CAL MATTERS: A salty dispute: California Coastal Commission unanimously rejects desalination plant Cal Matters Policy and regulationWater supply augmentation May 12, 2022The commission, in a marathon session today, killed a proposed desalination plant in Huntington Beach that’s been debated for more...
CAL MATTERS: 6 million Southern Californians face unprecedented order to conserve water Cal Matters Policy and regulation April 27, 2022By Rachel Becker, CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Unprecedented water restrictions are...
CAL MATTERS: Report to California Legislature: Prepare for sweeping effects of climate change Cal Matters Climate changePolicy and regulation April 5, 2022By Rachel Becker and Julie Cart, CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Painting...
DAN WALTERS: California water war peace treaty? Not quite Cal Matters CommentaryPlanning and management April 4, 2022Gov. Gavin Newsom claims progress on settling California’s decades-long conflict over water allocation but it’s a partial deal at best...
CAL MATTERS: Sierra snowpack worsens, falls to lowest level in 7 years Cal Matters Current Conditions April 1, 2022The April snowpack, key to how much water flows into reservoirs, is 38% of average statewide, proving that drought hasn’t...
CAL MATTERS: Newsom imposes new California water restrictions — leaves details to locals Cal Matters Policy and regulation March 28, 2022Still resisting statewide water rationing for parched California, Gov. Gavin Newsom is asking local suppliers to tighten water limits. by...
CAL MATTERS: Audit: California utilities aren’t doing enough to reduce wildfire threats Cal Matters Planning and managementWildfires and watersheds March 24, 2022Regulators approved “seriously deficient” fire prevention plans, including from PG&E, which sparked California’s deadliest wildfire, state auditor says. By Julie...
CAL MATTERS: State unveils long-awaited proposed standard for drinking water contaminant Cal Matters Policy and regulationWater quality March 21, 2022California’s proposed limit for hexavalent chromium — the first in the nation — would raise water rates in many cities....
CAL MATTERS: Californians used more water as state braces for another dry year Cal Matters Policy and regulation March 15, 2022New data from urban areas suggests that people are ignoring the governor’s pleas for voluntary conservation during the drought. Some...
CAL MATTERS: Snow levels low: As temperatures rise, review of California water projections gains urgency Cal Matters HydrologyPlanning and management February 23, 2022The Sierra Nevada has not provided as much water as predicted. Now the state is scrambling to revise its snow...
CAL MATTERS: No end in sight: California drought on course to break another record Cal Matters Current Conditions February 16, 2022After record-breaking snowfall at the start of the rainy season, January and February will likely be the driest on record,...
CAL MATTERS: No, California’s drought isn’t over. Here’s why. Cal Matters Current ConditionsPolicy and regulation January 5, 2022California today issued emergency drought rules aimed at wasteful water use. Although snowpack is 150% of average today, climatologists predict...
CAL MATTERS: Danger in Droughtsville: California’s urban water at risk Cal Matters Planning and managementWater supply augmentationWildfires and watersheds December 21, 2021By Erica Yee, Cal Matters Droughtsville, California, is in trouble. Its water supply is endangered as multiple crises intensify: worsening...
CAL MATTERS: What happens when a rural area’s only well is contaminated? Cal Matters Policy and regulation November 21, 2021By Rebecca Sohn, Cal Matters In the spring of 2013, Jocelyn Walters and her partners moved Nativearth, their small shoe...
CAL MATTERS: Four San Joaquin Valley groundwater plans deemed inadequate Cal Matters Groundwater News November 18, 2021State officials warn some of the state’s most powerful and largest agricultural districts that their plans fail to address how...
