COMMENTARY: These projects can solve water crisis, protect farms Edward Ring CommentaryPolicy and regulationWater supply augmentation December 14, 2022By Edward Ring Despite seasonal rainfall at normal levels so far this year, the California Department of Water Resources on...
COMMENTARY: Let’s reject politics of scarcity and help our California farms thrive Ag Alert AgricultureCommentary November 30, 2022By Jamie Johansson, California Farm Bureau Federation California Farm Bureau gathers for its 104th Annual Meeting in Monterey beginning this...
CAL MATTERS EXPLAINER: How can California boost its water supply? Cal Matters Planning and managementWater supply augmentation November 7, 2022By Rachel Becker, Cal Matters Over and over again, drought launches California into a familiar scramble to provide enough water....
WATER REUSE CONFERENCE: Dr. David Sedlak lays out five challenges for expanding water reuse and desalination in California Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesWater supply augmentation September 27, 2022Climate change and drought are forcing California to reimagine its water supply future. One promising tool in the toolbox is...
STATE WATER BOARD: California making steady progress on recycled water use Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulationWater supply augmentation August 17, 2022At the August 2 meeting of the State Water Board, Rebecca Greenwood, Engineering Geologist with the Recycled and Desalination unit...
Direct Potable Reuse (DPR) Criteria Expert Panel – draft panel preliminary findings posted State Water Board Policy and regulationReportsWater supply augmentation July 1, 2022From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Board Division of Drinking Water (DDW) has posted the draft...
GUEST COMMENTARY: Climate-proofing California’s water future, one drought dollar at a time Guest Contributor CommentaryWater supply augmentation March 30, 2022Commentary written by Charming Evelyn, chair of the Water Committee and vice chair of the Environmental Justice Committee at Sierra...
STATE WATER BOARD: Summary of results from the 2020 Volumetric Annual Report of Wastewater and Recycled Water in California Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesWater supply augmentation October 27, 2021In 2018, the State Water Resources Control Board adopted an amendment to the Recycled Water Policy to promote recycled water...
CAL MATTERS EXPLAINER: Water is life. It’s also a battle. So what does the future hold for California? Cal Matters Planning and management August 4, 2021By Alastair Bland, Cal Matters Water plays a lead role in the state’s political theater, with Democrats and Republicans polarized,...
NOTICE: Notice of Wastewater Change Petition Checklist for proposed recycled water projects State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS May 20, 2021From the State Water Board: The 2018 amendment to the Water Quality Control Policy for Recycled Water (Recycled Water Policy)...
AG ALERT: District works to bolster Pajaro Valley groundwater Ag Alert Groundwater NewsWater supply augmentation May 12, 2021By Bob Johnson, Ag Alert Watsonville-area farmers who rely on well water to produce berries and vegetables are continuing to...
NOW AVAILABLE: Video Recording for April 22 Public Workshop on Addendum to Proposed Framework for Regulating Direct Potable Reuse in California Maven ANNOUNCEMENTS May 1, 2021From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) Division of Drinking Water...
STATE WATER BOARD: Results from the 2019 Volumetric Annual Report of Wastewater and Recycled Water in California Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater supply augmentation January 21, 2021Data shows 686,000 acre-feet of water was recycled in 2019, far short of the state’s 2020 goal Recognizing the importance...
Recycled Water Maven Notebook News and FeaturesReportsWater supply augmentation October 17, 2020While recycled water reuse has been steadily increasing in California since 1970, a task force in 2003 found that water...
TESS DUNHAM: California’s Three-Legged Stool for Improving Groundwater Quality: Porter Cologne, SGMA and the Recycled Water Policy – How Do They Work Together? Maven Groundwater NewsNotebook News and FeaturesWater qualityWater supply augmentation October 6, 2020Every year, the Groundwater Resources Association of California selects two speakers for the David Keith Todd Lectureship, which named after...
