In 2014 California enacted the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) which mandates that areas that depend upon groundwater achieve sustainability...
The Delta Watermaster leads a panel discussing a recent study that compared 7 different methods for estimating consumptive use of...
“We’re facing big challenges ahead of us and big solutions are required to meet those challenges head on,” she says The Bureau of Reclamation is the largest wholesale provider of water in the country and the second largest producer of...
In 2016, Governor Brown signed Assembly Bill 1755, the Open and Transparent Water Data Act, which requires the Department of...
At the May meeting of Metropolitan Water District’s Special Committee on the Bay Delta, committee members received an update on...
Panel at ACWA Conference discusses unimpaired versus functional flows and the potential for voluntary settlements The State Water Board is expected this year to adopt proposed changes to the Water Quality Control Plan for the San Francisco Bay/ Sacramento-San Joaquin...
Maurice Hall and Kevin O’Brien present differing scenarios for how Groundwater Sustainability Agencies might address surface water impacts of groundwater...
From Congressman John Garamendi’s office: Today, Congressman John Garamendi, a longtime opponent of the California WaterFix who served as Deputy...
“The only time you get anything done with water is when a Brown is governor. And there are no more Brown’s coming along so you better get it done.” Yesterday, Governor Jerry Brown addressed attendees of the ACWA Spring Conference...
The Delta Stewardship Council adopts amendments to the Delta Plan regarding conveyance, levee prioritization, and performance measures At the April...
California Forward and the California Economic Summit have ambitious goals to create one million more middle-class jobs, one million more...
Panel discusses how regulation of cannabis cultivation in California is working so far and the challenges facing communities on the front lines of the ‘green rush’ In the fall of 2016, voters approved Proposition 64, which legalized the adult use...
Speech at Kern County Water Summit emphasizes groundwater replenishment and partnerships as the keys to successful SGMA implementation Since the...
At the March 20th meeting of the State Water Board, Delta Lead Scientist Dr. Callaway updated the board members on...
Governor Jerry Brown has sent a letter to the Metropolitan Board of Directors, urging their support for the full California Water Fix project. In the letter he praises their perseverance over the last decade, and asks them not to back...