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NOTEBOOK FEATURE: COEQWAL and Just Transitions: Innovative projects tackle California’s water future

Maven

Notebook News and Features Planning and management

June 3, 2025

Second series of workshops for the Just Transitions project to take place on June 7 and June 9 California is...

NOAA’s atmospheric river research: Serving up data rain or shine

NOAA Research

Planning and management

May 27, 2025

A network of year-round observing stations help meteorologists forecast extreme rainfall events From NOAA Research As the western United States...

UC RIVERSIDE: Home water-use app improves water conservation

UC Riverside

Planning and management

May 27, 2025

UC Riverside study finds that access to real-time household water data reduces consumption By David Danelski, UC Riverside A UC Riverside-led study has found that a smartphone app that tracks household water use and alerts users to leaks or excessive...

THE CONVERSATION: Managing forests and other ecosystems under rising threats requires thinking across wide-ranging scenarios

The Conversation

Ecosystems Planning and management

May 27, 2025

By Kyra Clark-Wolf, University of Colorado Boulder; Brian W. Miller, U.S. Geological Survey, and Imtiaz Rangwala, University of Colorado Boulder...

USGS: Nature-based “Horizontal Levees” reduce flood risk in San Francisco Bay

USGS

Planning and management

May 21, 2025

By the USGS As sea levels rise and storms intensify, the threat of coastal flooding in low-lying areas like San...

UCSC: Facing the storm: UC Santa Cruz researchers model a new line of coastal defense

UC Santa Cruz

Planning and management

May 21, 2025

Buffering aging levees with sloping wetlands reduces flood risk while establishing beneficial ecosystems. Key takeaways Horizontal levees offer dual benefits: Retrofitting traditional levees with sloping, wetland-like “horizontal levees” can significantly improve coastal flood protection—by up to 30 percent—while also restoring...

USGS: Landsat at work: Satellites help with complex crop and water issues

USGS

Agriculture Planning and management

May 7, 2025

California faces challenges in trying to produce so much of our food By the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science...

EOS: Delegations drive One Water dialogues

American Geophysical Union

Planning and management Policy and regulation

April 29, 2025

By Grace Van Deelen, EOS On a summer morning, a storm dropped buckets of rain on the desert outside Tucson,...

VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: San Diego County Water Authority faces existential crisis

Voice of San Diego

Planning and management

April 26, 2025

By Scott Lewis, Voice of San Diego This story was first published by Voice of San Diego. Sign up for VOSD’s newsletters here. I have a special podcast interview scheduled next week with Daniel Denham, the general manager of the San...

PRESS RELEASE: Local agencies condemn IEUA’s rushed rate hike vote, cite lack of transparency and accountability; UPDATED with response from IEUA

Press Release/Notice

Planning and management

April 22, 2025

Joint press release In a stunning disregard for public opposition and local economic realities, the Inland Empire Utilities Agency (IEUA)...

UCAR: Looking to the Pacific, scientists improve forecasts of atmospheric rivers

Guest Contributor

Planning and management

April 18, 2025

Targeted observations of Pacific conditions benefit weather forecasts nationally, save millions in reservoir costs By David Hosansky, UCAR As atmospheric...

IEUA RESPONDS: Setting the record straight: IEUA’s commitment to transparency and collaboration

Press Release/Notice

Planning and management

April 12, 2025

By Marco Tule, President, Inland Empire Utilities Agency As President of the Inland Empire Utilities Agency (IEUA) Board of Directors, I believe it is necessary to respond to the recent press release issued by the City of Ontario. The press...

CITY OF ONTARIO: Local taxpayer funding diverted to state-focused project

Press Release/Notice

Planning and management

April 11, 2025

Press release from the City of Ontario: The City of Ontario urges Inland Empire Utilities Agency (IEUA) to practice transparency...

DWR: Lower Elkhorn Basin Levee Setback Project shows early signs of success for juvenile salmon

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Planning and management

April 9, 2025

From the Department of Water Resources: Since the 1950s, California’s salmon populations have dwindled due to lost habitat from a...

EDWARD RING: Rebuilding requires reimagining environmentalism

Edward Ring

Commentary Planning and management

April 9, 2025

By Edward Ring, Director, Water and Energy Policy at the California Policy Center Helping thousands of victims of the wildfires in Los Angeles rebuild is an urgent concern, prompting, among other things, efforts to streamline the building permit process and...