An archive of articles addressing water management, ecosystem planning, climate resilience, and other solutions for managing natural resources.
Opponents say leaving the Trump-era rule in place will prevent state and tribal governments from imposing conditions on thousands of...
The largest climate package in state history, Governor Newsom highlights over $15 billion in funding to tackle wildfire and drought...
By Christine Souza On behalf of California farmers and ranchers, California Farm Bureau provided feedback this month to federal agencies as they seek to revise the definition of “waters of the United States” under the Clean Water Act, which establishes...
The California Data Collaborative (CaDC) is a network of water professionals collaborating to create tools and applied research supporting planning...
From the State Water Resources Control Board, issued Friday evening: With record low flows in the Scott and Shasta Rivers...
Each month, the Water Hub is checking in advocates and organizers in California to talk about the water issues impacting local communities. In this September issue, we spoke with Community Water Center’s Senior Policy Advocate, Uriel Saldivar, about the expiration...
By Kevin Hecteman, Ag Alert The 2021 fire season threatens to overtake 2020—the worst fire year in recorded state history....
By Christine Souza, Ag Alert A state drought curtailment regulation, adopted last week for the Klamath River watershed, calls for...
State Water Board issues notice containing important information about the curtailment status of water rights and claims of right within Delta watershed From the State Water Board: On August 20, 2021, the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board)...
Acute water shortages prompt urgent action following emergency regulation in early August From the State Water Board: With climate change-induced...
About 4,300 users were issued notices to halt diversions from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Some growers and municipalities will have...
By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Organic farmer Al Courchesne of Frog Hollow Farm in Brentwood walks through rows of his aromatic stone fruit orchard, showing off sweet nectarines that thrive in the microclimate and rich soils in his corner of...
In March of this year, the Secretaries of the Natural Resources Agency, Environmental Protection Agency, and Department of Food and...
By Christine Souza, Ag Alert The California State Water Resources Control Board on Tuesday unanimously adopted emergency curtailments and reporting...
Growers’ groups voiced strong opposition, questioning the water board’s power to stop senior rights holders from pumping the water. By Rachel Becker, Cal Matters In an aggressive move to address “immediate and dire water shortages,” California’s water board today unanimously...
