Capital Insiders, Water

PCL Insider – March 2022

Facing California’s Once-In-A-Generation Water Crisis 2022 is shaping up to be another harsh year for California’s water supplies. With 87% of...

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Events, Symposium, Press Releases, Water, Reports

PCL released Recommendations at the Updating California Water Laws Panel

On Thursday, February 3rd, a group of preeminent water law and policy experts released their recommendations for updating California water law to address...

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Guest Blog, Symposium

A flood of ideas to deal with drought

PCL’s Environmental Symposium addressed responsible water use for California’s future By Alex Strack, PCL Water Policy Intern On February 1st, the Planning...

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Events, Symposium, Press Releases

Conservationists Set Sights on Sustainable Water Planning to Address Ongoing Drought

Planning and Conservation League’s Annual Legislative symposium, “Water for Life: Towards an Equitable and Sustainable Water Future for California”...

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Capital Insiders, Water

20% is Not Enough: Water Conservation in the Drought

Time for California to Embrace Water Conservation  by Bruce Reznik, PCL Executive Director Directives 1-3 of Governor Brown’s drought emergency proclamation...

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PCL in the Press

California drought: Water officials look to rules of ’70s

1/19/14 by the San Francisco Chronicle. The American River looks to Jonas Minton very much like it did nearly four decades ago when he took a kayak out into...

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PCL in the Press

What would a drought declaration mean?

1/15/14 by KXTV News 10. Water district officials, farmers and environmentalists think it’s just a matter of time before Gov. Brown declares a drought...

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Action Alerts, Legislation, Water

Unlikely Collaboration Pushing New Water Public Safety Standards

On Thursday, SB 918 (Pavley), co-sponsored by the Planning and Conservation League and Water ReUse and supported by an unlikely array of environmental groups...

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Press Releases, Water

Kicking the Habit: With Less Water Available From Delta, It’s Time to Invest in Regional Self-Sufficiency

Despite the recent storms, California can’t rely on record-setting water exports from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. That’s the message from the...

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