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By Ashley Boren, Executive Director, Sustainable Conservation The Problem In California, more than 350 species are listed as threatened or endangered, 90% of wetlands and riparian areas have been lost, and 2/3 of assessed waterways have poor water quality. There’s a critical need for more projects that restore degraded habitat, improve water quality and save … Continue reading “Advancing Aquatic Habitat Restoration in California”

Ralph Gorrill was one of those astute types, he could see a problem and know the answer would be found at the tip of his drafting pencil. A builder seemingly at birth, it was only fitting that he would be nose deep into those back-breaking, 50-pound text books at the University of California, Berkeley. It … Continue reading “When Life Gives You Clay, Build a Legacy – Gorrill Family”

By Sean Bigley, Acting Water Utility Manager, City of Roseville Increasingly, water management in California is a balancing act where solutions must knit together the needs of people, industry, farming, species and the environment. Managing water to benefit these multiple uses is hard enough if water was a stationary resource – but it’s not. Especially … Continue reading “Roseville seizes opportunity of wet winter with groundwater banking”

The Northern California Water Association (NCWA) at its Annual Meeting in Chico on March 1st recognized several outstanding leaders for their respective roles in the Sacramento Valley and throughout California to both serve and protect water for multiple beneficial uses. Click the links below to see the awards. Homer Lundberg, who has served on multiple … Continue reading “Water Leaders Recognized at the NCWA Annual Meeting”