COURTHOUSE NEWS: Supreme Court rulings, shifting federal policy create uncertainty for Colorado River basin Courthouse News Service Colorado River December 18, 2025Legal water experts advised the need for states in the river basin to avoid litigation, a refrain others have made...
PRESS RELEASE: Report: Low surface water supply to Westlands Water District costs valley thousands of jobs and billions in economic activity Westlands Water District Policy and regulation December 18, 2025Report underscores the District’s critical role in the nation’s food supply, local economies, and workforce and highlights lost economic potential...
ILRP: Expert panel tackles nitrate challenges with science, policy, and a touch of Halloween spirit Jane Sooby Water quality November 19, 2025By 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, 2025From 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, 2025From 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, 2025New 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, 2025From 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, 2025By 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, 2025Water 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, 2025Press 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, 2025Regulatory 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, 2025The 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 regulationWater quality June 16, 2025North 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 EcosystemsPolicy and regulation May 14, 2025By 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, 2025By Stan Meiburg, Wake Forest University President Donald Trump and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin have announced their intent...
