Drought

A new storm-weather predicting “atmospheric rivers” (ARs) scale has been created by a team of researchers led by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). The scale was featured in the February 2019 edition of the Bulletin of American Meteorological Society. The bulletin’s abstract indicates …

The evolving state Cannabis Cultivation Policy was further defined earlier this week when the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) voted to clarify implementation issues while ensuring growers continue to be environmentally responsible in both urban and rural grow sites throughout much of California. The initial policy was approved in …

Initial reports from Marin Municipal Water District (MMWD) for this year’s coho salmon and steelhead trout spawning is showing significant increases over prior years thanks to years of work by the water district and other Northern California groups., MMWD, based in Corte Madera, says both species are showing some of …

Citing the lack of consensus plans by both California and Arizona for the Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan (DCP), Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Brenda Burman announced on Thursday that the Department of the Interior is stepping in and asking the governors of the seven western states for recommendations on how …

When it comes to California’s snowpack thus far this year it seems to be safe to say, ‘so far, so good.’ In comparison to the Feb. 1, 2018 manual measurement at Phillips Station, Thursday’s measurement at the same location witnessed a year over year improvement of 14 percent of average …

A $55,164 settlement has been levied against Guggia Farms, Inc. of Santa Barbara County by the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board (CCRWQCB) for failure to submit data and information used to monitor water quality impacts to surface and groundwater sources. A Conditional Waiver of Waste Discharge Requirements for …