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UPPER CO RIVER COMMISSION: Real action puts the Upper Basin at the forefront of Colorado River solutions

November 3, 2025

With new agreements and programs and decades of responsible management, the Upper Basin is preparing for future Colorado River operations...

COMMENTARY: A thriving Tuolumne River starts now: More water. More habitat. More fish.

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Policy and regulation

October 31, 2025

Commentary by Brad Koehn, General Manager, Turlock Irrigation District; Jimi Netniss, General Manager, Modesto Irrigation District; and Dennis Herrera, General...

PRESS RELEASE: IEUA responds to court ruling on Chino Basin Program environmental impact report

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Planning and management

September 20, 2025

IEUA Remains Committed to Advancing Local Supply Reliability Program Press release from the Inland Empire Utility Agency: On Behalf of...

PRESS RELEASE: Court strikes down Inland Empire water deal after City of Ontario lawsuit reveals environmental violations and risks to local water supply

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Planning and management

September 17, 2025

Press release from the City of Ontario A California court has ruled in favor of the City of Ontario in...

DEPT. OF ENERGY: Groundwater treatment pilot study approved for Santa Susan Field Laboratory

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Water quality

September 12, 2025

From the US Department of Energy: The Department of Energy (DOE) recently received the go-ahead to move forward with a...

GUEST COMMENTARY: Protecting tribal water uses requires rejecting the Delta Conveyance Project

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Commentary Delta Conveyance Project

September 3, 2025

Guest commentary by Regina Cuellar, Chairwoman of the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians For over 50 years, California law...

COMMENTARY: The State Water Project’s dirty little secret

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Commentary Delta Conveyance Project

August 20, 2025

By Brett Baker, a sixth generation Delta farmer and attorney representing the Central Delta Water Agency and various Delta landowners...

LESTER SNOW COMMENTARY: Governor Newsom gives state lawmakers opportunity to make water supplies more secure for Californians

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Commentary Delta Conveyance Project

August 13, 2025

By Lester Snow, Director of the California Department of Water Resources and Secretary for Natural Resources under Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger...

COMMENTARY: Cutting Through the Misinformation — The Delta Conveyance Project Is Essential for California’s Water Future

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Delta Conveyance Project

August 12, 2025

By Charley Wilson, Executive Director of the Southern California Water Coalition In response to: Newsom’s Budget Trailers are a Planned Attack...

COMMENTARY: Legislators must protect communities and groundwater from pollution from advanced manufacturing facilities

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Commentary Policy and regulation

July 25, 2025

By Deja McCauley, Land Use and Health Program Manager, Physicians for Social Responsibility Los Angeles California legislators voted on June...

WATER WRIGHTS: The Water Blueprint and Trump’s Executive Order 14181

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Policy and regulation

June 20, 2025

By Don Wright, Water Wrights The Water Blueprint for the San Joaquin Valley met in person at Fresno State University’s...

COMMENTARY: California’s restoration bottleneck deepens biodiversity debt

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Commentary Policy and regulation

June 3, 2025

Guest commentary by Becca Madsen, director of the Restoration Economy Center at the Environmental Policy Innovation Center (EPIC) California’s water...