Secretary Karen Ross, Thad Bettner, and Eric Averett discuss how implementation of the state’s historic groundwater legislation is progressing as...
Phil Isenberg, Jeff Mount, and Kate Poole discuss the Endangered Species Act and the state’s approach to ecosystem restoration Although conditions in 2016 were somewhat wetter than the previous years, the specter of continuing drought keeps water at the top...
Dr. Michael Dettinger takes a data dive into the impacts of the California drought California, currently in its fifth (and...
Projects in the Sacramento Valley demonstrate the success of collaboration for the benefit of species This article first appeared in...
Conservation Still Needed Despite Early Rains From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board today announced that urban Californians’ monthly water conservation was 18.3 percent in September, up from 17.5 percent in August but below...
Coverage from the October meeting of the Metropolitan’s Special Committee on the Bay Delta At the Metropolitan Water District’s meeting...
Dr. Sunding says California Water Fix is ‘essentially like an insurance policy’ to prevent erosion of existing water supplies At...
Pat Mulroy, LA DWP’s David Pettijohn, and Ventura Water’s Shana Epstein discuss their strategies for providing water to their customers in a future of increasing water challenges Cities are finding it increasingly difficult to provide clean and affordable water service...
Jeffrey Kightlinger, Mark Gold, and Dr. Richard Howitt weigh in on where Southern California and the West will find water...
The Trump administration announced today that it won’t support a tunnel project to transport water from the California Delta to...
Climate scientist Bill Patzert gives an overview of our water reality Marc Reisner’s “Cadillac Desert” masterfully chronicled how early settlers transformed the West, turning barren desert into rich agricultural land and residential oases. Now, faced with a historic drought, a...
Panel discussion features presentations on SFEI’s upcoming report, A Delta Renewed, and DFW’s Delta Conservation Framework effort In April of...
Sets Stage for Sustainable Local Groundwater Management From the Department of Water Resources: The California Department of Water Resources (DWR)...
Paul Brown says three things are necessary to spur technological innovation: avoiding the optimization trap, removing standardization as a barrier, and reengaging individual citizens with technology At the Water Smart Innovations conference held earlier this month, the opening keynote speaker...