USGS: Groundwater flow to Colorado River may decline by a third over the next 30 years USGS Colorado River October 28, 2021First model of “Baseflow” reflects possible climate change By the USGS: A new study projects that a hot and dry...
BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: The Science of Non-native Species in a Dynamic Delta Maven Best of the NotebookDelta science October 28, 2021The San Francisco Bay-Delta is one of the most invaded estuaries in the world, with non-native species now a large...
UC SANTA CRUZ: Survivor salmon that withstand drought and ocean warming provide a lifeline for California Chinook UC Santa Cruz Delta scienceFish and wildlifeScience October 28, 2021Late migration of outgoing juvenile fish is a crucial life history strategy for survival of spring-run Chinook salmon during drought...
AG ALERT: Water saving for dairy farms starts with feed crops Ag Alert Agriculture October 27, 2021By Bob Johnson, Ag Alert As dairy farmers endure the worst drought in decades, University of California Cooperative Extension researchers...
AG ALERT: Satellites track water use to aid crop efficiency Ag Alert AgricultureGroundwater News October 27, 2021By Kevin Hecteman, Ag Alert As California weathers another drought, tools that can help farmers and ranchers maximize the water...
STATE WATER BOARD: Summary of results from the 2020 Volumetric Annual Report of Wastewater and Recycled Water in California Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesWater supply augmentation October 27, 2021In 2018, the State Water Resources Control Board adopted an amendment to the Recycled Water Policy to promote recycled water...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Trashed by Trump, habitat protections for endangered species get new life Courthouse News Service Policy and regulation October 26, 2021The Biden administration moved Tuesday to dissolve two rule changes from the Trump era that lightened protections for endangered species....
BERKELEY LAB: Managing water resources in a low-to-no-snow future Berkeley Lab Science October 26, 2021With mountain snowpacks shrinking in the western U.S., new Berkeley Lab study analyzes when a low-to-no-snow future might arrive and...
FEATURE: Preparing Scientists and Policy Makers for a Future Under Climate Change Elyse De Franco Climate changeDelta sciencePolicy and regulation October 26, 2021Written by Elyse De Franco Writing in the June 2021 issue of San Francisco Estuary & Watershed Science, a group...
GUEST COMMENTARY: Our Enduring Water Supply: Are the Answers to California’s Water Problems Obvious? Robert Shibatani Climate changeCommentaryWater rights and water law October 25, 2021Written by Robert Shibatani Is there a water supply problem in California? To answer such a question, much depends...
USGS: How wildfires threaten water supply by releasing sediment USGS Water qualityWildfires and watersheds October 25, 2021In the year after the Carr Fire in northern California, USGS researchers found that greater-than-average precipitation moved large sediment loads...
AG ALERT: New groundwater recharge efforts aimed at alfalfa crop Ag Alert Agriculture October 23, 2021By Dennis Pollock, Ag Alert Efforts have been made by nut-crop growers to recharge their underground water supplies by capturing...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Judge nixes Trump-era limits on regulation of water-polluting projects Courthouse News Service Policy and regulation October 22, 2021A federal judge concluded the Trump administration rule that rolls back regulation of water-polluting projects contradicts Supreme Court precedent and...
NASA’s OpenET: A Satellite-Based Water Data Resource NASA/JPL Planning and management October 21, 2021By Aries Keck, NASA Applied Sciences OpenET uses publicly available data to provide satellite-based information on evapotranspiration (the “ET” in...
DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST REPORT: Salmon predation in the Delta; Fact sheets on steelhead trout and chinook salmon; and the activities of the Delta Science Program Maven Delta scienceFish and wildlife October 21, 2021At the September meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Lead Scientist Dr. Laurel Larsen spotlighted an article on salmon...
