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Groundwater Banking: A Likely Solution to Achieve Greater River Flows

Patrick Koepele Executive Director, Tuolumne River Trust

Rather than fighting over flow allocation in the San Joaquin River, water users should collaborate on a groundwater banking system. That could let river restoration proceed while ensuring enough water for all concerned, says Patrick Koepele of the Tuolumne River Trust.almost 2 years ago

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California’s Can’t-Miss Chance to Provide Safe Drinking Water for All

Kirsten James Oversees the California Policy Program, Ceres

State legislators have until the end of the month to pass the Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Fund. There is an urgent need to provide clean drinking water to the 1 million Californians who lack access to such supplies, says Kirsten James of Ceres.almost 2 years ago

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Delta Breezes Are Dying and That Could Be Bad News for an Imperiled Fish

Tom Philp Executive Strategist, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California

Research has found that wind is on the decline in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, which subsequently impacts the turbidity of the water. That in turn has an impact on critically endangered delta smelt, writes Metropolitan Water District’s Tom Philp.almost 2 years ago

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State Water Board’s Delta Plan Is No Fix for Fish and Hurts Farms

Mike Wade Executive Director, California Farm Water Coalition

The board has failed to listen to the concerns of cities, farms, school districts and other experts when it comes to its Bay-Delta Water Quality plan that would reduce flows in critical California rivers, says Mike Wade of the California Farm Water Coalition.about 2 years ago

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Toxic Trap: Groundwater Overpumping Boosts Arsenic in California Aquifer

A study by researchers from Stanford University found that subsidence is not the only consequence of overpumping of groundwater – deadly water quality problems could also result.about 2 years ago

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Dozens of Water Systems Consolidate in California’s Farming Heartland

Many small community water systems in California’s San Joaquin Valley suffer from polluted wells and financial challenges. To fix these problems, some are moving to connect with a neighboring water system. It’s not an easy process.about 2 years ago

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Costly Infrastructure Project That Won’t Be on the California Ballot

Chuck Winn Member of the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors

Don Nottoli Member of the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors

California voters don’t get a say about the governor’s Delta tunnels plan, but that hasn’t stopped organizations such as the Delta Counties Coalition from continuing to work to halt the project.about 2 years ago

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Pressure Mounts to Solve California’s Toxic Farmland Drainage Problem

Three decades ago, selenium-tainted farm runoff in the San Joaquin Valley deformed wildlife in horrific ways. Amid political maneuvering in Congress to find a solution, the toxin is still showing up in bird eggs.about 2 years ago

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California Delta a Flash Point for Conflict as Climate Change Unfolds

Sea level rise and changing streamflows are converging with uncertain results in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Ronald Melcer, a senior environmental scientist at the Delta Stewardship Council, explains what the future may hold.over 2 years ago

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Filling California’s Biggest Groundwater Gap

Sarge Green Water Management Specialist with the California Water Institute, California State University

Ellen Hanak Director, PPIC Water Policy Center

California needs to get to the next level in using groundwater recharge to help bring over-drafted San Joaquin Valley aquifers into sustainability, write Ellen Hanak of the PPIC Water Policy Center and Sarge Green of the California Water Institute.over 2 years ago

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Long Road Still Ahead for California’s Delta Tunnels Plan

Despite getting a financial boost earlier this month, California’s project to build two new water tunnels still faces big regulatory and legal challenges.over 2 years ago

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New Report Finds Solutions for Water Justice Close at Hand

New research from the University of California, Davis, uncovers data about the most vulnerable communities in California’s San Joaquin Valley and identifies ways to provide access to safe drinking water.over 2 years ago

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An Alternative Approach to Managing the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta

Jeffrey Mount Senior Fellow, PPIC Water Policy Center

A group of independent experts has proposed a plan to resolve some of the biggest challenges facing water and ecosystem management in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, often a lightning rod of controversy.over 2 years ago

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Trump Move to Boost Delta Pumping Raises Fears About Fish Impacts

Some experts are questioning the legality of the Trump administration’s plan to increase water pumping of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, while others are concerned about the consequences for imperiled salmon and other fish.over 2 years ago

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California’s New Water Boss: States Must Set Own Course on Resources

Eileen Sobeck was recently hired as executive director of California’s powerful State Water Resources Control Board after decades in federal service. Politics in Washington, she says, make this an important time for states to lead on water and climate issues.over 2 years ago

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A Water Right for the Environment in California

Brian Gray Senior Fellow, PPIC Water Policy Center

Leon Szeptycki Director, Water in the West

Barton “Buzz” Thompson Robert E. Paradise Professor in Natural Resources Law, Stanford Law School

Assigning Ecosystem Water Budgets for California’s major watersheds would provide a defined amount of water that could be flexibly allocated and could ease conflict, say authors of a new report from Public Policy Institute of California.over 2 years ago

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Timeline: The Long History of California’s Delta Tunnels Plan

For more than 50 years, Californians have been considering new ways to move water around the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Here’s a graphic look at the important milestones.over 2 years ago

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Three Ways to Change How California Manages Water for the Environment

Jeffrey Mount Senior Fellow, PPIC Water Policy Center

New research shows that three reforms could improve ecological conditions and reduce tensions over allocation of water, says Jeffrey Mount, senior fellow at the PPIC Water Policy Center.over 2 years ago

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Could a Simpler Delta Tunnel Solve Years of California Water Conflict?

