Dear Director Karla Nemeth and Department of Water Resources: By this letter, our public interest organizations submit additional supplemental comments...
by Robin Meadows The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta seems like one of the most scrutinized places on Earth, with decades of...
On Friday, the State Water Resources Control Board will hold the first day of a three day public hearing on the draft staff report for the Sacramento Delta update to the Bay Delta Water Quality Control Plan. The Board is...
Capturing and Managing Large Storms and Wet Winters in California—Prospects and Limitations Capturing water from wet periods for use in...
They say the proposed Bay Delta Plan amendments call for substantial increases in outflows to protect the Delta which would...
In 2014, voters approved Proposition 1, the Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act, which allocated $2.6 billion for the public benefits of water storage projects. The California Water Commission is overseeing the distribution of this funding through the Water...
The Delta Reform Act and Delta Plan both emphasize the importance of designating the Delta under the National Heritage Area...
By Robin Meadows A new strategy could help California water managers meet the needs of people as well as the...
Independent analysis shows that implementation would drive up costs for most water suppliers which in turn will put further upward pressure on rates and charges On Wednesday, the State Water Resources Control Board will hold a public hearing on the...
The biological goals will inform adaptive implementation methods for flows, evaluate the effectiveness of implementing the Lower San Joaquin River...
California is leading the charge in clean energy with its ambitious goals. By 2030, the state aims to have 60...
By Robin Meadows In 2015, when California was deep into a severe drought, state Senate Bill 88 tightened requirements for reporting water use. This posed a challenge for growers in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta’s 415,000 acres of farmland, where many...
At the July meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Associate Deputy Executive Officer Harriet Lai Ross updated the Council members...
The Delta Stewardship Council met in July at Peter’s Steakhouse in Isleton. On the agenda was an update on the...
by Robin Meadows This year is a classic example of the way California’s water system was designed to work. Winter storms dropped towering snowpacks on the mountains, and spring was so cool that the snowmelt will likely last through the...