CV-SALTS: Salt and nitrate programs continue to benefit permittees and communities CV Salinity Coalition Policy and regulation November 17, 2023From the Central Valley Salinity Coalition: Thanks to the continued work of CV-SALTS stakeholders, 2023 has been another year of...
PRESS RELEASE: Groups challenge Water Boards’ orders as harmful to Central Coast disadvantaged communities and fisheries Conservation organizations & coalitions Policy and regulationWater quality October 30, 2023They contend that nitrates in runoff from chemical fertilizers and other sources contaminate thousands of drinking water wells, and the...
VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: What Water Bill Relief Could Look like for San Diego Voice of San Diego Planning and management October 24, 2023New research shows how big water bill discounts for the region’s poorest would impact city budgets. By MacKenzie Elmer, Voice...
SJV WATER: Fiercely dedicated to the valley, a one-time housing assistance nonprofit emerges as a major player in water solutions SJV Water Groundwater News October 20, 2023By Lois Henry and Lisa McEwen, SJV Water In a state where there seems to be no middle ground on...
LETTER calling on Water Board to pay attention to lead and not lose millions of dollars to fix our problems Conservation organizations & coalitions Policy and regulationWater quality September 29, 2023From Clean Water Action and partners: Clean Water Action and our allies at NRDC, EWG, and CalPirg have been working...
CV-SALTS: Salt and Nitrate Control Programs Breaking New Ground CV Salinity Coalition Policy and regulationWater quality September 15, 2023Newsletter from CV SALTS More than mid-way through 2023, both the Salt and Nitrate Control Programs are both entering new...
SJV WATER: East Orosi residents protest what they say is abusive, dysfunctional water district SJV Water Policy and regulation September 6, 2023By Jesse Vad, SJV Water Just as residents in rural East Orosi are getting some traction on drinking water issues,...
USFS: Protecting water from fire: How the Wildfire Crisis Strategy protects critical infrastructure US Forest Service Wildfires and watersheds August 17, 2023By Benjamin Cossel, Stanislaus National Forest If they’d only known. Back in the 1850s, miners in the Sierra Nevada gold-rush...
CAL MATTERS: Don’t call it ‘toilet to tap’ — California plans to turn sewage into drinking water Cal Matters Water supply augmentation August 1, 2023Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters today for nonprofit news in...
USGS: Tap water study detects PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ across the US USGS Water quality July 5, 2023USGS estimates at least 45% of tap water could have one or more PFAS Press release from the USGS At...
PRESS RELEASE: New Report Addresses Findings That Most California Groundwater Sustainability Plans Fail to Protect Vulnerable Communities and the Environment Conservation organizations & coalitions Groundwater News June 28, 2023The Nature Conservancy, the Union of Concerned Scientists, Audubon California, and Clean Water Action, among others, suggest that without course...
UCSB CURRENT: The more stakeholders are included in groundwater planning, the better those policies protect them UC Santa Barbara Groundwater News June 27, 2023By Harrison Tasoff, UC Santa Barbara Current Having a seat at the table, and voices heard, makes a world of...
STATE WATER BOARD: Proposed standard for hexavalent chromium includes schedule that helps small systems comply State Water Board Policy and regulation June 19, 202310 parts per billion would improve public health protection Press release from the State Water Resources Control Board: Reaching another...
STANFORD NEWS: The Human Right to Water Stanford University Policy and regulation May 12, 2023Stanford engineer discusses water equity in California and the U.S. By Rob Jordan, Associate Editor of Environment and Sustainability at...
CAL MATTERS: After the deluge: Floods may taint more drinking water in California Cal Matters Water quality April 19, 2023by Alistair Bland, CalMatters Network Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters...
