C-WIN: Bay-Delta Plan is against the law CA Water Impact Network (C-WIN) Commentary January 9, 2025Draft plan promotes illegal “voluntary agreements” and violates state water code From the California Water Impact Network (C-WIN): The draft...
PRESS RELEASE: CSPA sues California over operations of the State Water Project CA Sportfishing Protection Alliance Policy and regulationWater project operations January 6, 2025Press release from the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance On November 26, 2024, the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance sued the California...
USBR: Reclamation greenlights action plan for the long-term operation of the Central Valley Project and State Water Project Bureau of Reclamation News Policy and regulationWater project operations December 20, 2024From the Bureau of Reclamation: The Bureau of Reclamation today approved a new plan for the Long-Term Operation of the...
CAL MATTERS: ‘No way, not possible’: California has a plan for new water rules. Will it save salmon from extinction? Cal Matters Policy and regulation December 16, 2024Growers and cities support the Newsom administration proposal, saying it strikes a balance for uses of Delta water. But environmentalists...
C-WIN: Bay-Delta Plan update: Deputizing foxes to protect the chickens CA Water Impact Network (C-WIN) CommentaryPolicy and regulation November 19, 2024Revised plan skirts the law, promotes disastrous “voluntary agreements” to protect Bay-Delta From the California Water Impact Network (C-WIN): The...
REPORT SUMMARY: Five Guiding Principles for Effective Voluntary Agreements Maven Policy and regulationReports November 14, 2024A Case Study on Voluntary Agreements for Water and Habitat in California’s Bay-Delta Watershed California has increasingly focused on developing...
USBR: Returning a piece of the Delta to nature’s blueprint Bureau of Reclamation News Ecosystems November 14, 2024Reclamation funding spurs work on broad tidal habitat restoration project By Gary Pitzer, Bureau of Reclamation Standing on the levee...
DWR: Reclamation, DWR Celebrate Launch of Key Delta Habitat Restoration Project Department of Water Resources (DWR) Ecosystems November 14, 2024Tidal habitat restoration effort mobilizes after major funding milestones are met From the Department of Water Resources: The Bureau of...
AG ALERT: State Water Board seeks comments on Bay-Delta plan Ag Alert Policy and regulation November 6, 2024By Christine Souza, Ag Alert California water officials are taking another step forward as part of a broader process to...
CNRA: California makes progress to ensure healthy rivers and landscapes CA Natural Resources Agency Policy and regulation October 30, 2024From the California Natural Resources Agency: California is advancing restoration projects, streamflows for native fisheries, and a science plan in...
PRESS RELEASE: State Water Board releases draft of possible updates to Bay-Delta Plan for public review State Water Board Policy and regulation October 25, 2024Presented options relate to Sacramento/Delta portions of plan In its ongoing effort to address an ecosystem in a state of...
C-WIN PRESS RELEASE: Proposed Central Valley Project operations plan: Time to undo Trump’s damage and put ratepayers, Tribes, communities, and the environment first CA Water Impact Network (C-WIN) Water project operations September 11, 2024Draft EIS for federal water project favors unsustainable status quo, ignores Tribal and community needs A Draft Environmental Impact Statement...
PRESS RELEASE: Healthy Rivers and Landscapes Program advances before the State Water Board State Water Contractors Policy and regulation August 16, 2024From the State Water Contractors: Today, DWR, Reclamation and public water agencies participating in the Healthy Rivers and Landscapes Program...
FEATURE: From litigation to collaboration: How environmentalists and water agencies went from fighting over fish to helping them Robin Meadows Best of the NotebookScienceWater project operations July 15, 2024By Robin Meadows A decade ago, California fish advocates and water suppliers seldom crossed paths except as entrenched opponents in...
PRESS RELEASE: Fishermen, Tribal members, and residents ask California Water Board to support science-based water plan, deny Voluntary Agreements Conservation organizations & coalitions Policy and regulation April 26, 2024Press release from Save California Salmon, the California Indian Water Commission, and the Golden State Salmon Association: A coalition of...
