DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: Scientists map loss of groundwater storage around the world Desert Research Institute Groundwater News November 2, 2023A new study maps, for the first time, the permanent loss of aquifer storage capacity occurring globally From the Desert...
NEWS RELEASE: Work on Copco No. 2 Dam Removal Comes to a Close Klamath River Renewal Corporation Ecosystems November 2, 2023Removal of the diversion dam restores flows to historic Klamath River canyon for the first time in nearly a century....
THIS JUST IN … Reclamation and Sites Project Authority finalize plans to create new water storage in Northern California Bureau of Reclamation News Water project operations November 2, 2023Sites Reservoir would increase California’s existing water supply by providing 1.5 million acre-feet of additional storage capacity to the state...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Heat waves strike rivers too—can prescribed burns and beavers cool streams for salmon? Robin Meadows EcosystemsScienceWildfires and watersheds November 2, 2023By Robin Meadows While marine heat waves are well known, a 2022 study was the first to document aquatic temperature...
UC RIVERSIDE: Model to illustrate scenarios for the Colorado River water use UC Riverside Colorado River November 2, 2023Difficult choices loom as climate change reduces water flows By David Danelski The Colorado River is a lifeblood for the...
HIGH COUNTRY NEWS: California’s Central Valley chinook are getting lost on their way home High Country News Fish and wildlife November 1, 2023The culprit is a tactic designed to save them – one that could decrease the species’ resilience in the long...
AG ALERT: Wet year improves Colorado River status Ag Alert AgricultureColorado River November 1, 2023By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert A consensus plan agreed to last spring by states in the Colorado River’s Lower Basin...
SGMA IMPLEMENTATION: Now available: A Guide to Annual Reports, Periodic Evaluations, and Plan Amendments Department of Water Resources (DWR) Fact Sheets/Tools/InfoGroundwater News November 1, 2023From the Department of Water Resources: On October 30, 2023, DWR released its Groundwater Sustainability Plan Implementation: A Guide to Annual Reports,...
SHASTA STORY MAP: Publication examines methodology for updated Long-Term Operation of the Central Valley Project and State Water Project Bureau of Reclamation News Water project operations November 1, 2023From the Bureau of Reclamation: The Bureau of Reclamation today released “Applied Science and Analysis of Alternatives,” the second chapter...
SJV WATER: Judge orders Bakersfield to keep water in the Kern River SJV Water Water rights and water law October 31, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water In what one attorney called a “moment of truth” for the City of Bakersfield, a...
Army Corps fishes for data to help save Green Sturgeon US Army Corps of Engineers Fish and wildlife October 31, 2023By Ken Wright, Army Corps Sacramento District As cool Autumn air flows along the winding Sacramento River, thousands of sleek...
PRESS RELEASE: Ignoring veto threat, House passes spending bill that terminate the Central Valley Project Improvement Act Hoopa Valley Tribe Policy and regulation October 30, 2023From the Hoopa Valley Tribe: Within hours of taking up the gavel, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Michael Johnson,...
PRESS RELEASE: Court Grants Preliminary Injunction to Keep Water in the Kern River Press Release/Notice Water rights and water law October 30, 2023Press release from Water Audit California Today, the Kern County Superior Court granted Water Audit California’s and other joint plaintiffs’...
PRESS RELEASE: Groups challenge Water Boards’ orders as harmful to Central Coast disadvantaged communities and fisheries Conservation organizations & coalitions Policy and regulationWater quality October 30, 2023They contend that nitrates in runoff from chemical fertilizers and other sources contaminate thousands of drinking water wells, and the...
LETTER: NGOs say DWR needs to revise Delta Conveyance Project EIR because of new information in Water Board’s proposed updates to the Bay-Delta Plan Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features October 30, 2023They say the proposed Bay Delta Plan amendments call for substantial increases in outflows to protect the Delta which would...
