By Edward Ring, Director of Water and Energy Policy at the California Policy Center Of all the possible ways to increase California’s water supply, nothing compares to the potential of the so-called “big gulp,” that is, the ability of new...
By Esther N Lofton, Laljeet S Sangha, Laura E Garza Diaz, UCANR California’s water systems are at a pivotal moment. The pressures of climate change, population growth, aging infrastructure, and persistent inequities in water access are converging to create unprecedented...
From the Department of Water Resources: Agriculture is vital to California’s economy and intrinsic to our way of life. Beyond the Golden State, we produce 13% of the nation’s total agricultural value, which wouldn’t be possible without reliable water supplies....
By Carolee Krieger, C-WIN Executive Director Water policy is convoluted, difficult to parse, and usually proceeds incrementally. But sometimes things...
From the Department of Water Resources: High in the mountains, thousands of feet above where most Californians live, are alpine forests and mountain meadows which serve a critical role for water supply. That’s why the California Department of Water Resources...
Press release from the State Water Resources Control Board: [Friday], the State Water Resources Control Board released a Draft Scientific Basis Report Supplement that analyzes the science underpinning a proposed voluntary agreement for the Tuolumne River, a tributary of the...
