Media Coverage

Read recent media coverage featuring Water in the West and comments from our researchers.

Who Gets the Water in California? Whoever Gets There First.

December 14, 2023 | The New York Times

Marcus discusses the new California legislation that allows an investigation into whether water users have valid rights, particularly in the Central Valley.

Newsom fast tracked California's biggest dam in decades. Funding is 'pretty much lined up'

November 15, 2023 | The Sacramento Bee

Felicia Marcus raises questions about the infrastructure and its operations.

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California cities could be required to drastically restrict water usage by 2025

October 04, 2023 | KNX News On Demand

Felicia Marcus discusses regulations that could require California to drastically restrict water usage by 2025, and CA's options for water use reduction.

CA Water Update: New Study Finds Central Valley Groundwater Wells Are Running Low Quickly

September 26, 2023 | KPCC

Felicia Marcus discusses California’s ongoing groundwater situation

Rosemary Knight and Meredith Goebel: Ground(water) Breaking Science in the San Joaquin Valley

September 22, 2023 | NASA Applied Sciences

Profile on Rosemary Knight’s work to advance the use of geophysics for groundwater science and management

Sustainable Groundwater

California Is Out of Its Epic Drought—For Now

August 24, 2023 | Time

Buzz Thompson states that California needs to identify ways to manage the constantly changing weather patterns so that the state can endure intense droughts or flooding during wet seasons.

Water-short cities in the West want to use every drop, even from sewage

August 23, 2023 | Marketplace

Cities in the arid West are not going to get more water any time soon. So they need to squeeze every last drop out of the supply they already have. Water-strapped communities along the Colorado River are trying to make it possible to turn treated wastewater into drinkable tap water. Take Castle Rock, Colorado.