An archive of articles addressing water management, ecosystem planning, climate resilience, and other solutions for managing natural resources.
Today, Governor Brown Jr. took the oath of office as Governor of California for the fourth time, and delivered his...
On January 1st, the new Sustainable Groundwater Management Act took effect. The statewide regulation of groundwater is one of the...
At the 2014 fall conference of the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA), the keynote speaker at Wednesday’s luncheon was Senator Darrell Steinberg. He gave this speech to conference attendees just days after terming out of office and the new...
For one week each October, Chicago Ideas Week brings together some of the world’s most outstanding speakers to present their...
Just last week, the State Water Resources Control Board appointed Michael George to be the new Delta Watermaster. He’ll be...
Groundwater adjudications, notoriously expensive and time consuming, emerged as an issue during the development and ultimate passage of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act of 2014, and the Brown Administration has made it a priority to consider possible reforms. To that...
The Antelope Valley groundwater adjudication case is the current poster child for how painfully long and expensive groundwater adjudications can...
In August of this year, Governor Brown signed the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, requiring local officials for the first time...
Coverage of the Delta Stewardship Council’s November meeting wraps up today with the Delta Levee Investment Strategy Monthly Update, and meeting notes on the Delta Plan Interagency Implementation Committee meeting, the Interim Science Action Agenda, and the Lead Scientist’s report....
From Congressman Garamendi’s website: U.S. Reps. Mike Thompson (D-05), George Miller (D-11), Doris Matsui (D-06), Jerry McNerney (D-09), and John...
From Congressman Valadao’s office: Washington – On Tuesday, December 9, 2014, the United States House of Representatives passed legislation aimed at...
Received via email: Writing on behalf of the State of California, California Natural Resources Agency Secretary John Laird today issued a formal opposition letter to HR5781. The text of the letter is pasted below: “In the last twelve months, the...
The House will begin it’s legislative business at 9:00 am PST /12:00 pm EST for legislative business. A vote is...
At the November meeting of the Delta Protection Commission, Cindy Messer from the Delta Stewardship Council gave a presentation on...
The only debate on HR 5781 California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014 apparently was in the House Rules Committee hearing on December 3. The Rules Committee, chaired by Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX), acts as the legislative gatekeeper, deciding for...
