NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Sacramento’s New Wastewater Treatment Upgrade Will Help Recharge Groundwater—Will It Also Help the Delta? Robin Meadows Groundwater NewsNotebook News and FeaturesWater supply augmentation May 16, 2023by Robin Meadows Two decades ago, scientists were alarmed by sudden declines in at-risk fish and their tiny prey, called...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Arizona announces $233 million in Colorado River water conservation efforts Courthouse News Service Colorado River April 6, 2023The investments will conserve enough water for more than half a million people per year and raise the level of...
HEATHER COOLEY: Solutions for Building Water Resilience in California Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater supply augmentation March 22, 2023With the ever-changing climate and increasingly dry summers, California faces water challenges, despite this year’s bountiful snowpack. At the February...
FEATURE: Model Partnership Brings Ag Reuse and Groundwater Sustainability to the San Joaquin Valley Jennifer West AgricultureBest of the NotebookGroundwater NewsNotebook News and FeaturesWater supply augmentation February 7, 2023Written by Jennifer West, Managing Director of WateReuse California As the impacts of California’s ongoing drought collide with new groundwater...
GRIST: A California town’s wastewater is helping it battle drought Grist Water supply augmentation January 23, 2023By Naoki Nitta, Grist This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. This story...
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 Conservation organizations & coalitions 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,...
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...