An archive of articles addressing water management, ecosystem planning, climate resilience, and other solutions for managing natural resources.
From the Office of the Governor: Climate change has made California’s dry and wet spells more extreme and unpredictable –...
By Lois Henry, SJV Water In what could be a precursor to state intervention in the San Joaquin Valley’s –...
Water rights have garnered increasing attention as water managers and decision-makers grapple with how best to respond to changing conditions. At the 2022 Annual Environmental Assembly of the Planning and Conservation League, a group of water law and policy experts...
by Matt Vasilogambros, Stateline Read more Stateline coverage of how communities across the West are grappling with drought that’s worsening because of...
Southern Californians asked to continue using water efficiently to prepare for uncertainty of Colorado River water supplies, by increasing storage...
From the State Water Resources Control Board: The final California Stream Gaging Prioritization Plan is now available. The state recognizes the importance of stream gaging information. A robust and reliable stream gage network can help state, federal, and local agencies...
By Alistair Bland, Cal Matters State officials say the urgency to store more water has vanished as storms swell reservoirs....
From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board named Jay Ziegler, former external affairs and...
California sends toxic soil to landfills in Utah and Arizona, including sites near Native American reservations. Will lawmakers step in to keep the waste in state? By Robert Lewis, Cal Matters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up...
Angering environmentalists, the water board decided that cities and farmers would get more Delta water while restricting flows for endangered...
Judges cannot vacate agency rules without first finding them unlawful. By Alanna Mayham, Courthouse News Service A Ninth Circuit panel...
Press release from the State Water Contractors: Yesterday, Governor Newsom issued an Executive Order (EO) N-3-23 to build water resilience amid climate-driven weather extremes. After years of extreme drought followed by weeks of intense storms and flooding, yesterday’s EO protects...
By Alistair Bland, Cal Matters Facing an onslaught of criticism that water was “wasted” during January storms, Gov. Gavin Newsom...
By Christine Souza, Ag Alert A decades-long tussle over water continues at the California-Oregon border, as irrigators of the federal...
Habitat restoration projects in the Delta have become increasingly important as our understanding of their role in supporting native aquatic and providing flood protection deepens. As such, several state agencies and initiatives have set goals for restoration in the Delta,...
