Regulations Archives

November 19, 2025

By Jane Sooby The Second Statewide Agricultural Expert Panel continued to deliberate on its charge questions during a Halloween meeting...

URBAN WATER USE OBJECTIVE: Annual and Seasonal Precipitation and Evapotranspiration Data Now Available

State Water Board

ANNOUNCEMENTS

November 1, 2025

From the State Water Resources Control Board: Urban Retail Water Suppliers: The Annual Weather Data and Seasonal Weather Data tables...

URBAN WATER USE OBJECTIVE: DWR Releases Datasets for Urban Water Use Objective Calculations

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

ANNOUNCEMENTS

November 1, 2025

From the Department of Water Resources Dear Urban Retail Water Supplier: The 2018 Legislation (AB 1668 and SB 606) required...

PRESS RELEASE: State Water Board tightens PFAS advisory levels based on latest data for health risks

State Water Board

Policy and regulation

October 31, 2025

New levels require specific actions by public water systems if PFAS are detected in drinking water Press release from the State...

COMMENTARY: San Joaquin Valley Farmers Left High and Dry

Water Blueprint for the SJ Valley

Policy and regulation

August 11, 2025

From the Water Blueprint for the San Joaquin Valley Following multiple wet years in California, you’d think the state’s most...

SJV WATER: State zeroes in on the sinking San Joaquin Valley

SJV Water

Groundwater News

July 26, 2025

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Newly released state guidelines on how to get a handle on subsidence, or land sinking,...

CAL MATTERS: To fight cancer-causing “Erin Brockovich” toxin, California may give water districts legal cover

Cal Matters

Water quality

July 22, 2025

Water bills are climbing as utilities clean up a chemical made infamous in “Erin Brockovich.” Should lawmakers give them cover...

PRESS RELEASE: DTSC proposes adding microplastics to its candidate chemicals list

Department of Toxic Substances Control

ANNOUNCEMENTS

July 22, 2025

Press release from the Department of Toxic Substances Control: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: The Department of Toxic Substances Control...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Regulatory watchdogs slam Trump push to cut public out of rulemaking

Courthouse News Service

Policy and regulation

July 19, 2025

Regulatory morass has earned the ire of politicians, but legal experts warn that cutting red tape could leave a bastion...

INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Trump Administration Acts to ‘Severely Weaken’ a Key Environmental Law

Inside Climate News

Policy and regulation

July 3, 2025

The White House said changes issued under the National Environmental Policy Act would simplify an “overly burdensome process.” Critics accused...

PRESS RELEASE: North Coast Water Board makes historic move with vineyards to protect water quality, safeguard aquatic life

State Water Board

Policy and regulation Water quality

June 16, 2025

North Coast Water Board makes historic move with vineyards to protect water quality, safeguard aquatic life Press release from the...

THE CONVERSATION: How redefining just one word could strip the Endangered Species Act’s ability to protect vital habitat

The Conversation

Ecosystems Policy and regulation

May 14, 2025

By Mariah Meek, Michigan State University and Karrigan Börk, University of California, Davis It wouldn’t make much sense to prohibit...

THE CONVERSATION: Federal laws don’t ban rollbacks of environmental protection, but they don’t make it easy

The Conversation

Policy and regulation

April 21, 2025

By Stan Meiburg, Wake Forest University President Donald Trump and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin have announced their intent...

SGMA: Update on basins subject to State Board intervention, plus new BMP and land subsidence regulation in the works

Maven

Groundwater News Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

April 17, 2025

Groundwater plays a vital role in California’s water supply, accounting for a significant portion of the Central Valley’s annual water...

AG ALERT: Q&A: Wade Crowfoot talks California’s natural resources

Ag Alert

Policy and regulation

April 9, 2025

From Ag Alert: California Natural Resources Secretary Wade Crowfoot leads efforts to conserve the state’s environment and natural resources—water, air...