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By Reagan Denny Northern California is home to nearly four million people, from downtown Sacramento to mountain towns to small farming communities. Of those four million, approximately 600,000 are living in disadvantaged communities. For the past decade, the Legislature and Governor have implemented various policies to support disadvantaged communities in California, ensuring these communities have … Continue reading “Disadvantaged Communities in Northern California”

The Northern California Water Association applauds Governor Newsom’s announcement today to accelerate new water supplies throughout California to serve people, farms, recreation and fish and wildlife. The dry years in California have shown that expanding and modernizing our water infrastructure in California is a must-do for California’s future. This modern infrastructure includes maximizing the use … Continue reading “A Call for Improved Water Infrastructure in California”

Commentary Published August 9, 2022 by Maven’s Notebook Commentary by Jim Peifer, Executive Director of the Regional Water Authority, and David Guy, President of the Northern California Water Association As another serious drought grips California, we are again confronted with hard truths. One is this: California needs more water storage during these challenging years. This simple fact … Continue reading “Groundwater Beneath Sacramento Valley Offers Hope in Dry Times”

By Bruce Houdesheldt, Director of Water Quality This summer the typically verdant landscape of the Sacramento Valley has taken on the ochre color of the smoke from a forest fire.  The landscape has far less water available this year, with farmland fallowed and the iconic waterfowl of the Pacific Flyway and threatened Giant Garter Snakes … Continue reading “Working Together to Ensure Drinking Water in the Sacramento River Basin in a Dry Year: The North State Drinking Water Solutions Network”