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Snow melts into the South Fork of the American River in the Sierra Nevada Mountains on March 3, 2023. Photo by Fred Greaves, California Department of Water Resources.

California storms create paradox: Too much water in reservoirs, too soon

by Alastair Bland March 10, 2023March 10, 2023

A farmworker works on land irrigated by sprinklers in El Centro on May 29, 2020. REUTERS/Bing Guan

CalMatters en Español

El estado rechaza los planes locales para proteger las aguas subterráneas del Valle de San Joaquín

by Alastair Bland March 3, 2023March 4, 2023

A farmworker works on land irrigated by sprinklers in El Centro on May 29, 2020. REUTERS/Bing Guan

State rejects local plans for protecting San Joaquin Valley groundwater

by Alastair Bland March 3, 2023March 2, 2023

Stone Corral Creek, shown here on on Feb. 14, 2023, will be about 200 feet underwater when the Sites Reservoir is built in the western Sacramento Valley. Photo by Julie A. Hotz, for CalMatters

CalMatters en Español

Este embalse en el río Sacramento ha sido planeado durante décadas. ¿Por qué está tomando tanto tiempo construirlo?

by Alastair Bland February 27, 2023May 2, 2023

Stone Corral Creek, shown here on on Feb. 14, 2023, will be about 200 feet underwater when the Sites Reservoir is built in the western Sacramento Valley. Photo by Julie A. Hotz, for CalMatters

This reservoir on the Sacramento River has been planned for decades. What’s taking so long?

by Alastair Bland February 27, 2023February 27, 2023

CalMatters en Español

La Junta del Agua no aplicará el reglamento para el Delta que protege al salmón

by Alastair Bland February 22, 2023February 22, 2023

Low water levels at Shasta Lake on April 25, 2022. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters

Water board waives Delta rules that protect salmon

by Alastair Bland February 22, 2023February 23, 2023

CalMatters en Español

Newsom suspende las leyes ambientales para almacenar más agua del Delta

by Alastair Bland February 14, 2023February 14, 2023

The Bidwell Bar Bridge at Lake Oroville on Jan. 12, 2023. Photo by Andrew Innerarity, California Department of Water Resources

Newsom suspends environmental laws to store more Delta water

by Alastair Bland February 14, 2023February 14, 2023

CalMatters en Español

Zona cero: la lluvia trae poco alivio a los agotados pozos subterráneos de California

by Alastair Bland February 7, 2023February 7, 2023

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