An archive of articles addressing water management, ecosystem planning, climate resilience, and other solutions for managing natural resources.
California has a new proposal for allocating water to enhance the environmentally fragile Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, but the state’s fundamental...
Note: The Governor vetoed this bill on October 8, 2023. His veto message is here. Commentary by Sean Bothwell, Executive...
Water providers say rebates for residential areas are costly and residents may refuse to remove their lawns. The rules aim to save enough water for more than a million households a year. By Rachel Becker, Cal Matters Stay up-to-date with...
One water district official called the mandated annual conservation progress report “ridiculous.” By Alan Riquelmy, Courthouse News Service Several speakers...
By Alexandra Biering, senior policy advocate for the California Farm Bureau In the past several years, the equity and effectiveness...
Independent analysis shows that implementation would drive up costs for most water suppliers which in turn will put further upward pressure on rates and charges On Wednesday, the State Water Resources Control Board will hold a public hearing on the...
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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Yesterday, the State Water Board released its release of its draft staff report and Substitute Environmental Document for the...
From the California Water Impact Network (C-WIN): In 2012, California passed the Human Right to Water Law (HRTW), the first state statute that defined water as a basic right. Widely heralded as landmark legislation in the campaign to provide equitable distribution of...
From Clean Water Action and partners: Clean Water Action and our allies at NRDC, EWG, and CalPirg have been working...
From the State Water Resources Control Board: The Brake Pad Legislative Report, recently released by The Department of Toxic Substances...
Three measures to overhaul state oversight of water use, giving the state water board more authority over holders of senior water rights, were introduced in the Legislature this year but the most important two died. By Dan Walters, Cal Matters...
The irrigation bill, which aims to force businesses and institutions to remove their lawns, now goes to the governor. by...
By Christine Souza, California Farm Bureau Federation Central Valley water districts subject to a state plan that diverts flows from...
By Ching Lee, California Farm Bureau Federation After the U.S. Supreme Court set boundaries for what bodies of water the federal government can regulate, some farm groups say they’re disappointed a revised rule meant to conform to the court ruling...
