STATELINE: Water Shortages Threaten Development in More Western Cities Stateline Planning and management May 17, 2022By Alex Brown, Stateline As the Western United States endures an ongoing megadrought that has spanned more than two decades,...
State Water Board releases draft emergency water conservation regulation State Water Board Policy and regulation May 14, 2022Regulation would boost water savings starting in June From the State Water Resources Control Board: With intensifying drought causing the driest...
CAL MATTERS: 6 million Southern Californians face unprecedented order to conserve water Cal Matters Policy and regulation April 27, 2022By Rachel Becker, CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Unprecedented water restrictions are...
STATE WATER BOARD: Urban water conservation numbers for February show state water use decreased by 0.5% Maven Current ConditionsNotebook News and Features April 13, 2022Also, Staff preliminary analyses show water use rises with income; most water utilities have regressive rate structures At the April...
GUEST COMMENTARY: Climate-proofing California’s water future, one drought dollar at a time Conservation organizations & coalitions CommentaryWater supply augmentation March 30, 2022Commentary written by Charming Evelyn, chair of the Water Committee and vice chair of the Environmental Justice Committee at Sierra...
THIS JUST IN …As Western Drought Worsens, Governor Newsom Moves to Bolster Regional Conservation Efforts Office of Governor Gavin Newsom Policy and regulation March 28, 2022Executive order calls on local water suppliers to activate drought contingency plans Governor orders Water Board to consider ban on watering of...
CAL MATTERS: Newsom imposes new California water restrictions — leaves details to locals Cal Matters Policy and regulation March 28, 2022Still resisting statewide water rationing for parched California, Gov. Gavin Newsom is asking local suppliers to tighten water limits. by...
CAL MATTERS: Californians used more water as state braces for another dry year Cal Matters Policy and regulation March 15, 2022New data from urban areas suggests that people are ignoring the governor’s pleas for voluntary conservation during the drought. Some...
STATELINE: California’s Drought Reckoning Could Offer Lessons for the West Stateline Planning and management January 11, 2022by Matt Vasilogambros, Stateline The golden hills of California have turned green in recent weeks after a series of storms...
CAL MATTERS: No, California’s drought isn’t over. Here’s why. Cal Matters Current ConditionsPolicy and regulation January 5, 2022California today issued emergency drought rules aimed at wasteful water use. Although snowpack is 150% of average today, climatologists predict...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Parched California warns water-wasters to stop or face $500 fines Courthouse News Service Planning and management January 4, 2022Hosing off driveways and excessive lawn watering could net Californians $500 fines under new emergency drought rules. By Nick Cahill,...
CAL MATTERS: Danger in Droughtsville: California’s urban water at risk Cal Matters Planning and managementWater supply augmentationWildfires and watersheds December 21, 2021By Erica Yee, Cal Matters Droughtsville, California, is in trouble. Its water supply is endangered as multiple crises intensify: worsening...
ACWA CONFERENCE: Water Board Vice Chair Dorene D’Adamo on climate change, water supplies, conservation, safe and affordable drinking water Maven Climate changeNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation December 7, 2021At the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) Fall Conference held last week, the keynote speaker at the luncheon was...
GUEST COMMENTARY: Our Enduring Water Supply: Are the Answers to California’s Water Problems Obvious? Robert Shibatani Climate changeCommentaryWater rights and water law October 25, 2021Written by Robert Shibatani Is there a water supply problem in California? To answer such a question, much depends...
THIS JUST IN … Governor Newsom Expands Drought Emergency Statewide, Urges Californians to Redouble Water Conservation Efforts Office of Governor Gavin Newsom Policy and regulation October 19, 2021From the Office of the Governor: Following the second driest year on record and with near record low storage in...
