An archive of articles addressing water management, ecosystem planning, climate resilience, and other solutions for managing natural resources.
Yesterday, President Trump issued an order directing his administration to begin the long process of rolling back sweeping clean water...
From the Office of the Governor: With extreme weather putting increasing stress on California’s roads, bridges and flood control system,...
Democrats in the California Legislature, wary of as-yet unknown environmental polices to come from the Trump White House, have moved to preempt potential federal rollbacks by introducing a trio of bills to maintain existing state protections—both for the environment and...
The State Water Board should focus on functional flows, not unimpaired flows, they say In a letter to the State...
In 2015, the State Water Resources Control Board sent curtailment notices to pre- and post- 1914 water rights holders based...
With the passage of SB-555 in October 2015, all urban retail water suppliers in the state are required to submit a validated water loss audit annually to the Department of Water Resources (DWR) beginning October 2017. As a result of...
Dr. Tina Swanson gives her analysis of the standard; has it really resulted in increased Delta outflow? Fresh water flowing...
From the State Water Resources Control Board: Today the State Water Resources Control Board extended its existing water conservation regulations,...
‘Plaintiffs have plausibly alleged a non-discretionary duty by the EPA to review the SWRCB orders at issue,’ the Court rules From Kate Poole at the NRDC: “During the last three years of California’s drought, the state and federal agencies charged...
From the Office of Assemblyman Adam Gray: Assemblyman Adam C. Gray (D-Merced) today announced the introduction of new legislation, Assembly...
From the Office of Assemblyman Jim Frazier and Senator Jim Dodd: Today, Assemblymember Jim Frazier (D – Oakley) and Senator...
Committee of state, local, and federal agencies discusses integrated modeling, what can be learned from other science enterprises in the nation The second of two biannual meetings of the Delta Plan Interagency Implementation Committee was held in November of 2016....
Last Friday, President Obama signed the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act. Here are reactions from organizations and...
From the White House: Today I am signing the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act into law. It...
Phil Isenberg is the former chair and vice chair of the Delta Stewardship Council. Prior to that, he served as Sacramento city councilmember, mayor of Sacramento, and member of the California State Assembly, representing portions of Sacramento, Contra Costa, and...
