Aug 18, 2016 Voices on Water ACWA Region 1 Hosts Russian River Water Supply System Tour by Dennis Mayo ACWA Region 1 hosted a Russian River Water System Supply Tour on August 5. The tour, which included visits at […] Read More
Aug 17, 2016 Voices on Water Historically Low San Luis Reservoir Highlights Broken Water System by Timothy Quinn If you need a sign that the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is broken, look no further than San Luis Reservoir. Despite […] Read More
Aug 3, 2016 Voices on Water “Stress Test” Results Are a Good News Story by Timothy Quinn On Tuesday, the State Water Resources Control Board released the first month of conservation data under new state rules that […] Read More
Jul 20, 2016 Voices on Water New Strategy on Delta Smelt a Step in the Right Direction by Timothy Quinn Over the past few months, California water has seen its share of policy shifts. This month brought a development that […] Read More
Jun 29, 2016 Voices on Water Threading the Needle on Conservation Messaging this Year by Timothy Quinn Thanks in large part to a unified effort by the water community, the State Water Resources Control Board adopted a […] Read More
May 19, 2016 Voices on Water Senate Bill Presents Opportunity to Redefine Federal, State Relationship on Water by Timothy Quinn Since passage of historic water legislation in 2009, the core tenet of California water policy is managing for the coequal […] Read More
May 5, 2016 Voices on Water It’s “Go Time” for Improving California’s Voluntary Water Market by Timothy Quinn As we have seen over the past few years, droughts have a way of spurring leadership on important policy issues. […] Read More
May 2, 2016 Voices on Water Conservation a Hot Topic as Water Community Converges on Monterey by Timothy Quinn As the water community gathers in Monterey this week, the State Water Board will be getting its monthly update in […] Read More
Mar 16, 2016 Voices on Water Boost in Flows Underscores Need for Delta Improvements by Timothy Quinn With a series of recent downpours sending huge volumes of water into rivers, streams and reservoirs, drought-weary Northern Californians are […] Read More
Jan 29, 2016 Voices on Water When it Comes to Drought Readiness, 2016 is a Far Cry from 1991 by Timothy Quinn In January 1991, local water managers were bracing for a fifth year of drought. Key reservoirs were at just 50% […] Read More
Jan 4, 2016 Voices on Water Proposed Emergency Urban Water Conservation Regulation Framework’s “No Stacking Rule” Could Undermine Regional Water Planning by Timothy Quinn On Dec. 21, State Water Resources Control Board staff lifted the curtain a bit and shared their initial thinking on […] Read More