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...
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...
STATELINE: Even after a wet winter, California is preparing for the next drought Stateline Planning and management May 15, 2023Communities are focused on recharging underground aquifers and improving conservation. By Matt Vasilogambros, Stateline Mountains are capped with record snowpack,...
DWR NEWS: How Modernizing Infrastructure Can Help to Capture More Storm Flow Department of Water Resources (DWR) Climate changeDelta Conveyance Project April 21, 2023By DWR News The series of atmospheric river storms that brought record-breaking amounts of rain and snow this year has...
METROPOLITAN ONE WATER COMMITTEE: Potential of increased water efficiency, reuse, stormwater capture; $100 million for water transfers; SoCal water update, and more … Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater supply augmentation January 25, 2023With the installation of Adán Ortega as the Chair of the Metropolitan Water District Board of Directors, there have been...
THE CONVERSATION: How California could save up its rain to ease future droughts — instead of watching epic atmospheric river rainfall drain into the Pacific The Conversation Groundwater NewsWater supply augmentation January 6, 2023By Andrew Fisher, University of California, Santa Cruz California has seen so much rain over the past few weeks that...
CAL MATTERS EXPLAINER: How can California boost its water supply? Cal Matters Planning and managementWater supply augmentation November 7, 2022By Rachel Becker, Cal Matters Over and over again, drought launches California into a familiar scramble to provide enough water....
