Ecosystem services are the many and varied benefits that humans freely gain from the natural environment and from properly-functioning ecosystems...
By Brad Udall, Colorado State University; Douglas Kenney, University of Colorado Boulder, and John Fleck, University of New Mexico As Midwest...
Panel discusses land use issues, including well permitting, land fallowing, general plans and SGMA, and more … Groundwater is intimately connected with the landscape and land use that it underlies. How land is developed above can change both water demand...
At last week’s meeting of Metropolitan’s Special Committee on the Bay Delta, Bay Delta Initiatives Manager Steve Arakawa updated the...
From the Northern California Water Association: On Thursday, the Newsom Administration and the State Legislature approved a commitment of $70 million...
From the Office of the Governor: Governor Gavin Newsom today announced several appointments, including the reappointment of several of the state’s top water policy officials at the California Department of Water Resources and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife,...
On April 29, 2019, Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N-10-19 that directed the secretaries of the California Natural Resources Agency,...
From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today announced it will increase the 2019 State...
At the May 21st meeting of the State Water Board, Lead Scientist Dr. John Callaway updated Board members of ongoing science efforts in the Delta. In his update, Dr. Callaway discussed the advisory panel report on biological goals, the results...
The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), passed in 2014, is California’s first statewide law that explicitly reflects the fact that...
The June issue of Estuary News is now available online. This issue explores the rainbow flavors of infrastructure — green,...
Combat climate change, or clean up the water? Legislators chose to dip into a greenhouse gas fund to fight California’s drinking water problem. The move alarmed environmentalists and legislators on both sides of the aisle — but it could soon...
In this edition of the San Francisco Estuary & Watershed Science journal: ESSAY Ten Essential Bay‒Delta Articles Ted Sommer, J....
South-of-Delta ag allocation now 75% From the Bureau of Reclamation: The Bureau of Reclamation Friday issued updated Central Valley Project...
Ms. Tatayon discusses the role of the Delta Stewardship Council, her goals as chair, and the Delta Plan 5 year review This article was written by Lisa Beutler; it appeared first in The Water Report and is republished here with...