An archive of articles addressing water management, ecosystem planning, climate resilience, and other solutions for managing natural resources.
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...
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,...
Axing former Gov. Jerry Brown’s design for two massive tunnels underneath California’s most important estuary, new Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration announced Thursday it was scrapping the $17 billion project in favor of a less-expensive, one-tunnel approach, cementing a major win...
Today, Natural Resources Agency announced that the Department of Water Resources will cease pursuit of permits for a twin tunnel...
Yesterday, Governor Newsom signed an Executive Order directing the Secretaries of Natural Resources, California Department of Food and Ag, and...
The plan will assess conditions, identify priorities, and emphasize regional approaches This afternoon, Governor Newsom issued an Executive Order directing state agencies to collaborate on developing a water plan that identifies priorities for building a water resilient portfolio and creating...
