The threats that sea level rise poses to coastal development from direct inundation are better understood than the threats due...
In recent years, media reports and editorials have suggested that environmental regulations have made Delta outflows increasingly large, project water...
Governor Jerry Brown and Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom have sent a letter asking the State Water Board to postpone voting on the proposal to increase flows on the San Joaquin tributaries until December 12, 2018. The vote is scheduled for...
Panel discusses water rights and pumping allocations, groundwater recharge as a beneficial use, public trust doctrine and groundwater, and the...
Oroville Dam’s Main Spillway Fully Reconstructed From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today announced...
In September of 2018, the Department of Water Resources released the latest economic analysis for the California Water Fix which was prepared by Dr. David Sunding, a professor of natural resource economics at UC Berkeley. At the October meeting of...
The latest issue of the San Francisco Estuary & Watershed Science is now online. In this issue: ESSAY Ecocultural Equality...
Many approaches to ecological restoration and enhancement of ecosystem services focus on particular parts of the landscape, such as open...
Hearing on whether the California Water Fix is consistent with the Delta Plan is expected to last three days Today, the Delta Stewardship Council will begin what is expected to be a three-day public hearing on the appeal of DWR’s...
Four essential policy reforms are needed to reduce the social, economic, and environmental costs of future droughts, says Dr. Mount...
From President Donald Trump: MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE THE SECRETARY OF ENERGY THE...
Launching a new front in his war on red tape, President Donald Trump on Friday ordered federal agencies to speed up environmental reviews and jumpstart major water projects in California and the Pacific Northwest. By Nick Cahill, Courthouse News Service...
Earlier today, President Trump signed an executive memorandum on water intended to bring more water to Valley farms. Here’s what...
In 2016, Department of Fish and Wildlife committed to lead agencies and the Delta stakeholder community in an inclusive planning...
The headlines declared that Cape Town was on the brink of disaster. A drought in the Western Cape province of South Africa that began in 2015 resulted in severe water shortages in the region, most notably City of Cape Town. ...