From the Save Napa Valley Foundation: We at the Save Napa Valley Foundation (SNVF) write to share our firm belief that the recent changes in policy and in the political climate in Napa County is not only long overdue, but...
By Robin Meadows A new strategy could help California water managers meet the needs of people as well as the environment. This could benefit at-risk species like shorebirds and salmon that historically flourished in the state’s great Central Valley, which...
Note: The Governor vetoed this bill on October 8, 2023. His veto message is here. Commentary by Sean Bothwell, Executive Director of the California Coastkeeper Alliance If your community suffered from contamination because of illegal dumping by a nearby industry,...
One water district official called the mandated annual conservation progress report “ridiculous.” By Alan Riquelmy, Courthouse News Service Several speakers pleaded with the State Water Resources Control Board on Wednesday to rethink proposed regulations intended to reduce Californians’ water use...
By Alexandra Biering, senior policy advocate for the California Farm Bureau In the past several years, the equity and effectiveness of California’s water-rights system and the California State Water Resources Control Board’s ability to enforce it have come under scrutiny...
