An archive of articles addressing water management, ecosystem planning, climate resilience, and other solutions for managing natural resources.
At last week’s meeting of Metropolitan’s Special Committee on the Bay Delta, Bay Delta Initiatives Manager Steve Arakawa updated the...
From the Northern California Water Association: On Thursday, the Newsom Administration and the State Legislature approved a commitment of $70 million...
From the Office of the Governor: Governor Gavin Newsom today announced several appointments, including the reappointment of several of the state’s top water policy officials at the California Department of Water Resources and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife,...
On April 29, 2019, Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N-10-19 that directed the secretaries of the California Natural Resources Agency,...
Combat climate change, or clean up the water? Legislators chose to dip into a greenhouse gas fund to fight California’s...
Ms. Tatayon discusses the role of the Delta Stewardship Council, her goals as chair, and the Delta Plan 5 year review This article was written by Lisa Beutler; it appeared first in The Water Report and is republished here with...
Attorney Mary Lynn Coffee unpacks the new wetland regulations and Waters of the State rule, plus a look at the...
Report has good news on Delta water rights and measurement of diversions, but not so good news in the South...
Climate change is having a profound impact on California’s water resources, as evidenced by greater weather extremes, reduced snowpack, higher sea level, and changes in river flows. Models predict that more precipitation will fall as rain instead of snow, exacerbating...
Panel discussion moderated by DWR Tribal Advisor Anecita Agustinez discusses tribal involvement in GSAs, the benefits of tribal participation in...
Up against the Trump administration and the nation’s largest agricultural water supplier, California’s attorney general and a coalition of fishing...
From the Office of the Attorney General: California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has filed a lawsuit to block Westlands Water District (Westlands) from taking unlawful action to assist in the planning and construction of a project to raise the height of Shasta...
In perhaps the most in-depth interview for water wonks yet, Lisa Beutler, Senior Principal with Stantec, sits down with Secretary...
Inside the Capitol’s corridors and pro-development quarters around the state, the California Environmental Quality Act is increasingly disparaged as a...
Panel discussion explores the evolution of the doctrine of reasonable use and considers how the doctrine will, or will not, be applied in the future Could ornamental lawns in California be one day considered an unreasonable use? How about evapotranspiration...
