An archive of articles addressing water management, ecosystem planning, climate resilience, and other solutions for managing natural resources.
From the California Water Impact Network (C-WIN): In 2012, California passed the Human Right to Water Law (HRTW), the first state statute...
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 Control and the State Water Resources Control Board, documents widespread compliance with the 2010 California Motor Vehicle Brake Friction Material...
Three measures to overhaul state oversight of water use, giving the state water board more authority over holders of senior...
Newsletter from CV SALTS More than mid-way through 2023, both the Salt and Nitrate Control Programs are both entering new...
From the Central Valley Water Quality Control Board: On September 5, 2023, the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board (Central Valley Water Board) received Management Zone Implementation Plans submitted by the Priority 1 Management Zones (listed below) for the...
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...
The biological goals will inform adaptive implementation methods for flows, evaluate the effectiveness of implementing the Lower San Joaquin River...
The EPA must finalize its standards for vessel discharges by September 2024. By Michael Gennaro, Courthouse News Service The Environmental...
By Jesse Vad, SJV Water Just as residents in rural East Orosi are getting some traction on drinking water issues, they are dealing with what they call abusive treatment over sewage services and they’ve had enough. At a recent protest...
Bound by a recent Supreme Court decision, a new Biden administration rule weakens Clean Water Act protections for millions of...
New Patagonia & Friends of the River Study Estimates the Proposed Dam’s Annual Emissions Press release from Friends of the...
By Christine Souza, Ag Alert The California State Water Resources Control Board held off on a decision to set minimum instream flows on the Scott and Shasta rivers and instead directed staff to return next month with a plan to...