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Charting the Course for Water: Washington’s Hirst Decision

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Co-Equal Benefits of Habitat Protection and Water Supply Security

During the recent multi-year drought, each of the the City of Ventura's supplies—groundwater, the Ventura...

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SWM Upstream: How Sustainable Water Management Is Changing the Way We Think About Water

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ESA Connects:
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November 25, 2019

CEQA Water Supply Assessment Changes: Show Me the Water

With the most recent CEQA updates that went into effect in 2019―the most comprehensive overhaul...

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September 25, 2019

California Supreme Court Rejects Challenges to EIR for Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project

The California Supreme Court, in a late-August decision, denied challenges to the sufficiency of the...

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Research Shows Nutrient Diet Improves Water Quality, Fishery Habitat

Across the globe, coastal zone management efforts have concluded that restoring fish populations often requires...

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Integrating Flood Management and Ecosystem Enhancement in California’s Central Valley

The Central Valley, an enormous landscape feature dominating the state of California, experiences devastating floods...

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Prop 1 Funding for Storage: Choosing Collaboration

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