An archive of articles addressing water management, ecosystem planning, climate resilience, and other solutions for managing natural resources.
Defending the decision to give farm irrigation districts permanent access to low-cost, federally pumped water in California, a Justice Department...
Panel discussion outlines challenges facing disadvantaged communities and small water systems The Water Resilience Portfolio directs the Water Commission to...
Presentations highlight San Diego CWA’s Regional Water Conveyance System Study, addressing California Aqueduct subsidence, and the San Joaquin Valley Water Blueprint The Water Resilience Portfolio directs the Water Commission to assess the state’s role in financing conveyance projects that could...
[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Recent changes by the Trump Administration to the Clean Water Act have had a ripple effect on many regulatory...
From the Office of the Governor: California Governor Gavin Newsom today joined with Oregon Governor Kate Brown, leaders of the...
[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On July 28 of this year, Governor Newsom issued the final water resilience portfolio which calls for a set of actions to meet California water needs through the 21st century. Specifically, Action 19.4 directs the Water Commission to assess...
Guest commentary by Robert Shibatani: Every year at this time as the new water year unfolds, predictions and warnings about...
Prior to the completion of Friant Dam in 1942, the San Joaquin River supported the southernmost populations of Central Valley...
[cmtoc_table_of_contents] At the October 22nd meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Watermaster Michael George gave a detailed presentation on estimating water use in the Delta, something he acknowledged doesn’t matter much when there’s plenty of water in the system,...
Project unlikely to meet program deadlines, putting $171.3 million in Prop 1 storage funds back on the table [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In...
Drinking water treatment is among the most important public health achievements of the 20th century. However, agencies responsible for drinking...
At the October 7 meeting of the State Water Resources Control Board, Alan Lilly, the presiding hearing officer in the Administrative Hearings Office, updated the Board Members on the first year of operations of the newly-formed office. Background of the...
From the Office of the Governor: Harnessing the innovative spirit of California, Governor Gavin Newsom today advanced an executive order...
Much progress made on implementation of Order WQ-2018-0002 Runoff and other discharges from agricultural lands affect water quality by transporting...
As more than two dozen fires still rage, Newsom stands amid charred parkland, vowing to ratchet up the state’s ‘inadequate’ plan to cut carbon emissions. By Rachel Becker, Cal Matters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for...
