FEATURE: Farming For Carbon, Wildlife and Profit

Sierra Garcia

Delta science

June 24, 2021

By Sierra Garcia, Estuary News On the San Joaquin Delta’s Staten Island, where the Mokelumne River snugly encircles miles of...

AG ALERT: Farmers face water rights curtailments

Ag Alert

Policy and regulation

June 23, 2021

By Christine Souza, Ag Alert The California priority water rights system is being put to the test, as state regulators...

AG ALERT: Irrigation districts propose water transfer to Westside

Ag Alert

Policy and regulation

June 23, 2021

By the California Farm Bureau Federation: Transferred water could begin moving as early as July 1 to water-short irrigation districts...

CAL MATTERS: Water shortages: Why some Californians are running out in 2021 and others aren’t

Cal Matters

Current ConditionsPlanning and management

June 23, 2021

Drought resilience depends on location but also extraordinary engineering — determining which California places are running out of water this...

STATE WATER BOARD: CV-SALTS implementation update

Maven

Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation

June 23, 2021

Elevated salinity and nitrates in surface water and groundwater are increasing problems affecting much of California, other western states, and...

EOS: Better Subseasonal-to-Seasonal Forecasts for Water Management

American Geophysical Union

Hydrology

June 23, 2021

Emerging methods that improve precipitation forecasting over weeks to months could support more informed resource management and increase lead times...

WEBINAR: Collaborating Across IRWM and SGMA – Groundwater Recharge

Maven

Webinars

June 22, 2021

This webinar featured a panel discussion to explore opportunities for collaboration on groundwater recharge across the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Pricey Rock Barriers and Desalination Plants: The Latest in California’s Drought War

Courthouse News Service

Policy and regulation

June 21, 2021

With a key water source for farmers and cities threatened, state officials are banking on a $30 million pile of...

ESTUARY NEWS: Thinking like a beaver; Scanning for ancient channels; Cooking fish food in a ship channel? and more …

Maven

Delta science

June 18, 2021

Estuary News is a publication of the San Francisco Estuary Partnership. In the June edition of Estuary News: Thinking like...

WHITE PAPER: A State Role in Financing Conveyance to Meet Climate Change Needs: Findings and Conclusions

Maven

Planning and management

June 18, 2021

The California Water Commission has released its White Paper – A State Role in Financing Conveyance to Meet Climate Change Needs:...

CAL MATTERS: Why fighting for clean water with climate change money worries some California lawmakers

Cal Matters

Policy and regulation

June 17, 2021

Combat climate change, or clean up the water? Legislators chose to dip into a greenhouse gas fund to fight California’s...

DELTA ISB: 21st Century Science For 21st Century Environmental Decision Making: The Challenges And Opportunities Of Near-term Iterative Ecological Forecasting

Maven

Best of the NotebookDelta science

June 17, 2021

What if we could predict changes to ecosystems in the same way we can predict the weather?  An emerging field...

AG ALERT: Drought exposes need to upgrade water facilities

Ag Alert

Policy and regulation

June 16, 2021

By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Severe drought highlights the need for greater investment to improve aging California water facilities, and...

CAL MATTERS: As drought intensifies, state warns users to stop pumping water from major rivers

Cal Matters

Policy and regulation

June 16, 2021

About 4,300 users were issued notices to halt diversions from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Some growers and municipalities will have...

FEATURE: Salinity Management: Putting Southern California’s water supply on a low sodium diet

Maven

Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesWater quality

June 16, 2021

While the saying, “too much of a good thing,” sounds pleasant at its core, water managers take that very seriously...