Author: Chris White

The severe droughts we have seen in recent years were yet another reminder of how critical it is to continually invest in new infrastructure to capture and store water to prepare for future dry years. At the same time, we also...

As the Executive Director of the San Joaquin River Exchange Contractors Water Authority, I want to provide an update on recent developments concerning our region’s Groundwater Sustainability Plans (GSPs) and our efforts to...

In California, our weather patterns can quickly shift from one extreme to another.  Just look at the last 10 years.  We’ve had five dry years—2014, 2015, 2020, 2021 and 2022—where the state and federal water supply...

The Central Valley and the western United States continue to face a significant drought, and we can expect more dry years in the future. It is critical that we come together to find solutions to this problem. At the same time,...

Just as the Central Valley Project allowed for the distribution of water throughout the region and led to the development of the Central Valley, today we need new public investments in water storage facilities, distribution...