An archive of articles addressing water management, ecosystem planning, climate resilience, and other solutions for managing natural resources.
Public comment period closes on October 3rd; Another round of public comment expected At the California Water Commission’s September 16th...
From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) staff today released a...
The California Journal of Politics and Policy (CJPP) is an online journal of original scholarship, cutting edge research, and informed commentary regarding all aspects of national, state, and local government, electoral politics, and public policy formation and implementation. Published by...
Informational Orders Issued to Water Suppliers With Inadequate “Stress Test” Submissions From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State...
From Jason Peltier at the San Luis-Delta Mendota Water Authority: As environmental special interests request the State Water Resources Control...
Staff from Central Valley Flood Protection Board and DWR brief the Delta Stewardship Council on the update to the Central Valley Flood Protection Board to prepare for upcoming joint meeting The Delta Reform Act set out several tasks for the...
From Defenders of Wildlife, the Natural Resources Defense Council, and the Bay Institute: With the critically endangered Delta smelt on...
From the law offices of Stephan C. Volker: On July 25, 2016 the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled...
This month’s update covers the proposed revised schedule for development of the regulation, climate change analysis, the peer review process, and an overview of the technical reference document In November 2014, California voters approved Proposition 1, a $7.5 billion water...
Panel at ACWA’s Spring Conference discusses forest restoration, biomass power plants, wildfires, and other upper watershed management issues Experts agree...
Strategies Aimed at Improving Survival of Endangered Fish From the California Natural Resources Agency: Under a comprehensive strategy released today,...
Details on the progress of the regulations from updates at both the Delta Stewardship Council and the California Water Commission The California Water Commission is the designated agency to award $2.7 billion of Prop 1 funding for the public benefits...
From the Delta Stewardship Council: Statement of Jessica Pearson, Executive Officer: While the Sacramento Superior Court’s May 19th ruling upheld...
“To be clear, the Delta Plan is invalid and must be set aside until proper revisions are completed.” The Sacramento...
Environment Is Equal Player, With Tools To Reduce Damage To Ecosystems, Native Species From the Public Policy Institute of California: Drought management tools developed to sustain the environment during Australia’s recent decade-long drought are broadly applicable in California. They could...
