From the Fish Restoration Program: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW)...
Governor Brown Takes Action to Bolster Dam Safety and Repair Transportation and Water Infrastructure
From the Office of the Governor: With extreme weather putting increasing stress on California’s roads, bridges and flood control system,...
Democrats in the California Legislature, wary of as-yet unknown environmental polices to come from the Trump White House, have moved to preempt potential federal rollbacks by introducing a trio of bills to maintain existing state protections—both for the environment and...
The State Water Board should focus on functional flows, not unimpaired flows, they say In a letter to the State...
Effectively communicating complex science to policy- and decision-makers is critical for managing the Delta, but the science needs to be...
In 2015, the State Water Resources Control Board sent curtailment notices to pre- and post- 1914 water rights holders based on water availability analyses for different watersheds. A Division of Water Rights prosecution team pursued two separate enforcement actions in...
With the passage of SB-555 in October 2015, all urban retail water suppliers in the state are required to submit...
Dr. Gerrit Platenkamp: Adaptive management in a regional context faces challenges with monitoring, experimentation, and adaptation At the Bay Delta...
The State Water Resources Control Board is set to consider adopting a resolution at their February 22nd board meeting that will further incorporate climate change considerations into water board actions. The State Water Board adopted a similar resolution in 2007...
California Water Governance Takes Important Step Forward By Robert Shibatani The State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) released its new...
Bipartisan Group of Delta Legislators Release Statement on Alarming Oroville Dam Situation From the Office of Assemblyman Jim Frazier: Today,...
Dr. Tina Swanson gives her analysis of the standard; has it really resulted in increased Delta outflow? Fresh water flowing into the Delta is highly contested and tightly managed. The current regulations for spring outflows were established in 1995, following...
From Sacramento County Supervisor Don Nottoli and Yolo County Supervisor Oscar Villegas on behalf of the Delta Counties Coalition: This...
BAY-DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Problems and promise of restoring tidal marsh to benefit native fishes
Dr. John Durand discusses the effectiveness of existing and proposed tidal marsh restoration sites in the Suisun Marsh and the...
From the State Water Resources Control Board: Today the State Water Resources Control Board extended its existing water conservation regulations, which prohibit wasteful practices such as watering lawns right after rain and set a conservation mandate only for water suppliers...