EDWARD RING: Ignoring role of bass in salmon decline is negligence Edward Ring Commentary March 20, 2025 74By Edward Ring, California Policy Center A March 5 “Perspective” in the Manteca Bulletin highlights a chronically underemphasized problem impacting every...
EDWARD RING: Desalination at Scale is Cost Competitive Edward Ring Commentary March 13, 2025 228By Edward Ring, Director of Water and Energy Policy at the California Policy Center On May 22, 2022, the California...
GUEST COMMENTARY: How customers pay for imported water needs to change Guest Contributor Commentary March 10, 2025 367Guest commentary by Tom Kennedy, Kennedy Water Consulting California’s statewide water system is an engineering marvel and is a key...
COMMENTARY: From Carrot Kings to Small Pumpers: The Unequal Fight for Cuyama’s Water Guest Contributor Commentary March 4, 2025 198Guest commentary by Trudy Wischemann Last Tuesday I felt called to make another trip to Cuyama, solo this time. They...
COMMENTARY: The easy impossible paths to water abundance Edward Ring Commentary February 27, 2025 405By Edward Ring, Director of Water and Energy Policy at the California Policy Center Coming up with a plan to...
COMMENTARY: Rehydrating the Los Angeles heat island Edward Ring Commentary February 22, 2025 112By Edward Ring, director of water and energy policy for the California Policy Center Along with the fairly recent popularization...
C-WIN: Bay-Delta Plan is against the law CA Water Impact Network (C-WIN) Commentary January 9, 2025 179Draft plan promotes illegal “voluntary agreements” and violates state water code From the California Water Impact Network (C-WIN): The draft...
GUEST COMMENTARY: Tunneling through trouble: Missteps, mismanagement, and the costly pursuit of the Delta Conveyance Project Restore the Delta Commentary January 7, 2025 452In rebuttal to the commentary, Delaying the Delta Conveyance Project puts California’s water security at risk, by Jennifer Pierre, General...
COMMENTARY: Delaying the Delta Conveyance Project puts California’s water security at risk State Water Contractors Commentary December 20, 2024 287By Jennifer Pierre, General Manager of the State Water Contractors The State Water Project, a cornerstone of California’s water delivery...
FRIENDS OF THE RIVER: Turning climate change on its head: What Governor Newsom doesn’t understand about his own water agenda Friends of the River Commentary December 14, 2024 438By Friends of the River Earlier this week, Governor Newsom was all over the state pushing his two favorite water...
COMMENTARY: Farmers should brace for new state water rules, fees Ag Alert Commentary December 11, 2024 305By Alexandra Biering, director of policy advocacy for the California Farm Bureau California farmers and ranchers who divert water and...
GUEST COMMENTARY: Resilience and Readiness: Supporting final studies for Delta Conveyance Project while reflecting on our state water system’s past, present and future SoCal Water Coalition Commentary December 4, 2024 183By Charles Wilson, Executive Director of the Southern California Water Coalition We can’t escape our history. In 1984, the Southern...
DAN WALTERS: How three Trump policy decrees could affect California’s agricultural industry Cal Matters Commentary November 19, 2024 216By Dan Walters, Cal Matters Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters...
ESSAY: Water wasted to sea? Guest Contributor Commentary November 8, 2024 412By James E. Cloern, Jane Kay, Wim Kimmerer, Jeffrey Mount, Peter B. Moyle, and Anke Müeller–Solger If we farmed the...
COMMENTARY: Sites Reservoir: A Once-in-a-Generation Opportunity Sites Project Authority Commentary November 8, 2024 190By Fritz Durst, Chair, Sites Project Authority Water is a precious resource in California—and like any smart investment strategy, we...
