At the June 17 meeting of the State Water Resources Control Board, board members heard an informational update on the...
Here is Pat Mulroy, former General Manager of the Southern Nevada Water Authority, in her own words, speaking at the...
Written by yours truly, posted at Zocalo Public Square: “In California, we owe the existence of our communities to the willingness of previous generations to rearrange our natural assets. Billions of dollars have been spent rerouting rivers to channel the...
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The 11th Biennial State of the Estuary conference held in October, 2013, brought together the leaders from the state’s resource...
When it comes to options to increase our available water supplies, urban water use efficiency and recycled water together have...
What was the most costy disaster in the U.S. in recent years? The Mississippi River floods in 2011? The outbreak of 336 tornadoes in that same year? Last year’s Hurricane Sandy? As it turns out the answer isn’t any of...
Several studies have demonstrated that saving water also saves energy. With 19% of the state’s electricity use and 32% of...
The Delta Stewardship Council has posted the Final Delta Plan at the Council website – you can access the document...
At the July 25th meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, the Council heard an update from the Department of Water Resources on hydrologic conditions and a panel of water managers briefed the Council on how their particular agencies and regions...
From the Delta Vision Foundation: California decision makers are focusing their efforts on specific problems plaguing the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta...
From the Delta Stewardship Council: “After eight drafts, almost 100 public meetings, and nearly 10,000 individual comments, the Delta Stewardship...
By Matt Reynolds, Courthouse News Service In the latest blow in a decades-old saga, Los Angeles claims the state did not give it a fair chance to challenge its demand to do more to reduce toxic dust pollution in Owens...
A comprehensive policy blueprint for the beleaguered Delta inched ever nearer towards completion as the Delta Stewardship Council reviewed minor...
In 1861-62, California was bombarded for 45 days with one strong winter storm after another, causing severe flooding up and...
From the USGS: The U.S. Geological Survey, Multi Hazards Demonstration Project (MHDP) uses hazards science to improve resiliency of communities to natural disasters including earthquakes, tsunamis, wildfires, landslides, floods and coastal erosion. The project engages emergency planners, businesses, universities, government...