GUEST COMMENTARY: Amid Onslaught of Storms, State Must Get Serious About More Pumping, Water Storage Dave Puglia Commentary January 15, 2023 30By Dave Puglia, President & CEO, Western Growers California has once again been caught flat-footed in the aftermath of another...
DAN WALTERS: California’s water conundrum hinges on Delta Cal Matters Commentary December 20, 2022 15The biggest mystery in California’s struggle to maintain water supplies is what will happen to the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. By...
DAN WALTERS: Another step toward agreement on California’s water Cal Matters Commentary November 16, 2022 3California water officials are seeking “voluntary agreements” to enhance water flows through the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and have achieved a...
CAL MATTERS COMMENTARY: How climate change altered a longstanding Central Valley water reform Cal Matters Commentary November 7, 2022 2Faced with a warming climate, lawmakers must update a 1992 federal law that established water and wildlife regulations for the...
GUEST COMMENTARY: America Has a Flushing Problem – We’re Focused on Fixing It. Guest Contributor Commentary October 27, 2022 241Commentary by Lara Wyss, the President of the Responsible Flushing Alliance Cosmetic wipes, cotton balls, feminine products, kitty litter and...
GUEST COMMENTARY: SGMA is Failing. Time to Fix It Press Release/Notice Commentary October 25, 2022 722Guest commentary by Michael DeLapa, executive director of LandWatch Monterey County, and Chelsea Tu, executive director of Monterey Waterkeeper In...
GUEST COMMENTARY: Do Water Rights Have a Future? … Not as Currently Configured Robert Shibatani Best of the NotebookCommentary October 11, 2022 550Written by Robert Shibatani Water rights, depending on jurisdiction, possess various levels of seeming indemnity and security, typically demonstrated through...
GUEST COMMENTARY AT CAL MATTERS: Broad-based buy-in is key to Bay-Delta water plan Cal Matters Commentary September 12, 2022 25A broad coalition of interests support the Newsom administration’s call for bold actions to manage the water flowing through the...
RISING VOICES: Dam Removal and the Future of Algal Blooms The Water Hub Commentary August 10, 2022 248Each month, the Water Hub checks in with advocates in California to talk about water issues impacting local communities. In...
GUEST COMMENTARY: Groundwater beneath Sacramento Valley offers hope in dry times Guest Contributor Commentary August 9, 2022 492Commentary by Jim Peifer, Executive Director of the Regional Water Authority, and David Guy, President of the Northern California Water...
GUEST COMMENTARY: California’s water debt crisis needs a long-term fix Guest Contributor Commentary August 8, 2022 226Commentary by Ileana Miranda, resident of San Jerardo in Monterey County and general manager of the San Jerardo Cooperative From...
DAN WALTERS: Old issue plagues Newsom’s Delta tunnel project Cal Matters Commentary August 7, 2022 9An old conflict plagues Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposal to bore a tunnel to carry water under the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta...
DAN WALTERS: Can Newsom finally win long Delta water conflict? Cal Matters Commentary August 1, 2022 12California Gov. Gavin Newsom is trying to succeed where his predecessors have failed, building a project to replumb the Sacramento-San...
GUEST ARTICLE: Building Blocks – Tools for Creating an Environmental Block of Water Barry Nelson Best of the NotebookCommentary July 18, 2022 227Commentary by Barry Nelson, a water policy consultant who has been involved in Bay-Delta issues for more than thirty years...
GUEST COMMENTARY: California Can (and Must) Drought-Proof Itself Guest Contributor Commentary June 13, 2022 2897Commentary by Jim Wundermanm president and CEO of the Bay Area Council, and Charles Wilson, executive director and CEO of...