At the request of the Reclamation, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) recently conducted a comprehensive review of the scientific activities supporting the long-term operations of the CVP and SWP. #cawater

Data-driven crop analysis helps growers and regulators navigate water scarcity, climate change, and evolving agricultural regulations statewide #cawater

The good news? With removal of four dams on the Klamath River completed in 2024, thousands of Chinook have wasted little time making their way back into Southern Oregon waters. The not-so-good news? So too have poachers. Or at least two, anyway. #cawater

After fishing out more than 25,000 pounds of underwater junk from Lake Tahoe, divers are gearing up for another round. #cawater

In January 2026, the Meridian Farms Water Company (MFWC) will select a contractor to begin construction on the second and final phase of its program to screen the diversions, the last of the fish screening projects identified as “high priority” in the early 1990s. #cawater

A team of conservationists and biologists from The Wildlands Conservancy couldn’t believe what they were seeing: the telltale color and shape of juvenile coho salmon, darting back and forth in the clear current of the East Branch Russian Gulch. #cawater

A horizontal levee is being built in the Palo Alto Baylands to restore habitat and improve the quality of the water flowing into the Bay - all meant to address the climate crisis. #cawater

Transformation of Stockton’s Van Buskirk golf course into a natural floodplain offers a vital model for flood resilience. Key benefits include restoring historic wetlands, reducing flood risk for 17,000+ homes, and expanding green space access for South Stockton. #cawater

Altering control operations at New Melones Reservoir coupled with harnessing farmland for recharging has the potential to blunt — and almost negate — the near-term climate change impact on water supplies within the Stanislaus River watershed. #cawater

Incompatible pumping allocations being considered by two groundwater agencies in north Kings County have prompted a blizzard of responses, and even some accusations, from farmers and multiple entities. #cawater

With frustrations rising over a proposed data center in the Imperial Valley, residents confronted IID officials, with concerns about electricity reliability, rising rates, worsening air quality and whether IID can serve one of the most energy-intensive industries. #cawater

Federal fisheries officials on Monday rejected a bid to designate West Coast Chinook salmon as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act. The Center for Biological Diversity, says it is considering a legal challenge. #cawater

White sturgeon are highly prized for their eggs, which are made into caviar. With poaching rampant and populations dropping, can California’s sturgeon survive? #cawater

California Trout announced plans to publish a new edition of its State of Salmonids (SOS) at last week’s quarterly meeting of the California Advisory Committee on Salmon and Steelhead Trout (CAC). #cawater

One question dogging the Alexander Valley Resort site development is, will there be enough water? Representatives for Esmeralda Land Company insist there is. #cawater

The City of Fresno is making its second major legal offensive against corporate polluters in two years, filing suit against more than 40 companies it accuses of contaminating the city’s groundwater with PFAS #cawater

A new Tulare County water district is on a tight timeline to balance an opportunity to buy water for its farmers with the need to fund its operations long term. #cawater

To end the Colorado River Basin’s megadrought, ‘we just need to stop climate change,’ U-M expert says. ‘We know how to stop it and it’s not too late to stop it.’ #cawater

AG Bonta is “looking at all available options to respond" to the Bureau of Reclamation’s decision last week that updates the Central Valley Project’s operating plan to permit higher water exports from the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta. #cawater

Excess sediment in the South Delta threatens water supply, agriculture, and the ecosystem by choking channels. Collaborative dredging programs are now being explored as a solution. #cawater