Planning and management Archives ~ Page 3 of 26 ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

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...

SJV WATER: Kern agency doesn’t shut door on water sale as possible solution for homeowners 200 miles away

SJV Water

Planning and management

August 13, 2025

By Lois Henry, SJV Water Residents of the Diablo Grande housing development in the foothills west of Modesto hope a...

VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: San Diego’s water sellers are thirsty for revenue

Voice of San Diego

Planning and management

August 8, 2025

By Mackenzie Elmer, Voice of San Diego This story was first published by Voice of San Diego. Sign up for VOSD’s...

State Water Board: New watershed demand visualizations now live

State Water Board

Planning and management

August 7, 2025

From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Board’s Supply and Demand Assessment Program has published new interactive surface water demand visualization dashboards for several watersheds across California. These dashboards provide insights into reported surface water demands and...