Clean Water Act Archives

BAY-DELTA PLAN: State Water Board releases final draft plan to protect California’s Bay-Delta, water and wildlife

August 20, 2026

Groundbreaking proposal combines science, habitat restoration, innovation and enforceable protections to safeguard the Sacramento River and Delta From the State...

JOINT STATEMENT: Healthy Rivers and Landscapes Program could be the best path forward for California if key concerns are addressed

Guest Contributor

Planning and management

August 20, 2026

Public water agencies urge the State Water Board to resolve any remaining outstanding issues for continued statewide support. California’s water...

STATEMENT: Delta Coalition Slams State Water Board for Failing to Take Tribal and Environmental Concerns Seriously in Updated Bay-Delta Plan

Restore the Delta

Policy and regulation

August 20, 2026

Press release from Restore the Delta [Yesterday], the California State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) released the updated...

AUTHOR INTERVIEW: Royal Gardner, “Waters of the United States: POTUS, SCOTUS, WOTUS, and the Politics of a National Resource”

Justin Scott-Coe

Policy and regulation WATER SHELF

May 15, 2026

Visit the Water Shelf main page With the big-ticket dramas of the Colorado River and who can and can’t turn...

THE CONVERSATION: The US used to be really dirty – environmental cleanup laws have made a huge difference

The Conversation

Water quality

January 5, 2026

By: James Salzman, University of California, Santa Barbara; University of California, Los Angeles Growing up in the 1970s, I took...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Supreme Court rulings, shifting federal policy create uncertainty for Colorado River basin

Courthouse News Service

Colorado River

December 18, 2025

Legal water experts advised the need for states in the river basin to avoid litigation, a refrain others have made...

INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Trump administration moves to weaken federal protections for waterways and wetlands

Inside Climate News

Policy and regulation

November 18, 2025

Environmental groups warn the proposal to change the definition of “waters of the United States” would eliminate crucial safeguards for...

AG ALERT: Court: Agricultural drains may operate without permit

Ag Alert

Water quality

September 24, 2025

By Ching Lee, Ag Alert In what has been described as a resounding legal victory for agriculture, a federal appeals...

PRESS RELEASE: US EPA Recognizes Yurok Tribe’s sovereignty over water quality and other environmental standards on tribal lands

Yurok Tribe

Policy and regulation

July 31, 2025

Press release from the Yurok Tribe: The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently approved the Yurok Tribe Environmental Department’s application for Treatment...

PRESS RELEASE: Pebble Beach Golf Links to pursue first-in-nation Clean Water Act permit

Press Release/Notice

Water quality

May 30, 2025

Press release Pebble Beach Company, California Coastkeeper Alliance, The Otter Project, and Monterey Waterkeeper announce a historic alliance to enhance...