In the face of climate change and worsening cycles of drought, California water managers have been increasingly focused on the precise tracking of water resources. Snowpack in the Sierra Nevada is ...
The Supreme Court ruled last year that rivers that only flow in response to weather events -- called ephemeral streams -- do not fall under the protection of the Clean Water Act. New research suggests ...
ASHEVILLE - A reader asks how it's possible for streams to continue flowing at the highest peaks of mountains, seemingly defying gravity. Do you have a question for Answer Man or Answer Woman? Email ...
Maui Nui stream flow conditions are shown here on March 3. According to the Hawai‘i Department of Land and Natural Resources, stream flows on Maui are at record lows and that’s a cause for concern ...
The normally dry Rillito River and Tanque Verde Creek have been flowing steadily in recent weeks even though Tucson has had no rain since a mere 0.01 of an inch on Jan. 24. The shallow but persistent ...
Discover how water rights affect property access to rivers, lakes, and oceans. Explore riparian and littoral rights and their ...
The Trump administration's EPA is moving to restrict federal definitions of protected waterways, eliminating protections for seasonal and temporary water systems like wetlands, streams, and ditches, ...
ALAKAI PLATEAU – To the untrained eye, the water level in Kawaikoi Stream, which drains a portion of the vast Alakai Plateau on Kauai, looks fine. The trained eyes and stream flow measurements by ...