DELTA INDEPENDENT SCIENCE BOARD: The California Environmental Flows Framework

Maven

Best of the NotebookDelta scienceNotebook News and Features

April 7, 2022

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] California water is a seemingly unending battle of allocating an often scarce resource among cities, farms, and the environment. ...

COMMENTARY: Improved data on protecting salmon can help farms

Ag Alert

AgricultureCommentaryFish and wildlife

April 6, 2022

By Mike Wade, California Farm Water Coalition Farms require water to grow the healthy local food supply we depend on....

Office Hours: Proactive groundwater management strategies with Maurice Hall

Maven

Webinars

April 6, 2022

Maurice Hall leads EDF’s Water Program, focusing on developing collaborative water management approaches to meet ecosystem needs alongside the needs...

ESTUARY NEWS: Suisun Marsh: A Bastion for Fish

Nate Seltenrich

Climate changeDelta scienceNotebook News and Features

April 6, 2022

By Nate Seltenrich Rising seas are coming for Suisun Marsh, and without careful management some of its most critical habitats...

AG ALERT: Judge halts curtailment for Siskiyou County irrigators

Ag Alert

Policy and regulation

April 6, 2022

By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Irrigators in Siskiyou County have won a court ruling to temporarily block a state water...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Revival of Trump water rule brings fierce critique from Roberts and minority

Courthouse News Service

Policy and regulation

April 6, 2022

A sudden stay in the case led four Supreme Court justices to fiercely criticize how their colleagues are using the...

AG ALERT: Water plan announced for habitat, farms

Ag Alert

Policy and regulation

April 6, 2022

By Christine Souza, Ag Alert A $2.6 billion plan to improve water quality for salmon and native fish in the...

DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: New study shows robust increases in atmospheric thirst across much of U.S. during past 40 years

Desert Research Institute

Colorado River

April 6, 2022

Largest changes centered over Rio Grande region of Southwestern U.S. By the Desert Research Institute In arid Western states, the...

NASA/JPL: NASA Finds New Way to Monitor Underground Water Loss

NASA/JPL

Groundwater News

April 5, 2022

By NASA/JPL Researchers have untangled puzzling patterns of sinking and rising land to pin down the underground locations where water...

CAL MATTERS: Report to California Legislature: Prepare for sweeping effects of climate change

Cal Matters

Climate changePolicy and regulation

April 5, 2022

By Rachel Becker and Julie Cart, CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Painting...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Dam fight pits city water against fish habitat

Courthouse News Service

Policy and regulation

April 4, 2022

Operators of a dam on California’s Central Coast told a Ninth Circuit panel it has no authority to release water...

DAN WALTERS: California water war peace treaty? Not quite

Cal Matters

CommentaryPlanning and management

April 4, 2022

Gov. Gavin Newsom claims progress on settling California’s decades-long conflict over water allocation but it’s a partial deal at best...

CAL MATTERS: Sierra snowpack worsens, falls to lowest level in 7 years

Cal Matters

Current Conditions

April 1, 2022

The April snowpack, key to how much water flows into reservoirs, is 38% of average statewide, proving that drought hasn’t...

NOW AVAILABLE: A Comprehensive Review of the Delta Monitoring Enterprise

Delta Stewardship Council

Delta scienceReports

April 1, 2022

The Delta Independent Science Board has published its Review of the monitoring enterprise, which covers the suite of scientific monitoring programs in...

THIS JUST IN … Survey Finds Little Snow as Statewide Snowpack Drops to 38 Percent Following Record Dry Months

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Current Conditions

April 1, 2022

From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today conducted the fourth snow survey of the...