SJV WATER: Western Kern County growers vote to expand water district board, which will reduce one wealthy farmer’s power SJV Water Planning and management October 21, 2026By Lois Henry, SJV Water A proposal by farmers in the Buena Vista Water Storage District to expand the district...
CAL MATTERS: How would Xavier Becerra and Steve Hilton manage California’s most precious resource, water? Cal Matters Policy and regulation October 10, 2026We asked California governor candidates Xavier Becerra and Steve Hilton how they’d manage conflicts over water. The Republican endorsed more...
NEW REPORT: Wetlands for Climate Partnership Report Conservation organizations & coalitions EcosystemsReports September 14, 2026The Wetlands for Climate (W4C) Partnership released a new report examining the successes and challenges in wetland restoration across California, as well as the...
COMMENTARY: Water Board needs a deputy director to ensure long-term safe, reliable and affordable drinking water Guest Contributor Policy and regulation August 24, 2026By Alan Roberson, Executive Director of the Association of State Drinking Water Administrators The 50th anniversary of the federal Safe...
SJV WATER: Kings County groundwater agency increases expenses without secure funding source SJV Water Groundwater News July 21, 2026By Monsserat Solis, SJV Water A Kings County groundwater agency nearly doubled its manager’s salary and added two part-time assistants...
DWR releases onboarding tutorial video for Groundwater Sustainability Agencies Department of Water Resources (DWR) Groundwater News July 17, 2026From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has developed GSA Onboarding Resources including an Onboarding...
SJV WATER: Wealthy grower John Vidovich has become a lightning rod for discontent in western Kern water district SJV Water Groundwater News July 4, 2026By Lois Henry, SJV Water Growers in the Buena Vista Water Storage District have been working for the past year...
SJV WATER: Gov. signs bill to beam more sunlight on groundwater agency board members SJV Water Groundwater News October 30, 2025By Lois Henry, SJV Water A bill that will require groundwater sustainability agencies (GSAs) to publish the names of their...
VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: Sweetwater Authority joins stampede away from County Water Authority Voice of San Diego Planning and management October 1, 2025The agency supplying drinking water to a large swath of South San Diego County is exploring a groundwater desalination project...
UCLA: Who manages your water in Southern California, and why it matters UCLA Planning and management September 12, 2025A new UCLA Atlas reveals fragmented water governance has unequal impacts on affordability, quality, and resilience By Mara Elana Burstein,...
VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: Blowing up the Water Authority isn’t off the table at LAFCO Voice of San Diego Planning and management September 10, 2025The group that rubber stamped a divorce from the agency plans to look at getting rid of the agency altogether....
COMMENTARY: Why every Californian has a stake in who Metropolitan picks for its new GM Los Angeles Waterkeeper CommentaryPlanning and management August 25, 2025By Bruce Reznik, executive director of Los Angeles Waterkeeper When it comes to determining the fate of big water projects...
LEGISLATIVE BRIEFING: UC Davis and WELL Water Governance Study Release Press Release/Notice Planning and management August 22, 2025Press release from Water Education for Latino Leaders (WELL): On August 20, 2025, Water Education for Latino Leaders (WELL), in...
SJV WATER: Lemoore farmers unhappy with lack of representation on groundwater agency SJV Water Groundwater News July 26, 2025By Monsserat Solis, SJV Water Growers in northwestern Kings County are fed up with a lack of representation on their...
EOS: Delegations drive One Water dialogues American Geophysical Union Planning and managementPolicy and regulation April 29, 2025By Grace Van Deelen, EOS On a summer morning, a storm dropped buckets of rain on the desert outside Tucson,...
