An archive of articles addressing water management, ecosystem planning, climate resilience, and other solutions for managing natural resources.
From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) was notified today that the Governor’s Office of...
At the July meeting of Metropolitan’s Water Planning and Stewardship Committee meeting, the bulk of the meeting was taken up...
At last week’s meeting of Metropolitan’s Special Committee on the Bay Delta, Bay Delta Initiatives Manager Steve Arakawa updated the committee on the Governor’s water resilience portfolio and the continuing planning efforts for Delta conveyance. STATEWIDE WATER RESILIENCE PORTFOLIO DEVELOPMENT...
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...
On April 29, 2019, Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N-10-19 that directed the secretaries of the California Natural Resources Agency, California Environmental Protection Agency, and the California Department of Food and Agriculture to prepare a water resilience portfolio that would...
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...
Attorney Mary Lynn Coffee unpacks the new wetland regulations and Waters of the State rule, plus a look at the 2019 Waters of the US rule On April 2, 2019, the State Water Board adopted new regulations requiring Water Boards...
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...
Panel discussion moderated by DWR Tribal Advisor Anecita Agustinez discusses tribal involvement in GSAs, the benefits of tribal participation in groundwater management, and tribal consultation The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (or SGMA), passed in 2014, set a course for sustainable...
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)...
In perhaps the most in-depth interview for water wonks yet, Lisa Beutler, Senior Principal with Stantec, sits down with Secretary of Natural Resources Wade Crowfoot and asks him about voluntary agreements, institutional fragmentation, IRWM and the state’s role in local...
