NOTICE of Proposed Rulemaking: California Code of Regulations, Title 23, Division 3, Chapter 16, Underground Storage Tank Regulations State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS December 27, 2024The State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) has extended the 45-day public comment period for the proposed rulemaking...
NOW AVAILABLE: Draft Proposed Emergency Regulation for Scott-Shasta Watersheds State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS December 21, 2024From the State Water Resources Control Board: Today, the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) is posting a...
CAL MATTERS: Biden, Newsom officials announce long-awaited new water delivery rules Cal Matters Water project operations December 20, 2024New operating rules for massive Delta systems will increase water deliveries to Southern California cities and some growers. Salmon numbers...
NOTICE: Public Staff Workshop: Proposed Urban Stormwater Infiltration Policy State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS December 14, 2024From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board’s stormwater planning unit has started working on...
CAL MATTERS: Unstoppable invasion: How did mussels sneak into California, despite decades of state shipping rules? Cal Matters Ecosystems November 26, 2024Most ships discharging ballast water into California waters are inspected, but state officials have tested the water of only 16...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Supreme Court will hear San Francisco’s challenge to NPDES permits next week, a case with national implications Courthouse News Service Policy and regulationWater rights and water law October 11, 2024At Supreme Court next week, agency authority returns to center stage By Kelsey Reichmann The Supreme Court’s upcoming review of...
THE CONVERSATION: San Francisco is suing the EPA over how specific water pollution permits should be The Conversation Policy and regulationWater rights and water law October 11, 2024By Robin Kundis Craig, University of Kansas The U.S. Supreme Court will test how flexible the EPA and states can...
AG ALERT: Water stakeholders discuss regulatory woes at hearing Ag Alert Policy and regulation September 11, 2024By Christine Souza, Ag Alert California’s role in U.S. food security took center stage last week at a congressional field...
COMMENTARY: Failure to implement environmental laws shows what’s really in store for the endangered San Francisco Bay-Delta ecosystem Conservation organizations & coalitions CommentaryPolicy and regulation September 5, 2024By Gary Bobker, Senior Policy Director at Friends of the River, and Jon Rosenfield, Science Director at San Francisco Baykeeper...
CAL MATTERS: Hot, inland California cities face the steepest water cuts with new conservation mandate Cal Matters Policy and regulation July 19, 2024Urban water agencies serving a third of Californians won’t need to cut use, while Central Valley and desert cities face...
CAL MATTERS: The Supreme Court took powers away from federal regulators. Do California rules offer a backstop? Cal Matters Policy and regulation July 10, 2024In three rulings the U.S. Supreme Court dealt a body blow to the federal bureaucracy. From healthcare to climate to...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California water board implements new efficiency regulations Courthouse News Service Policy and regulation July 3, 2024The new rules will affect some 400 water agencies across the Golden State. By Alan Riquelmy, Courthouse News Service Water...
PRESS RELEASE: State takes action to make urban water conservation a way of life State Water Board Policy and regulation July 3, 2024Coupled with ongoing actions, conservation regulation for urban retail water suppliers is expected to save 500,000 acre-feet per year by...
CAL MATTERS: California now has mandatory water conservation in urban areas: How will the new rules affect your supplier? Cal Matters Policy and regulation July 3, 2024The measures are substantially weaker than a previous proposal after an onslaught of criticism. But they will still save enough...
NOTICE of changes to the proposed ‘Making Conservation a California Way of Life’ Regulation State Water Board Policy and regulation June 15, 2024From the State Water Resources Control Board: Today, the State Water Resources Control Board formally begins a fourth public comment...
