California water, explained

THE BASICS

• Where does California’s water come from?
• California’s groundwater
• The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act
• Groundwater 101

PLANS AND PROJECTS

• Statewide and Delta planning processes (all)
  • Bay Delta Water Quality Control Plan
  • The Delta Conveyance Project
  • The Delta Plan
  • California Water Plan
  • Water Resilience Portfolio
  • State Plan of Flood Control
  • Central Valley Flood Protection Plan

HYDROLOGY

• El Niño and La Niña: What does it mean for California?
• Atmospheric rivers: A key part of California’s water supply
• Forecast Informed Reservoir Operations

DELTA

• Bay Delta Hydrology 101
• Delta fishes: Introduction to a dynamic fauna
• Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Legal Framework: ‘All the acronyms you need to know’

WATER RIGHTS

• Water rights 101
• Groundwater rights: What agencies & project developers need to know
• Water rights permitting and change petitions

OTHER TOPICS

• The role of desalination in California’s water supply
• What is a biological opinion?
• Southern California water challenges, explained by Jeff Kightlinger, former GM of Metropolitan Water District
• A basic primer on water quality regulation
• Overview of the State Water Project
• Mercury contamination in California’s waterways

CAL MATTERS EXPLAINERS

• Water is life. It’s also a battle. So what does the future hold for California?
• Welcome to the Age of Fire: California wildfires explained