Legislative staff excited as they enter Satan’s Cesspool rapid on the South Fork American River. By Gary Link, NCWA Legislative Affairs Director “Water is life.” Bryce Lundberg, NCWA Annual Meeting, March 2022 Safe clean drinking water, water to nurture life sustaining food for a growing human population, water for wildlife, water for floodplains, water for … Continue reading “Whitewater Rafting from Ridgetop to River Mouth: Seeing the Multiple Benefits of California Water”

By  David Guy, Northern California Water Association        Tim Johnson, California Rice Commission A briefing earlier this week painted the picture of the devastating impacts the multi-year drought has had on the west-side of the Sacramento Valley, including the impacts on farmers, communities, water suppliers and fish and wildlife. There was also discussion … Continue reading “A Picture of the Devastating Impacts of the Drought in the Sacramento Valley”

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”