CAL MATTERS: Slashing greenhouse gases: California revises climate change strategy Cal Matters Climate changePolicy and regulation November 16, 2022A new version of California’s climate plan sets a more stringent — some say unrealistic — target for cutting greenhouse...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Toss of Trump-era Clean Water Act rule roils Ninth Circuit panel Courthouse News Service Policy and regulation November 15, 2022Arguments over a Trump-era rule on how the Clean Water Act should be applied to projects come ahead of the...
METROPOLITAN’S IMPORTED WATER COMMITTEE: Southern California’s worsening water supply situation Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management November 15, 2022“As we look at the supply outlook for the next year, we again stress the importance of our member agencies...
THE CENTER SQUARE: California Coastal Commission to weigh Monterey desal project this week The Center Square Policy and regulationWater supply augmentation November 14, 2022By Madison Hirneisen | The Center Square Members of the California Coastal Commission this week will weigh a proposed desalination...
THIS JUST IN … Superior Court Of California reaffirms the Delta Stewardship Council’s broad authority as Delta stewards Delta Stewardship Council Water rights and water law November 14, 2022From the Delta Stewardship Council: For the second time since the Delta Stewardship Council’s establishment in 2010, its regulatory authority...
THIS JUST IN … Tuolumne River agencies, Contra Costa Water District sign on to voluntary agreements MOU CA Natural Resources Agency Policy and regulation November 10, 2022New Signatories Add Momentum to Years-Long Effort to Help Recover Salmon While Protecting Water Reliability Press release from the Natural...
DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Reducing reliance on the Delta Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation November 10, 2022October Council meeting features Natural Resources Secretary Wade Crowfoot and Metropolitan Water District General Manager Adel Hagekhalil Reduced reliance on...
AG ALERT: Efforts to protect groundwater are tested by drought Ag Alert AgricultureGroundwater News November 9, 2022By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Balancing the state’s groundwater supplies for a sustainable future may not be easy due to...
COMMENTARY: Our farmers are conserving to help Colorado River Ag Alert Colorado RiverCommentary November 9, 2022By Tina Shields, Imperial Irrigation District The Imperial Irrigation District, the largest irrigation district in the U.S., announced last month...
AG ALERT: Colorado River may require ‘decisive action,’ U.S. warns Ag Alert Colorado River November 9, 2022By Peter Hecht , Ag Alert Federal officials have issued a thinly veiled threat to impose new cuts in water...
DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST: Wetlands and food production, longfin smelt proposed listing, and the activities of the Delta Science Program Maven Delta scienceEcosystems November 9, 2022At the October meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Lead Scientist Dr. Laurel Larsen highlighted Council-funded research that studied whether...
USBR: Fortifying B.F. Sisk Dam and San Luis Reservoir against the power of an earthquake Bureau of Reclamation News Water project operations November 8, 2022Earthquakes are a fact of life in California, and at the B.F. Sisk Dam and San Luis Reservoir work is...
CAL MATTERS: Rural ranchers face $4,000 proposed fine for violating state drought order Cal Matters Water rights and water law November 7, 2022The penalty is the maximum the ranchers — who pumped Shasta River water for eight days — could face under...
CAL MATTERS COMMENTARY: How climate change altered a longstanding Central Valley water reform Cal Matters CommentaryEcosystems November 7, 2022Faced with a warming climate, lawmakers must update a 1992 federal law that established water and wildlife regulations for the...
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....
