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March 4, 2025

Guest commentary by Trudy Wischemann Last Tuesday I felt called to make another trip to Cuyama, solo this time. They...

POLICY ANALYSIS: Assessing regional strategies to cope with drought, climate, and environmental flow policy impacts for a sustainable water supply: A case study of the Bay Area

January 6, 2025

By Bridget C. Gile, Randall T. Holmes, Allison R. Sherris, Scott Fendorf, and Richard G. Luthy California’s Bay-Delta watershed encompasses...

PRESERVING OUR WATERSHEDS: How Placer County Water Agency and Yuba Water Agency are reducing wildfire risk to protect water supplies

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Ecosystems Wildfires and watersheds

November 12, 2024

By Jim Peifer, Executive Director, Regional Water Authority Though summer is behind us, the risk of wildfires persists in our...

ESSAY: Water wasted to sea?

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November 8, 2024

By James E. Cloern, Jane Kay, Wim Kimmerer, Jeffrey Mount, Peter B. Moyle, and Anke Müeller–Solger If we farmed the...

ENSO BLOG: When it comes to probabilities, don’t trust your intuition. Use a decision support system instead!

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Planning and management Science

October 20, 2024

Written by Brian Zimmerman, a climate scientist at Salient Predictions. Salient is a startup that utilizes advances in machine learning...

COMMENTARY: Investing now to keep Valley safe from megafloods

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Commentary Policy and regulation

June 14, 2024

By Senator Alvarado-Gil, Assemblyman Heath Flora, and Assemblywoman Esmeralda Soria We all know it. You shouldn’t wait to close the...

OREGON STATE: Research showcases Indigenous stewardship’s role in forest ecosystem resilience

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Wildfires and watersheds

April 25, 2024

By Steve Lundeberg, Oregon State University Oregon State University researchers have teamed with the Karuk Tribe to create a novel...

CALIFORNIA HEALTHLINE: Tire toxicity faces fresh scrutiny after salmon die-offs

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Fish and wildlife

April 24, 2024

By Jim Robbins, California Healthline For decades, concerns about automobile pollution have focused on what comes out of the tailpipe....

SFEWS: Keeping water in headwaters longer; Fishery impacts of hatchery-origin vs. natural-origin chinook salmon, Diets of fish in the Stanislaus River, and more …

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Delta science

December 28, 2023

San Francisco Estuary & Watershed Science (SFEWS) provides credible scientific information on California’s complex water issues, linking new science to...

GUEST COMMENTARY: Small Legal Change Has Big Implications for California’s Climate Preparedness

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Commentary Ecosystems Groundwater News Policy and regulation

December 12, 2023

Written by Roger Dickinson, CivicWell Policy Director and co-author of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, and Julie Rentner, River Partners...

GUEST COMMENTARY: Save Napa Valley Foundation applauds the return of discretion in discretionary decisions

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Agriculture Commentary

October 11, 2023

From the Save Napa Valley Foundation: We at the Save Napa Valley Foundation (SNVF) write to share our firm belief...

COMMENTARY: In wet winters, California must do more to recharge groundwater

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Commentary Groundwater News Policy and regulation

October 10, 2023

By Joe Mouawad, general manager of Eastern Municipal Water District, and Jim Peifer, executive director of the Regional Water Authority...

GUEST COMMENTARY: SGMA is Failing. Time to Fix It

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Commentary Groundwater News Policy and regulation

October 25, 2022

Guest commentary by Michael DeLapa, executive director of LandWatch Monterey County, and Chelsea Tu, executive director of Monterey Waterkeeper In...

GUEST COMMENTARY: Groundwater beneath Sacramento Valley offers hope in dry times

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August 9, 2022

Commentary by Jim Peifer, Executive Director of the Regional Water Authority, and David Guy, President of the Northern California Water...

GUEST COMMENTARY: California’s water debt crisis needs a long-term fix

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Commentary Policy and regulation

August 8, 2022

Commentary by Ileana Miranda, resident of San Jerardo in Monterey County and general manager of the San Jerardo Cooperative From...

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COMMENTARY: From Carrot Kings to Small Pumpers: The Unequal Fight for Cuyama’s Water

POLICY ANALYSIS: Assessing regional strategies to cope with drought, climate, and environmental flow policy impacts for a sustainable water supply: A case study of the Bay Area

PRESERVING OUR WATERSHEDS: How Placer County Water Agency and Yuba Water Agency are reducing wildfire risk to protect water supplies

ESSAY: Water wasted to sea?

ENSO BLOG: When it comes to probabilities, don’t trust your intuition. Use a decision support system instead!

COMMENTARY: Investing now to keep Valley safe from megafloods

OREGON STATE: Research showcases Indigenous stewardship’s role in forest ecosystem resilience

CALIFORNIA HEALTHLINE: Tire toxicity faces fresh scrutiny after salmon die-offs

SFEWS: Keeping water in headwaters longer; Fishery impacts of hatchery-origin vs. natural-origin chinook salmon, Diets of fish in the Stanislaus River, and more …

GUEST COMMENTARY: Small Legal Change Has Big Implications for California’s Climate Preparedness

GUEST COMMENTARY: Save Napa Valley Foundation applauds the return of discretion in discretionary decisions

COMMENTARY: In wet winters, California must do more to recharge groundwater

GUEST COMMENTARY: SGMA is Failing. Time to Fix It

GUEST COMMENTARY: Groundwater beneath Sacramento Valley offers hope in dry times

GUEST COMMENTARY: California’s water debt crisis needs a long-term fix