An archive of articles addressing water management, ecosystem planning, climate resilience, and other solutions for managing natural resources.
From Senator Wolk’s office: Senate Bill 848 by Senator Lois Wolk (D-Davis), the first water bond proposal from either the...
Yuba County Water Agency has filed a Temporary Urgency Change petition (TUCP) for water right Permit 15026 (Application 5632), proposing...
On February 12th, the Assembly Committee on Accountability and Administrative Review held an oversight hearing on the funding structure and economic impacts of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan. Committee Chair Jim Frazier began by reminding that the Committee is tasked...
At last Friday’s Drought Workshop, the Governor’s Drought Task Force members Mark Ghirlarducci, Director of the Office of Emergency Services;...
Here are the reactions from California legislators to President Obama’s visit, listed in alphabetical order: From Senator Barbara Boxer: U.S....
From the Office of the White House Press Secretary, this transcript of remarks from President Obama’s visit to the Central Valley yesterday: From Joe Del Bosque’s field in Los Banos, California: THE PRESIDENT: Well, first of all, I want to...
From the White House Press Office: “As communities across California struggle with the impacts of one of the state’s worst...
This just in from the U. S. Department of Agriculture: “Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack joined President Barack Obama in Fresno,...
Last week. Peter Gleick was a guest on the syndicated weekly radio show, Sea Change Radio, where he discussed California’s drought. Here is a transcript of the program: Alex Wise, Host: 2013 was the driest year on record in California,...
A much more tempered response to the introduction of drought legislation by Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer. I’ll continue...
From Senator Wolk’s office: “The Senate’s Natural Resources and Water Committee voted 6-0 today to approve a $6.895 billion water...
From the Metropolitan Water District: Southern California’s primary supplier of imported water today formally endorsed Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr.’s statewide call for conservation in response to the ongoing drought. Metropolitan Water District’s Board of Directors declared a Water Supply...
From Senator Feinstein’s office: “Washington—Senators from California and Oregon today introduced the California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014, a...
The Assembly Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee has prepared a comparison between the three proposed bonds: AB 1331, the $6.5...
From the House Natural Resources Committee: Today, the House of Representatives approved H.R. 3964, the Sacramento – San Joaquin Valley Emergency Water Delivery Act, with a bipartisan vote of 229- 191. This legislation, sponsored by the entire Republican California delegation,...
