An archive of articles addressing water management, ecosystem planning, climate resilience, and other solutions for managing natural resources.
		
			
				
							
					From the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance In an April 1, 2024 letter to three water boards, fishing and conservation groups...
				 
							 
		
				
			
				
							
					By Ching Lee As California farmers struggle through impacts of rapid swings between intense drought and severe deluge, the state’s...
				 
							 
		
				
			
				
							
					By Christine Souza, Ag Alert California’s landmark 2014 Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, which requires local agencies in affected basins to develop and implement plans that identify a roadmap to protect groundwater for generations to come, turns 10 this year. “If...
				 
							 
		
				
			
				
							
					“The Court has carefully considered all pending claims, and if any claims were not specifically addressed in this order, the...
				 
							 
		
				
			
				
							
					As policymakers consider updates to the Bay-Delta Plan, a Stanford analysis outlines challenges and strategies to support future water security...
				 
							 
		
				
			
				
							
					Total water savings through conservation will not drop below current levels until 2035 From the Conserve 4 CA Coalition: Earlier today, water experts and environmental justice advocates provided a briefing to analyze the impacts of the State Water Board’s just-released...
				 
							 
		
				
			
				
							
					The revised proposal grants water providers an extra five years for reducing outdoor irrigation. Cities and water agencies are relieved,...
				 
							 
		
				
			
				
							
					From the State Water Resources Control Board: Moving to bolster California’s water supplies and resilience to climate change, the State...
				 
							 
		
				
			
				
							
					The State Water Board has released a revised draft of a proposed regulation that would establish budget-based water conservation targets for urban water agencies.  Here’s what groups had to say about the revised regulations: From Association of California Water Agencies...
				 
							 
		
				
			
				
							
					By Lois Henry, SJV Water With nature providing plenty of water – finally – this year, and groundwater regulation well...
				 
							 
		
				
			
				
							
					Groups call out conservation as equitable, affordable and the most reliable option for meeting the state’s demand for water in...
				 
							 
		
				
			
				
							
					From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board received a letter from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) submitting instream flow recommendations to inform a long-term flow-setting process to support anadromous salmonids and...
				 
							 
		
				
			
				
							
					Quarterly update from the CV-SALTS program The CV-SALTS program has achieved many key milestones heading into 2024. The biggest news...
				 
							 
		
				
			
				
							
					Researchers say if California could collect and treat more stormwater in cities, it could provide enough water to supply a...
				 
							 
		
				
			
				
							
					Proposition 1 of 2014 dedicated $2.7 billion for investments in water storage projects, which the California Water Commission administers through the Water Storage Investment Program (WSIP).  Seven water storage projects were selected and must complete the remaining requirements, including final...