Overdrafting? Corcoran has sunk nearly 5 feet

6 months ago

Land subsidence remains the biggest issue in the new state regulation of groundwater. The state Water Board reports that subsidence…

Lower Basin Colorado River consumptive use is lowest in 40 years

6 months ago

Average Colorado River consumptive use for the Lower Basin states has been steadily decreasing over the past decade. The Bureau…

How will water sector be impacted as EPA targets PFAS?

6 months ago

In April, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released two much-anticipated final rules pertaining to certain contaminants within the broad class of synthetic…

Lethal cyanobacteria are creeping into rivers—no one knows exactly why

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Researcher Hannah Bonner conducts a visual monitoring survey of benthic cyanobacteria in North Creek, a tributary of Utah’s Virgin River.…

Meet the underwater gardeners that scrub Imperial County’s water canals

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Photo: IID Operations Coordinator Pablo Cortez, left, holds an adult grass carp while Tony Perez, a colleague, collects the fish's…

Colorado to shield thousands of acres of wetlands, miles of streams after U.S. Supreme Court left them vulnerable

6 months ago

The Blanca Wildlife Habitat Area, located in the San Luis Valley, is about 15 square miles in area. (Olivia Sun,…

In Millions of Homes, High Fluoride in Tap Water May Be a Concern

7 months ago

Top: Water tower in Comfort, Texas. Visual: Marcus Wennrich/ iStock/Getty Images Plus In communities across the U.S., water contains levels…

Delta College’s Aqua Ducks are big winners at H2O Hackathon

7 months ago

A San Joaquin Delta College student squad called the Aqua Ducks emerged top prize winner May 4 at the end…

As climate change amplifies urban flooding, here’s how communities can become ‘sponge cities’

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By Franco Montalto, Drexel University “When it rains, it pours” once was a metaphor for bad things happening in clusters.…

Sacramento has a new plan to grow the city’s tree canopy and wants your feedback

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Trees line 68th Avenue in the Meadowview neighborhood of Sacramento on Thursday, April 26, 2024. The area has around 12%…