By J.B. Ruhl, Vanderbilt University Getting federal approval for permits to build bridges, wind farms, highways and other major infrastructure projects has long been a complicated and time-consuming process. Despite growing calls from both parties for Congress and federal agencies...
Press release from the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board approved today a resolution to return the Chowchilla Subbasin to Department of Water Resources’ (DWR) jurisdiction under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA). This decision...
Settlement agreement aims to bring region greater fiscal stability, water supply efficiency and reliability Press release from the Metropolitan Water...
By Lorena Anderson, UC Merced An average of more than 1 million acres of idled farmland a year is a significant contributor to a growing dust problem in California that has implications for millions of residents’ health and the state’s...
Guest commentary by Becca Madsen, director of the Restoration Economy Center at the Environmental Policy Innovation Center (EPIC) California’s water...
New framework enhances transparency and accountability, helping to build confidence in groundwater banking and long-term sustainability Press release from the...
Overuse and climate change are rapidly depleting groundwater throughout the region, but aquifers are not part of the negotiations among the seven basin states to cut back water use. By Wyatt Myskow, Inside Climate News This article originally appeared on...
By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Fallout from the ongoing who-owes-what dispute over the still sinking Friant-Kern Canal led to some awkward and very carefully worded moments during a meeting to discuss replacement pump stations. At its May 22 meeting, the...
