An archive of articles addressing water management, ecosystem planning, climate resilience, and other solutions for managing natural resources.
A key certification request was withdrawn because the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers lacked documentation. By Alan Riquelmy, Courthouse News...
Siskiyou County claims its water restrictions — which aren’t uniformly enforced — are meant to thwart illegal cannabis grows. By...
By Christine Souza, Ag Alert California’s role in U.S. food security took center stage last week at a congressional field hearing in the Central Valley, where lawmakers and industry experts discussed impacts of environmental regulations on agricultural water needs. U.S....
Drinking water contamination is a chronic, insidious threat in California’s rural communities. Some have been waiting for clean water for...
CV-SALTS 3rd quarter update The Salt and Nitrate Control Programs continue to progress as they work to improve water quality...
By Gary Bobker, Senior Policy Director at Friends of the River, and Jon Rosenfield, Science Director at San Francisco Baykeeper Earlier this year, two eminent fish researchers wrote “California … is a world leader in having its endemic freshwater fishes...
Ranchers who defied a state water order were only fined about $50 each. Under new legislation headed to the governor,...
By David Nutt, Cornell Chronicle A Cornell-led research collaboration found that cooperative partnerships seeking to spread the cost burden of...
In parts of the Central Valley, nitrate levels in groundwater have risen so high that the drinking water in rural homes and small water systems no longer meets safety standards. Many small, rural communities in the Central Valley aren’t connected...
From the State Water Contractors: Today, DWR, Reclamation and public water agencies participating in the Healthy Rivers and Landscapes Program...
From California Indian Legal Services: California Indian Legal Services has completed a Water Study. The purpose of this Study is...
From the Department of Water Resources: This year marks the tenth anniversary of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA). In 2014, the signing of SGMA created the first major change to California water law in a century. The legislation established...
The Long Valley speckled dace struggle to survive in just one spring and a small creek east of Mammoth Lakes....
The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology is working with local stakeholders to determine how the federal government...
Since 2019, State Water Board has distributed over $1 billion in grants for drinking water projects in disadvantaged communities Five years after its launch, the state of California’s landmark Safe and Affordable Funding for Equity and Resilience (SAFER) drinking water...
