…Not as currently configured, says Robert Shibatani Guest commentary by Robert Shibatani: Water rights, depending on jurisdiction, possess various levels of seeming indemnity and security, typically demonstrated through some standard of legally established priority. Water entitlements have been long-standing icons...
Final environmental impact statement released for the biological opinions for Central Valley Project and State Water Project long-term operations From...
Dr. Christina Swanson takes a look at the status of the San Francisco Estuary’s fish community The San Francisco estuary is important habitat for many fish species and environmental conditions, such as the amounts and timing of freshwater inflows, water...
At the November meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, council members heard a wide range of updates: first, Delta Watermaster Michael George discussed the activities of his office, including implementation of SB-88 and a water rights investigation on Holland Tract;...
Dr. Michael Kiparsky is the founding director of the Wheeler Water Institute within the Center for Law, Energy, and Environment at the UC Berkeley School of Law and has worked at the intersection of the technical and policy aspects of...
From the Department of Water Resources: Today, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced an initial State Water Project (SWP) allocation of 10 percent for the 2020 calendar year. The initial allocation is based on several factors, such as...
