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GUEST COMMENTARY: California water agencies are feeling the pandemic’s financial pinch. But the water will keep flowing.

December 21, 2020

Guest commentary by Danielle Blacet-Hyden, deputy executive director of the California Municipal Utilities Association (CMUA): As the COVID-19 pandemic continues...

GUEST COMMENTARY: Partnership is Key to Protect Stockton Region from Flooding

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Commentary

November 16, 2020

Guest commentary by Gary Singh, Board Chair, San Joaquin Area Flood Control Agency (SJAFCA) in response to this guest commentary...

GUEST COMMENTARY: The Gulf Hurricane is a Call to Action to Protect Californians from Catastrophic Floods

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Commentary

September 24, 2020

Guest commentary by Mayor Michael Tubbs of Stockton and former state senator Mike Machado: 2020 has taught us that one...

GUEST COMMENTARY: From “Wicked” to “Complex”: A New Lead Scientist’s Outlook on Growing Our Understanding of Delta Science

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Commentary Delta science

September 23, 2020

By Delta Lead Scientist Dr. Laurel Larsen “My first exposure to the story of water in California came through a...

GUEST COMMENTARY: SGMA and IRWM – Successful Integration: How SGMA and IRWM Can Utilize Each Other’s Strengths

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Commentary Groundwater News

September 22, 2020

Guest commentary from Soua Lee, Program Manager of the Kings Basin Water Authority, on behalf of the IRWM Roundtable of...

GUEST COMMENTARY: Almond growers are committed to finding water solutions that work for people, farms, and fish

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Commentary

September 17, 2020

This guest commentary is written by Don Cameron of Terranova Ranch: Back in late February and early March, California almond...

GUEST COMMENTARY: California Almonds and Salmon – Contrasts in Sustainability

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Commentary

July 15, 2020

Guest commentary written by David Zeff, a native of the Central Valley, a Marin County attorney, an avid salmon fisherman...

GUEST COMMENTARY: Leave it to Beavers: significant partners in dealing with climate change

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Commentary Ecosystems

May 21, 2020

Guest commentary by Gail Sredanovic in consultation with Heidi Perryman Think a babbling clear stream is the only healthy one?...

GUEST COMMENTARY: Significant progress being made in implementing the state’s groundwater law

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Commentary Groundwater News

March 18, 2020

Guest commentary by Geoff Vanden Heuvel, Director of Regulatory and Economic Affairs, Milk Producers Council: I remember being surprised when...

GUEST COMMENTARY: A new threat to California Streams: Will the rush to develop our newest water source destroy more streams?

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Commentary

March 17, 2020

Commentary by North Coast Stream Flow Coalition, written by Felice Pace, Policy Advisor The first plans implementing California’s landmark groundwater...

FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTS for Los Vaqueros Reservoir Expansion project

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Policy and regulation

February 28, 2020

Los Vaqueros Reservoir expansion project would increase storage capacity by more than 100K acre-feet, add new conveyance facilities From the...

GUEST COMMENTARY (REBUTTAL): Ecologists see little difference between unimpaired and (truly) functional approaches to flow

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Commentary

February 4, 2020

This guest commentary was written by Julie Zimmerman, Jeanette Howard, Jon Rosenfield, and Rene Henery in response to The Final...

GUEST COMMENTARY: Integrated Regional Water Management – Helping Create a Balanced Portfolio for our Water Future

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Commentary

September 5, 2019

Guest commentary from the IRWM Roundtable of Regions: Integrated Regional Water Management (IRWM) represents a construct for collaborative water resource...

GUEST COMMENTARY: Indian Water Settlements, the Media and the Future of Western Rivers

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June 7, 2018

“I believe historians will look back at the current Water Settlement Era as the second big rip-off of the Indigenous...

GUEST COMMENTARY: A New Model for Resolving Problems in the San Bernardino Valley Emerges

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Commentary Groundwater News Planning and management

January 8, 2018

Andrea Miller (City Manager, City of San Bernardino), Douglas Headrick (General Manager, San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District), and John Mura (General...

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