Commentary written by San Joaquin County Supervisors Chuck Winn and Kathy Miller Last month, the State Water Resources Control Board (SCWRB) held a public hearing on the pending water-right application of San Joaquin County for a permit to appropriate water...
By Jeffrey P. Sutton, general manager of the Tehama-Colusa Canal Authority California is in a dire situation. Most of our state’s major reservoirs are precariously close to being effectively empty. We are less than two months away from the new...
Guest Commentary by Dan Ray, in response to yesterday’s guest commentary on the Lookout Slough restoration project: Outdoor recreation is among the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta’s pleasures. Leisure time spent there can reward recreationists with not just a stringer of...
Water agencies need to invest in infrastructure and plan for drought to diversify their water supply portfolio and increase reliability. By Heather Dyer, CEO and general manager of San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District California just recorded its’ third driest...
The Department of Water Resources should enhance groundwater protection with changes to California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act. By Jeanette Howard, director of the freshwater science team at The Nature Conservancy, Melissa M. Rohde, groundwater scientist at The Nature Conservancy, and...
