An archive of articles addressing water management, ecosystem planning, climate resilience, and other solutions for managing natural resources.
Press release from the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance On November 26, 2024, the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance sued the California...
By Bridget C. Gile, Randall T. Holmes, Allison R. Sherris, Scott Fendorf, and Richard G. Luthy California’s Bay-Delta watershed encompasses...
Carbon sequestration will be used at Kern County site to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and mitigate climate change Press release from the EPA On December 30, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued four Underground Injection Control (UIC) Class...
From the Bureau of Reclamation: The Bureau of Reclamation today approved a new plan for the Long-Term Operation of the...
Growers and cities support the Newsom administration proposal, saying it strikes a balance for uses of Delta water. But environmentalists...
By NOAA Fisheries NOAA Fisheries has completed 5-year reviews of the recovery progress and prospects of four salmon and steelhead species in Northern California and Southern Oregon. We found that all four should remain threatened under the Endangered Species Act....
As climate change brings sudden shifts between extreme drought and catastrophic floods, water policy experts urge state resource managers to...
By Christine Souza, Ag Alert California water officials, local water agencies and farmers have spent the past decade preparing for...
Press release from the Orange County Water District: The Orange County Water District (OCWD; the District) announces the release of an Orange County Local Agency Formation Commission (OC LAFCO) study evaluating the benefits and feasibility of consolidating OCWD and the...
Wastewater agencies are playing a crucial role in shaping a sustainable water future by increasingly reusing highly treated water. Since...
By Dan Walters, Cal Matters Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters...
Revised plan skirts the law, promotes disastrous “voluntary agreements” to protect Bay-Delta From the California Water Impact Network (C-WIN): The State Water Resources Board has released implementation plans for its update to the Bay Delta Water Quality Control Plan –...
Water authority to provide improved water service reliability and regional coordination on water supply and infrastructure Press release from the...
The project also includes plans for a portion of the city’s Great Highway be permanently closed to car traffic to...
A Case Study on Voluntary Agreements for Water and Habitat in California’s Bay-Delta Watershed California has increasingly focused on developing voluntary agreements (VAs) with water users to achieve regulatory goals in some watersheds. Ideally, voluntary agreements combine the protectiveness of...
