By Jim Peifer California recently marked a landmark moment with the passage of SB 659, known as the Water Supply Solutions Act of 2023. The act signals a pivotal shift in the state’s approach to water management, placing a greater focus on groundwater as the state’s climate change champion. The Sites off stream reservoir project on the … Continue reading “Marking Another Landmark Moment in Groundwater Sustainability”

By Todd Manley The Water Forum is implementing another project in the American River to provide spawning and rearing habitat for Chinook Salmon. Work on the Upper River Bend Phase 1 Project at Ancil Hoffman Park began in August and is expected to be completed by the end of October.            The project … Continue reading “New Project Underway in the American River to Benefit Salmon”

By David Guy As we move into October and the new water year in California, we are thrilled to be starting the water year with robust surface supplies as our reservoirs are generally at their maximum levels. The Central Valley Project (CVP) begins the 2024 water year with total reservoir storage of 8.17 million acre-feet, more than … Continue reading “Happy New Water Year: The Blessing of Full Reservoirs for 2024”

At just eight years old, Andy was set free into the woods. To be clear he wasn’t abandoned. This was the early 1980s and kids were given immense freedom to explore the outdoors on their own accord. Spared from the fears of parents today, the brown-haired boy with dust coated jeans and a t-shirt would … Continue reading “The Perfect Combination, Andy Fecko “