SFEI: The Storm Chasers: How stormwater reveals more than ever about pollution in San Francisco Bay San Francisco Estuary Institute Water quality January 15, 2026Highlights Stormwater runoff is the rainwater that washes off landscapes, including cities, and flows towards water bodies. It’s a major...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: From roadways to waterways: The environmental toll of 6PPD-quinone Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater quality January 7, 20266PPD, a chemical widely used in tires to prevent rubber degradation and extend tire lifespan, has raised environmental concerns due...
PRESS RELEASE: Boeing accused of discharge violations at Santa Susana Field Laboratory State Water Board Water quality December 3, 2025Stormwater runoff allegedly exceeds contaminant limits From the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board: Los Angeles Regional Water Quality...
UCANR: The impact of climate change on stormwater management UC Ag and Natural Resources (UCANR) Planning and management July 18, 2025By Daniel Gonzalez, Esther N Lofton, UCANR Climate change is affecting all parameters of the environmental spectrum and thus, all...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Keeping microplastics out of the San Francisco Bay: A conversation with environmental toxicologist Ezra Miller Robin Meadows Water quality June 30, 2025by Robin Meadows In 2019, the San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI) published a three-year study of microplastics in the San...
PRESS RELEASE: Recent storms boost stormwater capture in LA County Press Release/Notice Water supply augmentation March 21, 2025Region still woefully short of annual rainfall totals. Press release from LA Department of Public Works: A series of late-winter...
Governor Newsom issues executive order to help California capture and store more water from upcoming severe storms; Conservation groups respond Office of Governor Gavin Newsom Policy and regulationWater project operations January 31, 2025From the Office of the Governor: In anticipation of a multi-day, significant atmospheric river in Northern California, Governor Gavin Newsom...
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...
NOTICE: Stormwater Capture Volumetric Assessment and Inventory – Data Gathering Webinars State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS October 24, 2024From the State Water Resources Control Board: The Strategy to Optimize Resource Management of Stormwater (STORMS) unit at the State...
PRESS RELEASE: State-funded stormwater project boosts water quality for disadvantaged foothill communities State Water Board Water qualityWater supply augmentation August 14, 2024Nature-based solutions will also help reduce flood risk Press release from the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water...
CAL MATTERS VIDEO: California’s runoff flows down the drain. Can more be captured? Cal Matters Policy and regulationWater supply augmentation May 30, 2024Researchers say if California could collect and treat more stormwater in cities, it could provide enough water to supply a...
NOTICE: Revised Draft Municipal Stormwater Cost Policy and Staff Report now available State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS May 9, 2024From 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 Climate changeWater supply augmentation May 8, 2024By 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 Water quality April 18, 2024Disputes 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, 2024From the State Water Resources Control Board: A Notice of Opportunity for Public Comment and Board Hearing on the Revised Draft...
