By David Guy The State Water Board today adopted another emergency curtailment and reporting regulation for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta watershed. With a series of dry years and a current water year having both the wettest and driest months we have seen; we appreciate the State Water Board’s efforts–despite the devastating water year in the … Continue reading “A Devastating Water Year in the Sacramento Valley! Yet, the California Water Rights is Working and Continually Improving”

By David Guy It may seem counterintuitive in this very dry year to be thinking and talking about floodplains; yet, these years highlight the importance of the floodplain in the Sacramento Valley and the opportunities we have in all years–including critically dry years–to reactivate our floodplains as part of ridgetop to river mouth water management. … Continue reading “Watch these Films! Floodplains Reconnected”

By Kevin O’Brien I’m not a farmer. I’m not a landowner in RD 108. I’m certainly not a member of the RD 108 Board of Trustees. But I have had a unique vantage point, over the past quarter century, to observe RD 108 in my role as District legal counsel.  I’ve been closely involved in some very … Continue reading “Keynote Remarks Honoring Reclamation District No. 108 on the 150th Anniversary of its Formation”

By Roger Cornwell, President RD 108 As far back as the 1870s, the people of Reclamation District 108 were faced with seemingly insurmountable challenges, but they always seemed to find a resolu­tion to the problem before them. From building levees to corral the mighty Sacramento River, to pumping out millions of gallons of floodwater from … Continue reading “Celebrating Reclamation District No. 108’s 150th Anniversary”