A decade ago, the state passed up a chance to embrace a cheaper, single water diversion tunnel in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Now a groundbreaking vote by a Silicon Valley water agency could turn the tide. over 2 years ago

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As Water Agencies Cast Votes, Future of Delta Tunnels Remains Unclear

Urban and agricultural water districts have begun to take sides on whether they’ll fund the $17 billion Delta tunnels project, and it’s looking like economic concerns and not just environmental impacts could hamper it. almost 3 years ago

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A Landmark California Plan Puts Floodplains Back in Business

A century of levee building confined the state’s major rivers to narrow channels. A new policy aims to free them again, which could not only reduce flood risk but also recharge groundwater and improve wildlife habitat.almost 3 years ago

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California Is Giving Water Back to Native Fish – but How Much?

The state proposes to amend hundreds of water rights to help endangered salmon in the San Joaquin River, as well as other species. But there’s lots of disagreement about how much water the fish need to thrive.almost 3 years ago

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Reasons for Optimism About California WaterFix From a Fish Perspective

Peter Moyle U.C. Davis Professor Emeritus of Fish Biology and an Associate Director, Center for Watershed Sciences

James Hobbs Research Scientist, U.C. Davis Department of Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology

Scientists Peter Moyle and James Hobbs give their reasoning for qualified support for the controversial tunnels project that will affect Delta fish and fisheries. almost 3 years ago

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Why California’s Nitrate Problem Will Take Decades to Fix

The state has a long-term plan to clean up nitrate-contaminated groundwater, but farmers say more research is still needed and environmental groups think the proposal isn’t strong enough.almost 3 years ago

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The Delta Is Sinking: Scientists Think Planting Rice Will Help

Researchers hope to stave off subsidence in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta with a solution farmers might like: planting rice. But a pilot project has yielded mixed results.almost 3 years ago

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Video: Toxic Taps – A Young California Mayor Fights for Clean Water

In the fifth video in our “Toxic Taps” series, we talk with José Gurrola, the 23-year-old mayor of Arvin, California, about the town’s fight for clean water.almost 3 years ago

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Bill Before California Legislature Could Help Supply Clean Water to All

Kirsten James Oversees the California Policy Program, Ceres

A coalition of diverse interests is backing Senate Bill 623, which would create a fund to help pay for clean drinking water projects needed by the state’s rural communities, writes Ceres’ Kirsten James.almost 3 years ago

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California’s Biggest Drought Success Story Came With a High Cost

East Porterville was the hardest-hit community during the drought, when nearly 1,000 people were without water. Efforts to find a long-term fix have been successful but came with a big price tag and some important lessons.almost 3 years ago

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Video: Toxic Taps: The Fight Over Funding for Clean Drinking Water Projects

In the third video in our “Toxic Taps” series, we traveled to Sacramento, where San Joaquin Valley residents rallied to support Senate Bill 623, which would create a fund to clean toxic drinking water sources.almost 3 years ago

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Unlikely Allies Push Bill to Solve California Drinking Water Crisis

Agriculture and environmental justice advocates are supporting legislation to create a fund for clean drinking water projects. But disputes over key components of the bill could derail it.about 3 years ago

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Clean Water Plan for Long-Suffering San Joaquin Valley Towns Derailed

An innovative project would see seven Tulare County towns plagued by polluted wells sharing a water treatment plant, but political infighting stalled the proposal days before a funding deadline.about 3 years ago

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Battle Looms as California Moves to Dedicate More Water to Fish

The state plans to boost streamflows in the troubled San Joaquin River by amending hundreds of water rights. It hopes settlement deals will avoid a showdown, but will they produce enough water to help imperiled salmon?about 3 years ago

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The California Drought Isn’t Over, It Just Went Underground

Drought conditions continue for thousands of rural residents in the San Joaquin valley who rely on groundwater. And the race to dig deeper wells is a losing game for small communities and those on private wells.about 3 years ago

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Video: Toxic Taps: California’s Water Crisis Hits Home in Rural Towns

In the second video in our “Toxic Taps” series, we meet residents of San Joaquin Valley towns struggling with contaminated drinking water from community water systems and private wells. about 3 years ago

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Living in California’s San Joaquin Valley May Harm Your Health

More than 1 million people in the region have been exposed to unsafe drinking water in recent years from pesticides, arsenic, nitrate and uranium. And many communities also face multiple environmental health threats.about 3 years ago

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T is for Toxic: Danger Lurking in California School Drinking Fountains

It’s too risky for tens of thousands of children in the San Joaquin Valley to drink water at their schools due to chronic contamination by chemicals, pesticides and other toxins. about 3 years ago

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Getting to the Roots of California’s Drinking Water Crisis

