Planning and management Archives ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

September 18, 2025

By Edward Ring, Director of Water and Energy Policy at the California Policy Center A few months ago I had...

PRESS RELEASE: Court strikes down Inland Empire water deal after City of Ontario lawsuit reveals environmental violations and risks to local water supply

Guest Contributor

Planning and management

September 17, 2025

Press release from the City of Ontario A California court has ruled in favor of the City of Ontario in...

AGU: AI boosts National Weather Model flood prediction accuracy sixfold

American Geophysical Union

Planning and management

September 16, 2025

A new study developed a flood-forecasting AI that can be tuned for any country By AGU A new machine learning tool can reduce errors in national flood prediction programing, resulting in more accurate predictions of where floods will occur. In...

UCLA: Who manages your water in Southern California, and why it matters

UCLA

Planning and management

September 12, 2025

A new UCLA Atlas reveals fragmented water governance has unequal impacts on affordability, quality, and resilience By Mara Elana Burstein,...

CAL MATTERS: California may help solar bloom where water runs dry

Cal Matters

Agriculture Planning and management

September 11, 2025

The state’s farmers are divided over a bill that would loosen rules protecting agricultural land. The goal of a bill...

VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: Blowing up the Water Authority isn’t off the table at LAFCO

Voice of San Diego

Planning and management

September 10, 2025

The group that rubber stamped a divorce from the agency plans to look at getting rid of the agency altogether. By Mackenzie Elmer, Voice of San Diego Dismantling San Diego’s biggest water broker could be what local boundary referees recommend...

CNRA: California prepares for a climate-safe future with new Climate Adaptation Strategy

CA Natural Resources Agency

Climate change Planning and management

September 8, 2025

From the California Natural Resources Agency: [Last week], Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled California’s updated Climate Adaptation Strategy — the state’s...

THE CONVERSATION: How environmental RNA can give us a real-time picture of freshwater biodiversity

The Conversation

Planning and management Science

September 8, 2025

By Wendy Morgado Gamero, McGill University and Orianne Tournayre, Université de Montpellier As climate change and human activity threaten freshwater...

EDWARD RING: Will the Sites Reservoir ever get built?

Edward Ring

Commentary Planning and management

September 4, 2025

By Edward Ring, Director of Water and Energy Policy at the California Policy Center The short answer is no. Never. What is happening with the Sites Reservoir is a case study in why, if the people running California today were...

AGU: Toilets and showers make up the vast majority of household water use

American Geophysical Union

Planning and management

September 4, 2025

Homes in California use less water than other states, according to a new study of a subset of US cities...

UCLA: Student research drives water resilience and equitable solutions in post-fire Los Angeles

UCLA

Planning and management Reports

August 28, 2025

From the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs: A team of UCLA master’s students in urban and regional planning (MURP)...

COMMENTARY: Why every Californian has a stake in who Metropolitan picks for its new GM

Guest Contributor

Commentary Planning and management

August 25, 2025

By Bruce Reznik, executive director of Los Angeles Waterkeeper When it comes to determining the fate of big water projects in California, there is no bigger influencer than the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. Metropolitan is the largest water...

LEGISLATIVE BRIEFING: UC Davis and WELL Water Governance Study Release

Press Release/Notice

Planning and management

August 22, 2025

Press release from Water Education for Latino Leaders (WELL): On August 20, 2025, Water Education for Latino Leaders (WELL), in...

PRESS RELEASE: Metropolitan board opens new path to increase region’s water supply reliability through local water exchanges

Metropolitan Water District

Planning and management

August 21, 2025

Metropolitan’s member agencies can now exchange locally produced water supplies, enhancing regional resilience amid climate challenges Press release from the...

EDWARD RING: Tips to understand our convoluted yet obligatory units of water

Edward Ring

Planning and management

August 19, 2025

By Edward Ring, Director of Water and Energy Policy at the California Policy Center Those of us following water politics and the water industry have become familiar with the most common units of water volume and water flow. Professionals in...

Planning and management

EDWARD RING: How the federal government can massively fund water supply infrastructure

PRESS RELEASE: Court strikes down Inland Empire water deal after City of Ontario lawsuit reveals environmental violations and risks to local water supply

AGU: AI boosts National Weather Model flood prediction accuracy sixfold

UCLA: Who manages your water in Southern California, and why it matters

CAL MATTERS: California may help solar bloom where water runs dry

VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: Blowing up the Water Authority isn’t off the table at LAFCO

CNRA: California prepares for a climate-safe future with new Climate Adaptation Strategy

THE CONVERSATION: How environmental RNA can give us a real-time picture of freshwater biodiversity

EDWARD RING: Will the Sites Reservoir ever get built?

AGU: Toilets and showers make up the vast majority of household water use

UCLA: Student research drives water resilience and equitable solutions in post-fire Los Angeles

COMMENTARY: Why every Californian has a stake in who Metropolitan picks for its new GM

LEGISLATIVE BRIEFING: UC Davis and WELL Water Governance Study Release

PRESS RELEASE: Metropolitan board opens new path to increase region’s water supply reliability through local water exchanges

EDWARD RING: Tips to understand our convoluted yet obligatory units of water

DAILY DIGEST, 9/18: Kern subbasin saved from probation; One dam to rule them all; White House to pull back Bureau of Reclamation nomination; Wyoming, other Upper Colorado River states, say Lower Basin states hog water; and more …