An archive of articles addressing water management, ecosystem planning, climate resilience, and other solutions for managing natural resources.
It’s a very different world we live in, he says: “We can protect the natural systems, but we have to...
Dr. Peter Goodwin on the challenges and opportunities of implementing the Delta Science Plan, and Dr. Jay Lund on water...
Reactions to Governor Brown’s budget proposal for emergency drought response funding and implementing the California Water Action Plan with other aspects of his proposal attracting more attention. Here are the responses from Ducks Unlimited and Restore the Delta. I’ll add...
The Governor released his proposed budget this morning. Here’s what’s in the budget for emergency drought response and the California...
New regulations shift responsibility to manufacturers to seek safer alternatives for harmful ingredients in consumer products The Safer Consumer Products...
From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board today adopted an innovative statewide Storm Water Strategy that advances storm water management in California as a resource for present and future water needs. Historically, unmanaged storm...
A Local Government Commission webinar focuses on SGMA implementation on the local level covering land use issues, stakeholder participation, and...
Monthly Conservation average decreases for second month in a row; Per Person water use declines statewide with lowest average ever...
Council votes to exclude single-year transfers from the covered actions process At the December meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, councilmembers were poised to vote on the issue of whether to exempt single-year transfers from the Delta Plan’s covered action...
As the year draws to a close, the data is in! Here’s how the year stacked up … There were...
State Water Board issues 1881 complaints; violations carry potential fines of $500/day From the State Water Resources Control Board: Approximately...
From the State Water Resources Control Board: “The State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) last night approved an Order that largely upholds protections for municipal water supplies and fisheries put in place earlier this year. The Order adds...
Report Card Assesses State Efforts in 5 Key Areas and Identifies Where Brown Administration is Failing From the Natural Resources Defense...
Paula Landis with the Water Commission discusses the details of the emerging program, including the goals and objectives, addresses common...
This just in from Senator Feinstein: Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today released the following statement on a California water bill: “The bill that Republicans tried to place in the omnibus last week—in my name and without my knowledge—hadn’t been reviewed...
