NOW AVAILABLE: Final Independent Peer Review Report for the Healthy Rivers and Landscapes Science Plan Maven Planning and managementScience Announcement July 25, 2025From the Delta Science Program: At the request of the California Department of Water Resources (DWR), the Delta Science Program...
PRESS RELEASE: State Water Board releases proposed updates to Sacramento/Delta portions of Bay-Delta Plan Maven Planning and managementPolicy and regulation July 24, 2025Proposal incorporates both voluntary agreements and a regulatory pathway From the State Water Resources Control Board: Continuing the state’s work...
LEGISLATIVE ANALYST’S OFFICE: May revision trailer bill proposals on the Delta Conveyance Project and Water Quality Control Plans Legislative Analyst's Office Delta Conveyance ProjectPolicy and regulation May 28, 2025From the Legislative Analyst’s Office: LAO Bottom Line: We recommend deferring action on both proposals, without prejudice. These policy issues...
PRESS RELEASE: Conservation, tribal groups notify State Water Board: Trump’s Bureau of Reclamation is not a reliable partner, and is pushing the Bay’s endangered fish to extinction San Francisco Baykeeper Policy and regulation May 17, 2025From the San Francisco Baykeeper: A coalition of eight organizations today alerted the California Water Resources Control Board that the...
COMMENTARY: Costly, unnecessary infrastructure delays put California’s water supplies at risk State Water Contractors CommentaryDelta Conveyance Project May 12, 2025By Jennifer Pierre, General Manager of the State Water Contractors California’s climate is changing faster than our infrastructure can keep...
DWR: Changes to Delta operations start today: Balancing water needs for millions of Californians and the environment Department of Water Resources (DWR) Water project operations April 11, 2025From the Department of Water Resources: California’s water system is complex and requires real-time adjustments to balance the needs of...
DWR: Lower Elkhorn Basin Levee Setback Project shows early signs of success for juvenile salmon Department of Water Resources (DWR) Planning and management April 9, 2025From the Department of Water Resources: Since the 1950s, California’s salmon populations have dwindled due to lost habitat from a...
C-WIN: Bay-Delta Plan is against the law CA Water Impact Network (C-WIN) Commentary January 9, 2025Draft plan promotes illegal “voluntary agreements” and violates state water code From the California Water Impact Network (C-WIN): The draft...
PRESS RELEASE: CSPA sues California over operations of the State Water Project CA Sportfishing Protection Alliance Policy and regulationWater project operations January 6, 2025Press release from the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance On November 26, 2024, the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance sued the California...
USBR: Reclamation greenlights action plan for the long-term operation of the Central Valley Project and State Water Project Bureau of Reclamation News Policy and regulationWater project operations December 20, 2024From the Bureau of Reclamation: The Bureau of Reclamation today approved a new plan for the Long-Term Operation of the...
CAL MATTERS: ‘No way, not possible’: California has a plan for new water rules. Will it save salmon from extinction? Cal Matters Policy and regulation December 16, 2024Growers and cities support the Newsom administration proposal, saying it strikes a balance for uses of Delta water. But environmentalists...
C-WIN: Bay-Delta Plan update: Deputizing foxes to protect the chickens CA Water Impact Network (C-WIN) CommentaryPolicy and regulation November 19, 2024Revised plan skirts the law, promotes disastrous “voluntary agreements” to protect Bay-Delta From the California Water Impact Network (C-WIN): The...
REPORT SUMMARY: Five Guiding Principles for Effective Voluntary Agreements Maven Policy and regulationReports November 14, 2024A Case Study on Voluntary Agreements for Water and Habitat in California’s Bay-Delta Watershed California has increasingly focused on developing...
USBR: Returning a piece of the Delta to nature’s blueprint Bureau of Reclamation News Ecosystems November 14, 2024Reclamation funding spurs work on broad tidal habitat restoration project By Gary Pitzer, Bureau of Reclamation Standing on the levee...
DWR: Reclamation, DWR Celebrate Launch of Key Delta Habitat Restoration Project Department of Water Resources (DWR) Ecosystems November 14, 2024Tidal habitat restoration effort mobilizes after major funding milestones are met From the Department of Water Resources: The Bureau of...
