Currently, there are two bond measures that are working their way through the legislative process. Senator Lois Wolk has introduced...
From Senator Wolk’s office: A joint hearing of the Senate Environmental Quality and Natural Resources and Water Committees heard presentations...
On September 19, the Department of Water Resources held a Delta regional forum as part of the update to the California Water Plan. Part of the forum was dedicated to updates on some of the relevant planning processes currently underway...
On September 19, the Department of Water Resources held a Delta regional forum as part of the update to the...
In a letter to Commissioner Michael Connor, Secretary Laird lays out the latest time frame for the release of the...
An independent review of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan has just been released by American Rivers and The Nature Conservancy. The panel, convened by Dr. Jeff Mount included William Fleenor, Brian Gray, Bruce Herbold, and Wim Kimmerer. They conducted a...
Science in the Delta is entering a new era. The requirements of the Delta Reform Act, the recommendations of the...
Kate Poole at the Natural Resources Defense Council fires back at the State’s analysis of the portfolio approach on the...
The State Legislature has adjourned for the year, punting the water bond, CEQA reform and the possible move of the drinking water program until after they return in January. Meanwhile in Washington, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster has...
What was the most costy disaster in the U.S. in recent years? The Mississippi River floods in 2011? The outbreak...
California lacks a statewide sustainable groundwater management program, instead leaving groundwater under local control, and while there are a few...
Several studies have demonstrated that saving water also saves energy. With 19% of the state’s electricity use and 32% of all natural gas consumption being related to water, coordinating water-energy efficiency efforts can provide a significant opportunity to achieve greater...
Negotiations continue between the Department of Water Resources and the water suppliers who contract for water from the State Water...
At the August 27th, 2013 of Metropolitan’s Special Committee on the Bay Delta, the Committee heard a presentation on the...
Congressmembers Doris Matsui, George Miller, John Garamendi, Jerry McNerney and others have written a letter to Governor Brown expressing their deep concerns that the Bay Delta Conservation Plan is overly reliant on federal funding that may not materialize. The legislators...