BOOK REVIEW: Liquid Asset: How Business and Government Can Partner to Solve the Freshwater Crisis Justin Scott-Coe Book Reviews July 7, 2024 269Visit the Water Shelf main page I got my start in the water world as a technical writer for a...
NOTICE: Revised Draft Municipal Stormwater Cost Policy and Staff Report now available State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS May 9, 2024 218From the State Water Resources Control Board: The Revised Draft Standardized Cost Reporting in Municipal Stormwater Permits Policy has been posted...
THE CONVERSATION: As climate change amplifies urban flooding, here’s how communities can become ‘sponge cities’ The Conversation News May 8, 2024 239By Franco Montalto, Drexel University “When it rains, it pours” once was a metaphor for bad things happening in clusters....
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Questions abound in case of contamination of Sacramento River tributary Courthouse News Service News April 18, 2024 108Disputes of fact as to whether contaminated stormwater actually flowed into a Sacramento River tributary precluded summary judgment, a federal...
OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT: Draft Policy for Standardized Cost Reporting in Municipal Stormwater Permits State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS April 4, 2024 12From the State Water Resources Control Board: A Notice of Opportunity for Public Comment and Board Hearing on the Revised Draft...
CAL MATTERS: California’s urban runoff flows down the drain. Can the drought-plagued state capture more of it? Cal Matters News February 29, 2024 111Researchers say if California could collect and treat more stormwater in cities, it could provide enough water to supply a...
PRESS RELEASE: New Pacific Institute Report Finds Substantial Opportunity for Urban Stormwater Capture to Enhance Water Resilience in Communities Across the United States Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other February 29, 2024 152National assessment quantifies vast potential to capture urban stormwater, volume equivalent to more than 90% of annual municipal and industrial...
NOTICE: Proposed Water Quality Control Policy for Standardized Cost Reporting in Municipal Stormwater Permits Press Release/Notice ANNOUNCEMENTS December 20, 2023 16From the State Water Resources Control Board: The California State Water Resources Control Board (State Board) is seeking your input...
PRESS RELEASE: Caltrans Stormwater Lawsuit Resolved After Three Decades Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other October 11, 2023 186LA Waterkeeper and NRDC agree to updated settlement terms aimed at capturing and cleaning stormwater from Los Angeles region’s roadways...
NOW AVAILABLE: Southern California Stormwater Monitoring Coalition Annual Report Press Release/Notice ANNOUNCEMENTS September 27, 2023 11From the State Water Resources Control Board: The Southern California Stormwater Monitoring Coalition (SMC) is a partnership of 16 stormwater...
GRIST: EVs are a climate solution with a pollution problem: Tire particles Grist News September 25, 2023 88The tiny fragments that tires release into the environment are yet another reason to reduce car use. By Paul Krantz,...
NOW AVAILABLE: 2010 California Motor Vehicle Brake Friction Material Law (Brake Pad Law) – Update Report Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other September 19, 2023 73From the State Water Resources Control Board: The Brake Pad Legislative Report, recently released by The Department of Toxic Substances...
USGS: Where the rubber meets the road (and river) – Evaluating impacts of stormwater and road runoff on salmon and aquatic ecosystems USGS Delta scienceScience August 3, 2023 158From the USGS What is 6PPD and its toxic variant, 6PPDQ? Stormwater and road runoff are increasingly recognized forms of...
STATELINE: These cities coordinate to save water, a model for parched Western areas Stateline News July 25, 2023 74by Matt Vasilogambros, Stateline Read more Stateline coverage of how communities across the West are grappling with drought that’s worsening because of...
PRESS RELEASE: State-funded stormwater-capture, recharge project breaks ground in Stanislaus County Maven Press Release/Other July 4, 2023 292State and districts’ joint actions will reap regional benefits in building water resilience Press release from the State Water Resources...