An archive of articles addressing water management, ecosystem planning, climate resilience, and other solutions for managing natural resources.
Water providers say rebates for residential areas are costly and residents may refuse to remove their lawns. The rules aim...
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 of California’s water-rights system and the California State Water Resources Control Board’s ability to enforce it have come under scrutiny...
Independent analysis shows that implementation would drive up costs for most water suppliers which in turn will put further upward...
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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 Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Plan, which includes analysis of the voluntary agreements. Here’s what Metropolitan Water District, Restore the Delta...
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...