California’s wildly inequitable water rights system Kate Poole writes, “Prior appropriation, or the notion of “first in time, first in...
Another water year and another stupid drought resolution Random Lengths News writes, “The 1st of October in California is notable...
Why Californians are not conserving water this drought. On the Public Record responds to news reports that Californians only conserved 1.8%...
Agencies planning a disaster for CA salmon if 2022 is dry Doug Obegi, Director of California River Restoration for the...
On DWR’s water supply models and drought risks Deirdre Des Jardins writes, “The Delta Independent Science Board has just released...
Water monopolies and the public interest Trudy Wischemann writes, ““BIG BATTLE LOOMS OVER CALIFORNIA WATER RIGHTS,” ran the headline on...
About a Cosmonaut and the Delta Conveyance Project Tim Stroshane, Policy Analyst and Restore the Delta, writes, “After the Wednesday...
Is high Delta outflow in the autumn necessary for the conservation of delta smelt? Data and analyses say no, the...
Depleted California reservoirs threaten hydro power, agriculture, drinking water Katy Grimes writes, “In 2014, California voters approved $7.12 billion in...
How many juvenile salmonids reach the Delta each year? We don’t know. Bradley J. Cavallo writes, “In the 1981 blockbuster...
Reclamation has done everything it could to kill off salmon this summer. Now it plans to finish the job. Tom...
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Who’s getting unreasonable water allocations in CA? Doug Obegi writes, “Despite the extremely dry conditions this year, the federal Central...
Low Delta outflow not keeping bay salt water out of the Delta Tom Cannon writes, “Low Delta outflows at the...
Achieving water abundance Edward Ring writes, “As Californians face another drought, the official consensus response is more rationing. Buy washers...