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...
SJV WATER: Kern water agency wants $14 million or it will cut off water to 600 homes in Stanislaus County SJV Water Planning and management January 30, 2026By Lois Henry, SJV Water Residents of the Diablo Canyon housing development in Stanislaus County have four months to pony...
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...
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...
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 NEWS: State Water Project takes action to protect native fish species Department of Water Resources (DWR) Water project operations March 21, 2024From the Department of Water Resources: Spring is an important time for water project operators to fill reservoirs ahead of...
