An archive of articles addressing water management, ecosystem planning, climate resilience, and other solutions for managing natural resources.
By Tom Joyce, The Center Square U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, introduced a bill that he hopes will bolster water...
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California’s water wars are a political perpetual motion machine. By Dan Walters, Cal Matters It’s gone by several names: Peripheral Canal, Water Fix and Delta Conveyance. Its design has changed several times, from a canal to twin tunnels and most...
By Robert Glennon, University of Arizona The Navajo Nation, the largest Native American reservation in the U.S., covers 27,000 square...
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From Christine Souza, Ag Alert As California experiences wild swings in climate from drought to floods, critics of the state’s water rights system seek to overhaul rules that date back to California’s founding in 1850. Three water rights bills are...
10 parts per billion would improve public health protection Press release from the State Water Resources Control Board: Reaching another...
By Jesse Vad, SJV Water Even as some San Joaquin Valley communities still have flood damage to fix, new drought...
By Dan Walters, CalMatters Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters today for nonprofit news in your inbox. When California imposed its first-ever regulation on the extraction of water from underground aquifers...
By Rachel Becker, CalMatters When ranchers violated an emergency order to stop pumping water from the drought-plagued Shasta River last...
By Natalie Hanson, Courthouse News Service A debate in California’s Assembly about whether to fast-track bills looking to trim down...
While a previous petition spurred the State Water Resources Control Board to adopt drought-related emergency regulations that set a minimum flow standard for the Scott River, advocates want the cuts permanent to save trout and salmon species. By Alanna Madden,...
The governor said the most aggressive reforms to the development process to take place in the last 50 years will...
Press release from the State Water Contractors: Yesterday, the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) issued an order...
Stanford engineer discusses water equity in California and the U.S. By Rob Jordan, Associate Editor of Environment and Sustainability at Stanford’s Woods Institute If safe water is a human right, why does it remain out of reach for so many?...
