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...
CAL MATTERS: California’s urban runoff flows down the drain. Can the drought-plagued state capture more of it? Cal Matters Policy and regulationWater supply augmentation February 29, 2024Researchers 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 Pacific Institute Water supply augmentation February 29, 2024National assessment quantifies vast potential to capture urban stormwater, volume equivalent to more than 90% of annual municipal and industrial...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: No harm, no foul, no suit in fight over Sacramento River pollution Courthouse News Service Water qualityWater rights and water law January 5, 2024Environmentalists must offer concrete examples of harm in their suit against a modular home builder over river contamination. By Alan...
NOTICE: Proposed Water Quality Control Policy for Standardized Cost Reporting in Municipal Stormwater Permits State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS December 20, 2023From 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 Conservation organizations & coalitions Water quality October 11, 2023LA 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 ReportsWater quality September 27, 2023From 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 Water quality September 25, 2023The 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 State Water Board Policy and regulationWater quality September 19, 2023From 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 Water quality August 3, 2023From 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 Colorado River July 25, 2023by 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 Groundwater News July 4, 2023State and districts’ joint actions will reap regional benefits in building water resilience Press release from the State Water Resources...
