An archive of articles addressing water management, ecosystem planning, climate resilience, and other solutions for managing natural resources.
California’s water supply is the healthiest it’s been this century thanks to two consecutive wet winters, but the state’s water...
The Statutory Exemption for Restoration Projects (SERP), set to expire next year, has facilitated 48 restoration projects totaling over 20,000...
From the Californians for Water Security: In a press release yesterday, Governor Newsom released the state’s updated Water Plan detailing the state’s plans to protect California’s water supplies from the climate crisis while boosting our state’s ability to capture and...
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...
