Late December storms lifted California’s snowpack to 71 percent of average, improving water supply outlooks while leaving the season’s final outcome uncertain.
Category: News: Understanding Water Shortages & Drought Impacts in the West
Utah land exchange ties water planning to habitat protection
Federal officials completed a Utah land exchange involving water planning, conservation lands, and Mojave desert tortoise habitat in Washington County.
Trump vetoes Colorado’s Arkansas Valley Conduit financing bill
President Trump vetoed a bipartisan bill affecting repayment terms for the Arkansas Valley Conduit, a long-delayed rural drinking water project in Colorado.
A new National Ground Water Association editorial explains how aquitards, the low-permeability layers beneath our feet, quietly control groundwater flow, contamination, subsidence, and water quality.
The Supreme Court declined to hear a California water case tied to the 2014 drought, leaving lower court rulings on Central Valley Project contracts intact.
Federal agencies step into the review of a proposed dam removal that could reshape water supply, agriculture, and wildfire response in Northern California.