Earlier this afternoon, state and federal officials held a media call to announce that increased pumping will be allowed from...
At the February 19th meeting of the California Water Commission, Department of Water Resources staff gave a highly informative presentation...
Water transfers can be an effective way to address shortages and add flexibility to the system, especially in dry years, but the process has often found to be cumbersome and the requirements often changing. Recognizing the importance of transfers, the...
“What’s next for the Delta? ‘Enquiring minds want to know,’” began Martha Davis, moderator for the closing plenary session of...
Capitol Weekly’s A Conference on Water, held on February 20, 2014, brought together legislators, officials, and stakeholders to discuss some...
This year’s 2014 California Water Policy Seminar Series, presented by the UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences and the law school’s California Environmental Law & Policy Center, is focusing on the concept of ‘reconciliation ecology’, an emerging discipline based on the idea...
On March 11, the Assembly Water, Parks, and Wildlife and the Assembly Budget Subcommittee #3 on Resources and Transportation held...
In Tuesday’s edition of the radio show Here & Now, host Jeremy Hobson talks about the drought, and a little...
On March 11, the Assembly Water, Parks, and Wildlife and the Assembly Budget Subcommittee #3 on Resources and Transportation held a joint informational hearing on the management of California’s groundwater resources. Not all groundwater basins in California are poorly managed,...
On March 11, the Assembly Water, Parks, and Wildlife and the Assembly Budget Subcommittee #3 on Resources and Transportation held...
Today, the State Water Resources Control Board held a media call to explain the latest modifications to the Temporary Urgency...
There are a number of efforts underway at the state level to improve management of the state’s groundwater resources: the State Water Board’s development of the groundwater work plan and the California Water Action Plan, as well as local and...
Groundwater is taking a much-needed leading role in water policy these days, with the drought and several state-led efforts, such...
The 2014 California Water Policy Seminar Series, presented by the UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences and the law school’s...
At the February 27th meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Carl Wilcox from the Department of Fish and Wildlife gave a briefing on the Bay Delta Conservation Plan’s regulatory assurances. Deputy Executive Officer Dan Ray began by explaining that regulatory...