UC SANTA CRUZ: Shrinking age distribution of spawning salmon raises climate resilience concerns UC Santa Cruz Fish and wildlifeScience February 27, 2023Study suggests changes in hatchery practices could help increase population stability for Sacramento River fall-run Chinook salmon, the backbone of...
UC DAVIS: The Science of Saving Salmon as Klamath Dams Come Down UC Davis EcosystemsFish and wildlife February 24, 2023Scientists Test the Waters Amid the World’s Largest Dam Removal by Malia Reiss, UC Davis The world’s largest dam removal...
CAL MATTERS: Water board waives Delta rules that protect salmon Cal Matters Policy and regulation February 22, 2023Angering environmentalists, the water board decided that cities and farmers would get more Delta water while restricting flows for endangered...
THIS JUST IN … DWR Announces Modest Increase in State Water Project Allocation – now 35% Department of Water Resources (DWR) Current Conditions February 22, 2023The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today announced a modest increase in forecasted State Water Project (SWP) deliveries this year...
AG ALERT: Farmers race to sink water into ground after storms Ag Alert AgricultureGroundwater News February 22, 2023By Lisa McEwen Growers in the San Joaquin Valley are hurriedly building temporary groundwater sinking basins to take advantage of...
THIS JUST IN … Reclamation announces initial 2023 water supply allocations for Central Valley Project contractors Bureau of Reclamation News Current Conditions February 22, 2023From the Bureau of Reclamation: Today, the Bureau of Reclamation announced initial 2023 water supply allocations for Central Valley Project...
DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: Arsenic Contaminates Private Drinking Water Wells Across the Western Great Basin Desert Research Institute Groundwater News February 21, 2023A new study maps risk of elevated arsenic levels in groundwater wells across Northern Nevada, Northeastern California, and Western Utah...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Ninth Circuit restores Trump-era gut of Clean Water Act rule Courthouse News Service Policy and regulation February 21, 2023Judges cannot vacate agency rules without first finding them unlawful. By Alanna Mayham, Courthouse News Service A Ninth Circuit panel...
THIS JUST IN … State Water Board approves Temporary Urgency Change Petition for the State Water Project and the Central Valley Project State Water Board Water project operations February 21, 2023From the State Water Resources Control Board: On February 21, 2023, the State Water Resources Control Board issued an order...
DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST: Implementing equity in water management; Upcoming modeling workshop; 2022 State of Bay-Delta Science; and more … Maven Delta scienceScience February 16, 2023At the January meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Lead Scientist Dr. Laurel Larsen’s article spotlight report focused on...
STATELINE: Can Western States Agree on the Future of the Colorado River? Stateline Colorado River February 16, 2023by Matt Vasilogambros, Stateline Read more Stateline coverage of how communities across the West are grappling with drought that’s worsening because of...
STATE WATER CONTRACTORS: State Water Contractors Respond to Governor Newsom’s Water Resilience Order State Water Contractors Policy and regulation February 14, 2023Press release from the State Water Contractors: Yesterday, Governor Newsom issued an Executive Order (EO) N-3-23 to build water resilience...
CAL MATTERS: Newsom suspends environmental laws to store more Delta water Cal Matters Policy and regulation February 14, 2023By Alistair Bland, Cal Matters Facing an onslaught of criticism that water was “wasted” during January storms, Gov. Gavin Newsom...
RESERVOIR AND WATER CONDITIONS for February 14: Slip slidin’ away … Maven Current Conditions February 14, 2023Click on any graphic to enter the slideshow. Right click to view/save image....
THE CONVERSATION: A new strategy for western states to adapt to long-term drought: Customized water pricing The Conversation Planning and management February 13, 2023By Matthew E. Kahn, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and Bhaskar Krishnamachari, University of Southern California, for...
