An archive of articles addressing water management, ecosystem planning, climate resilience, and other solutions for managing natural resources.
The State Water Resources Control Board is meeting this morning, and is expected to take a vote on the update...
The Trump administration unveiled a plan Tuesday to drain federal protections for wetlands and other isolated bodies of water, doing...
Karla Nemeth was appointed Director of the California Department of Water Resources by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. on January 10, 2018. As the Director, she oversees DWR operations, including maintaining the California State Water Project, managing floodwaters, monitoring dam...
A growing emphasis on reconnecting California floodplains to rivers so they can absorb floodwaters is a U-turn from past reliance...
At the November meeting of the California Water Commission, agenda items included an overview of the SB 606/AB 1668 water...
From the Bureau of Reclamation: Secretary of Interior Ryan Zinke and Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross signed a Memorandum of Agreement last week that will ensure that the Presidential Memorandum on Promoting the Reliable Supply and Delivery of Water in...
Governor Jerry Brown and Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom have sent a letter asking the State Water Board to postpone voting...
From President Donald Trump: MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE THE SECRETARY OF ENERGY THE...
Launching a new front in his war on red tape, President Donald Trump on Friday ordered federal agencies to speed up environmental reviews and jumpstart major water projects in California and the Pacific Northwest. By Nick Cahill, Courthouse News Service...
Earlier today, President Trump signed an executive memorandum on water intended to bring more water to Valley farms. Here’s what...
By Anecita Agustinez, Tribal Policy Advisor, DWR The California Department of Water Resources sponsored the 2018 statewide Tribal Water Summit...
DWR Director Karla Nemeth verbally commits to bring back future SWP contract amendments related to the tunnels project back to the legislature for further review From Restore the Delta and Food and Water Watch: Today the Joint Legislative Budget Committee...
Once again, the Joint Legislative Budget Committee has scheduled a hearing on the State Water Project Contract Extension for 10...
The bill would create an Administrative Hearings Office within the SWRCB From the Byron Bethany Irrigation District: In a decisive...
On Friday, Secretary Zinke issued a memo calling for specific actions to be taken within 15 days to maximize Central Valley Project deliveries, including streamlining ESA and NEPA consultations, reassessing legal interpretations, identifying infrastructure upgrades, and preparing legislative and litigation...
