DWR: A new era for the California Water Plan begins with launch of California Water Plan 2028 Department of Water Resources (DWR) Planning and management February 27, 2026From the Department of Water Resources: DWR today announced the formal launch of California Water Plan 2028 (Water Plan 2028),...
PRESS RELEASE: Governor Newsom launches most ambitious water plan in California history Office of Governor Gavin Newsom Planning and management February 25, 2026For the first time in state history, California has a statewide water supply target: 9 million acre-feet by 2040. The...
WATER COMMISSION: Building California’s water future: DWR’s framework for the 2028 Water Plan and SB 72 implementation Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management February 4, 2026At the January meeting of the California Water Commission, Joel Metzger, Deputy Director of Statewide Water Resources Planning at the...
VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: No buyers for San Diego water … yet Voice of San Diego Planning and management December 22, 2025By MacKenzie Elmer, Voice of San Diego This story was first published by Voice of San Diego. Sign up for VOSD’s...
DAN WALTERS: Trump sides with agriculture again in California’s neverending water wars Cal Matters CommentaryPolicy and regulation December 11, 2025By Dan Walters, CalMatters This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. From the onset of...
DWR: Senate Bill 72 Bolsters California Water Plan and advances long-term water supply goals Department of Water Resources (DWR) Planning and management November 6, 2025From the Department of Water Resources: In 2022, Governor Gavin Newsom released California’s Water Supply Strategy, outlining necessary actions for...
GRIST: The West’s new gold rush is the data center boom Grist Planning and management October 28, 2025The tech industry’s soaring electricity and water demands are raising consumer rates and threatening sustainability goals. This story was originally...
SCRIPPS: New forecast-informed decision-making tool implemented at Coyote Valley Dam and Lake Mendocino Scripps Institution of Oceanography Water project operations October 23, 2025Officials commemorate revised water control manual for Lake Mendocino in Oct. 22 ceremony By Lauren Fimbres Wood, Scripps Institution of...
REPORT: California water suppliers gear up for a dry year with confidence Maven Planning and management October 7, 2025The results are in. California’s 446 urban water suppliers have conducted their supply and demand assessments, and 95.5% say they...
PRESS RELEASE: Governor Newsom signs SB 72 into law, advancing long-term and reliable water supply for all Press Release/Notice Policy and regulation October 4, 2025Press release from CA Water for All CA Water for All is excited to share that Governor Newsom has signed SB...
EDWARD RING: The cost and the upside of the “big gulp” Edward Ring CommentaryWater project operations September 25, 2025By Edward Ring, Director of Water and Energy Policy at the California Policy Center Of all the possible ways to...
EDWARD RING: Will the Sites Reservoir ever get built? Edward Ring CommentaryPlanning and management September 4, 2025By Edward Ring, Director of Water and Energy Policy at the California Policy Center The short answer is no. Never....
SJV WATER: Kern agency doesn’t shut door on water sale as possible solution for homeowners 200 miles away SJV Water Planning and management August 13, 2025By Lois Henry, SJV Water Residents of the Diablo Grande housing development in the foothills west of Modesto hope a...
COMMENTARY: San Joaquin Valley Farmers Left High and Dry Water Blueprint for the SJ Valley Policy and regulation August 11, 2025From the Water Blueprint for the San Joaquin Valley Following multiple wet years in California, you’d think the state’s most...
DWR: Securing Statewide Water Supplies Part 2: Serious Problems Require Serious Solutions Department of Water Resources (DWR) Delta Conveyance Project July 24, 2025From the Department of Water Resources: There is no denying the State Water Project (SWP) is one of California’s most...
