State and federal agencies plan to deliver more water to California farms and cities following recent storms that brought rain and snow and boosted reservoir levels. Cities in Southern California and other agencies that depend on water delivered from Northern […]
California water supply forecasts are increased following storms Read More »
Cyclists sped past on a trail overlooking the Los Angeles River near Dodger Stadium as a group of city officials and members of Congress walked to a neighborhood park filled with native plants, trees and picnic tables — an example
Federal funding cuts could hamper L.A. River projects, lawmaker warns Read More »
The Biden administration has adopted new rules for operating California’s main water delivery systems in the Central Valley, endorsing a plan backed by state officials that aims to strike a balance between ensuring protections for imperiled fish species and providing
California water plan touted as ‘durable’ solution, but disputes loom Read More »
Even as groundwater levels have rapidly declined in farming regions from California’s Central Valley to the High Plains, the federal government has mostly taken a hands-off approach to the chronic depletion of the nation’s aquifers. But in a new report
Landmark report calls for national effort to curb groundwater depletion Read More »
A board member of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California has been censured for making a racist remark about an Arab American employee. The MWD board of directors voted to censure John Morris, a member representing the city of
Water agency board member censured for racist remark Read More »
The board of California’s largest urban water supplier voted on Tuesday to spend $141.6 million for a large share of preliminary planning work for the state’s proposed water tunnel in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. With the decision, the Metropolitan
Metropolitan Water District to spend $141 million on water tunnel Read More »
Seven Western states that depend on the Colorado River are ending the year at an impasse in negotiations over the writing of new rules for dealing with chronic water shortages. Representatives of California and other states who attended an annual
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As President-elect Donald Trump vows to impose tariffs on imports from China, Mexico and Canada, economists are warning that a retaliatory trade war could cause major financial damage for California’s agriculture industry. In an analysis published before the presidential election,
A trade war could hit California agriculture hard, study says Read More »
California water managers have announced their preliminary forecast of supplies that will be available next year from the State Water Project, telling 29 public agencies to plan for as little as 5% of requested allotments. The state Department of Water
California sets initial State Water Project allocation at 5% Read More »
For decades, a costly problem has been worsening beneath California’s San Joaquin Valley: the land has been sinking, driven by the chronic overpumping of groundwater. As agricultural wells have drained water from aquifers, underground clay layers have compacted and the
Study finds land sinking at record pace in San Joaquin Valley Read More »