The epicenter of the state’s drinking water catastrophe is in the San Joaquin Valley, where 200,000 people have struggled to obtain clean, safe water for decades. about 3 years ago

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Video: Toxic Taps: Why Small California Communities Face Unsafe Water

In the first video of our “Toxic Taps” series, we hear from the people who are running small water systems in the San Joaquin Valley and the challenges they face treating contaminated water with limited resources.about 3 years ago

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Allocating San Joaquin River Water to the Environment Shows Promise

After a California agency proposes a plan to allocate blocks of water for environmental uses in the lower San Joaquin River and its tributaries, researchers write about what works and what could make the plan better.over 3 years ago

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Nine Experts To Watch on California Water Policy

California faces a host of water issues, which is why good policy leaders are important. In the first installment of our “Experts to Watch” series, here are nine people who are contributing to policy solutions in the state. about 4 years ago

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Groundwater Banking: A Likely Solution to Achieve Greater River Flows

Patrick Koepele Executive Director, Tuolumne River Trust

California’s Can’t-Miss Chance to Provide Safe Drinking Water for All

Kirsten James Oversees the California Policy Program, Ceres

Delta Breezes Are Dying and That Could Be Bad News for an Imperiled Fish

Tom Philp Executive Strategist, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California

State Water Board’s Delta Plan Is No Fix for Fish and Hurts Farms

Mike Wade Executive Director, California Farm Water Coalition

Toxic Trap: Groundwater Overpumping Boosts Arsenic in California Aquifer

Dozens of Water Systems Consolidate in California’s Farming Heartland

Costly Infrastructure Project That Won’t Be on the California Ballot

Chuck Winn Member of the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors Don Nottoli Member of the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors

Pressure Mounts to Solve California’s Toxic Farmland Drainage Problem

California Delta a Flash Point for Conflict as Climate Change Unfolds

Filling California’s Biggest Groundwater Gap

Sarge Green Water Management Specialist with the California Water Institute, California State University Ellen Hanak Director, PPIC Water Policy Center

Long Road Still Ahead for California’s Delta Tunnels Plan

New Report Finds Solutions for Water Justice Close at Hand

An Alternative Approach to Managing the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta

Jeffrey Mount Senior Fellow, PPIC Water Policy Center

Trump Move to Boost Delta Pumping Raises Fears About Fish Impacts

California’s New Water Boss: States Must Set Own Course on Resources

A Water Right for the Environment in California

Brian Gray Senior Fellow, PPIC Water Policy Center Leon Szeptycki Director, Water in the West Barton “Buzz” Thompson Robert E. Paradise Professor in Natural Resources Law, Stanford Law School

Timeline: The Long History of California’s Delta Tunnels Plan

Three Ways to Change How California Manages Water for the Environment

Jeffrey Mount Senior Fellow, PPIC Water Policy Center

Could a Simpler Delta Tunnel Solve Years of California Water Conflict?

As Water Agencies Cast Votes, Future of Delta Tunnels Remains Unclear

A Landmark California Plan Puts Floodplains Back in Business

California Is Giving Water Back to Native Fish – but How Much?

Reasons for Optimism About California WaterFix From a Fish Perspective

Peter Moyle U.C. Davis Professor Emeritus of Fish Biology and an Associate Director, Center for Watershed Sciences James Hobbs Research Scientist, U.C. Davis Department of Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology

Why California’s Nitrate Problem Will Take Decades to Fix

The Delta Is Sinking: Scientists Think Planting Rice Will Help

Video: Toxic Taps – A Young California Mayor Fights for Clean Water

Bill Before California Legislature Could Help Supply Clean Water to All

Kirsten James Oversees the California Policy Program, Ceres

California’s Biggest Drought Success Story Came With a High Cost

Video: Toxic Taps: The Fight Over Funding for Clean Drinking Water Projects

Unlikely Allies Push Bill to Solve California Drinking Water Crisis

Clean Water Plan for Long-Suffering San Joaquin Valley Towns Derailed

Battle Looms as California Moves to Dedicate More Water to Fish

The California Drought Isn’t Over, It Just Went Underground

Video: Toxic Taps: California’s Water Crisis Hits Home in Rural Towns

Living in California’s San Joaquin Valley May Harm Your Health

T is for Toxic: Danger Lurking in California School Drinking Fountains

Getting to the Roots of California’s Drinking Water Crisis

Video: Toxic Taps: Why Small California Communities Face Unsafe Water

Allocating San Joaquin River Water to the Environment Shows Promise

Nine Experts To Watch on California Water Policy

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Chuck Winn Member of the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors

Don Nottoli Member of the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors

Sarge Green Water Management Specialist with the California Water Institute, California State University

Ellen Hanak Director, PPIC Water Policy Center

Brian Gray Senior Fellow, PPIC Water Policy Center

Leon Szeptycki Director, Water in the West

Barton “Buzz” Thompson Robert E. Paradise Professor in Natural Resources Law, Stanford Law School

Peter Moyle U.C. Davis Professor Emeritus of Fish Biology and an Associate Director, Center for Watershed Sciences

James Hobbs Research Scientist, U.C. Davis Department of Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology