An archive of articles addressing water management, ecosystem planning, climate resilience, and other solutions for managing natural resources.
By Dan Walters, Cal Matters This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Repeatedly Gavin Newsom...
Proposal advances critical water infrastructure to protect affordable, reliable supplies for California communities From the State Water Contractors: A robust...
By Edward Ring, Director of Water and Energy Policy at the California Policy Center One of the most controversial water issues in California is the proposed Delta Conveyance. The 45-mile-long tunnel will have the capacity to move up to 4...
Broad support for Delta Conveyance Project Streamlining Bill Continues to Grow From the Californians for Water Security As support for...
By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water New subsidence guidelines from the Department of Water Resources are expected to drop on San...
Coalition letters signed by Legislators and a statewide coalition of more than 120 organizations, including more groups from the Inland Empire, submitted letters in support of the Governor’s Trailer Bill From Californians for Water Security Governor Newsom’s proposed trailer bill...
Commentary by Charley Wilson, Executive Director of the Southern California Water Coalition, and Richard Lambros, the Executive Director of the...
For those who missed the recent “Diversions for Groundwater Recharge” virtual public workshop hosted by the State Water Resources Control...
Climate Change is bringing warmer and wetter storms, reducing our snowpack and increasing the need for more storage. At the same time, extended droughts have contributed to the over-pumping of our groundwater basins, leaving ample storage space for new water...
By Max Gomberg, Senior Policy Advisor, California Water Impact Network In its latest propaganda campaign promoting the $20 billion plus...
This piece was submitted to the Voice of San Diego by 16 past chairs of the San Diego Regional Chamber...
Press release from Restore the Delta: Today, Restore the Delta submitted a formal request to the Joint Legislative Audit Committee urging a full audit of the Department of Water Resources’ (DWR) spending on the controversial Delta Conveyance Project (DCP) and associated Voluntary...
By J.B. Ruhl, Vanderbilt University Getting federal approval for permits to build bridges, wind farms, highways and other major infrastructure...
Guest commentary by Becca Madsen, director of the Restoration Economy Center at the Environmental Policy Innovation Center (EPIC) California’s water...
From the Legislative Analyst’s Office: In this post, we discuss the Governor’s May Revision budget proposal to retroactively suspend three municipal stormwater mandates. Constitution Requires the State to Reimburse Local Governments for Mandated Activities. The California Constitution requires the state...