In October 2019, the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) released the report, Priorities for California’s Water, which outlined California’s...
Conditions in the Delta are changing at a rapid pace and the future is likely to look very different than...
Pushing homeowners away from the water is proving difficult. They want to protect property values; the state wants to save the beaches. By Julie Cart, Cal Matters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The...
Is the State on the Right Track? Guest commentary by Robert Shibatani It’s been about 30-years since the UN based...
…Not as currently configured, says Robert Shibatani Guest commentary by Robert Shibatani: Water rights, depending on jurisdiction, possess various levels...
A living shoreline is a shoreline protection alternative that relies on the strategic placement of plants, stone, sand fill, and other structural and organic materials to protect the shoreline. A living shoreline is an alternative to ‘hard’ shoreline stabilization methods...
Climate change is already transforming California’s water cycle, putting stress on the state’s rigidly engineered water infrastructure as well as...
Planning for future conditions has always involved uncertainty, but the additional uncertainty imposed by a changing climate means new approaches...
Guest commentary by Robert Shibatani Whether you are a water utility manager, elected official, or homeowner, future water availability is a concern. There are several factors fostering that concern and one of them is climate change. In fact, these days,...
Assessment looks at six categories of vulnerability: wildfire, extreme heat, sea level rise, long-term persistent hydrologic changes, short-term extreme hydrologic...
At the February meeting of the California Water Commission, the Commissioners heard a presentation on the Climate Registry, approved new...
Dr. Udall discusses the Colorado River’s hydrology, climate change impacts, shortage risk, and the Drought Contingency Plan Dr. Brad Udall serves as senior water and climate research scientist at the Colorado Water Institute at Colorado State University. He has extensive...
The latest climate change assessments show reduced Delta exports and carryover storage due to climate change likely by mid-century In...
From the Department of Water Resources, Sustainable Groundwater Management Office: Three, new climate change tools are now available on the...
John Durand looks at the effects of the 2012-2016 drought on the Delta from the environmental, economic, and stakeholder perspectives The 2012-2016 drought is one for the records in that, while not necessarily the driest or the longest for California...