An archive of articles addressing water management, ecosystem planning, climate resilience, and other solutions for managing natural resources.
Sacramento Valley growers protected for decades by their water rights are suffering for the first time during this record-breaking drought....
By Kevin Hecteman, Ag Alert Farmers with water rights along the Russian River in Mendocino and Sonoma counties may be...
By Matt Vasilogambros, Stateline The California Coastal Commission last week unanimously rejected a private company’s proposal to build a desalination plant southeast of Los Angeles capable of producing 50 million gallons of freshwater a day. The commission cited environmental and...
Regulation would boost water savings starting in June From the State Water Resources Control Board: With intensifying drought causing the driest...
The commission, in a marathon session today, killed a proposed desalination plant in Huntington Beach that’s been debated for more...
Despite a historical drought in California, Coastal Commissioners prevented a desalination plant from moving forward, defying the governor and regional water districts. By Matthew Renda, Courthouse News Service In defiance of Governor Gavin Newsom and amid a historic drought, the...
Exploratory modeling in California’s Central Valley indicates that evaluating the costs, benefits, and risks to individual providers is necessary to...
At the April meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council during a public hearing, the Council voted to deny the appeal...
Staff presents results from the ongoing statewide PFAS investigations Per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (or PFAS) are a group of manufactured compounds widely used in industrial and consumer products because they are resistant to heat, water, and oil. PFAS are commonly...
By Rachel Becker, CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Unprecedented water restrictions are...
Attorneys Richard Roos-Collins, Doug Obegi, Jennifer Buckman, and Peter Prows discuss the pros and cons of the voluntary agreements Voluntary...
Guest commentary by Ruth Martinez (Ducor Water Board Member) and Roger Dickinson (Co-author of SGMA) The California town of Ducor, with a population of just over 600 residents, is located 35 miles north of Bakersfield. For many years, Ducor’s residents,...
By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Due to ongoing drought and a limited water supply, farmers and ranchers in Mendocino and...
Each month, the Water Hub checks in with advocates and organizers to talk about California’s water issues. For our April...
By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Irrigators in Siskiyou County have won a court ruling to temporarily block a state water curtailment order that would have prevented area farmers and ranchers from tapping into percolating groundwater supplies they have relied on...
