FEATURE: Agrivoltaics: Combining Agriculture and Solar PV for a Sustainable Future Maven AgricultureNotebook News and Features September 6, 2023California is leading the charge in clean energy with its ambitious goals. By 2030, the state aims to have 60...
AG ALERT: Rural land grab in Solano County prompts hearing Ag Alert Agriculture September 5, 2023By Ching Lee, California Farm Bureau Federation Alarmed by a company that they say has been operating in the shadows...
PRESS RELEASE: Reclamation affirms Klamath Project 2023 water supply Bureau of Reclamation News Current Conditions September 5, 2023Allocation remains at 260,000 acre-feet; need for curtailment diverted From the Bureau of Reclamation: Reclamation announced today that the Klamath...
AG ALERT COMMENTARY: Oversight plan would burden North Coast vineyards Ag Alert AgricultureCommentary September 5, 2023By Dayna Ghirardelli, executive director of the Sonoma County Farm Bureau Regulatory compliance is part of doing business when you...
NOW AVAILABLE: New Groundwater Recharge Guidance Documents from DWR and Sustainable Conservation Department of Water Resources (DWR) Fact Sheets/Tools/InfoGroundwater News September 1, 2023The Department of Water Resources and Sustainable Conservation have released new guidance documents for groundwater recharge: On-Farm Recharge Methods Manual...
SALTON SEA MANAGEMENT PROGRAM: Tropical Storm Hilary Leaves Minimal Impacts on Salton Sea Restoration Projects CA Natural Resources Agency Ecosystems September 1, 2023From the Salton Sea Management Program: As communities continue to recover from the impacts of Tropical Storm Hilary, active restoration...
VOICE OF SAN DIEGO COMMENTARY: State Bill Will Wreak Havoc on Local Water Control Voice of San Diego Commentary September 1, 2023Assembly Bill 399 could set a precedent where large agencies throughout the state can use the Legislature to thwart local...
VOICE OF SAN DIEGO COMMENTARY: 37,000 County Residents Want to Raise Water Costs for 3.3 Million San Diegans Without a Vote Voice of San Diego Commentary September 1, 2023Two water districts are attempting to leave us all with a tab of more than $200 million as they form...
PRESS RELEASE: Coalition of Conservation Groups Unite in Opposition To Sites Reservoir, Formally Protest Water Right Conservation organizations & coalitions CommentaryWater rights and water law September 1, 2023Friends of the River (FOR) and the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (CSPA), two of California’s oldest and most respected water...
CAL MATTERS: The world’s largest dam demolition has begun. Can the dammed Klamath River finally find salvation? Cal Matters Ecosystems August 31, 2023by Rachel Becker, Cal Matters Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters...
USFWS: New challenges in the struggle to save Pacific Salmon US Fish and Wildlife Service Fish and wildlife August 31, 2023By Andrea Medeiros, Christian Thorsberg, Leah Schrodt, Susan Sawyer, and Lena Chang, all with the US Fish and Wildlife Service...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Feds’ discrimination claim over California salinity standards deemed premature Courthouse News Service Water rights and water law August 30, 2023The bureau claimed the state’s standards — which it called discriminatory — would hamper its operation of the New Melones...
ASPEN JOURNALISM: Colorado River commission reviews lessons learned from water conservation program Aspen Journalism Colorado River August 30, 2023Changes to pricing, timing contemplated for potential 2024 reboot By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism Cassie Cerise lives on her family’s...
FEATURE: How a new satellite-based platform could transform water management in California Robin Meadows Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management August 30, 2023By Robin Meadows In 2015, when California was deep into a severe drought, state Senate Bill 88 tightened requirements for...
DWR NEWS: Special counting tools for spring-run chinook salmon Department of Water Resources (DWR) Fish and wildlife August 29, 2023By DWR News In California’s Central Valley, spring-run Chinook salmon are a threatened species. To support recovery efforts of spring-run...
