve 100,000 acre-feet of Lake Mead water in exchange for compensation Nevada Current Colorado River December 5, 2023by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Southern California has agreed to conserve enough water in Lake Mead to support upwards of...
DELTA COUNCIL: Data shows State Water Project contractors’ contributions to reduced reliance on the Delta and improved regional self-reliance Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation December 5, 2023One of the many permitting hoops that the Delta Conveyance Project must jump through on the road to construction should...
PRESS RELEASE: New report confirms benefits of FIRO strategy in enhancing water management at Prado Dam Orange County Water District Planning and managementReports December 5, 2023Press release from the Orange County Water District, Army Corps of Engineers, and Scripps Institute of Oceanography A new report...
NEWS RELEASE: Reclamation funding helps heal a river scarred by Gold Rush legacy Bureau of Reclamation News Ecosystems December 5, 2023Multiyear project rejuvenates key stretch of salmon and steelhead habitat A degraded stretch of the Yuba River in Northern California...
BOOK REVIEW: The Profits of Distrust: Citizen-Consumers, Drinking Water, and the Crisis of Confidence in American Government Justin Scott-Coe WATER SHELF December 2, 2023Visit the Water Shelf main page Listen to this review: Every water utility leader and tap water user should...
NEW BOOK: Liquid Asset: Buzz Thompson on How Business Government Partnerships Can Help Solve the Water Crisis Felicity Barringer WATER SHELF December 2, 2023By Felicity Barringer, Stanford University Access to clean water is a human right, South Africa’s constitution declared in 1996. That’s...
