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Ringside: Politics and the Cost for Water Infrastructure

July 3, 2025 2:55 amJuly 3, 2025 2:56 am

When it comes to building water supply infrastructure, even if regulations are streamlined and litigation is contained, there are massive costs. Quantifying these variables is something we have focused on a great deal, most recently “The Economics of the Delta...

Ringside: How to Add 10 Million Acre Feet Per Year to California’s Water Supply

April 30, 2025 3:52 pmApril 30, 2025 3:52 pm

There is a good chance that a Californian is going to be nominated to become the new Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation. One source of opposition to his confirmation could be senators representing states that share with California the...

Ringside: Fast-Track Dredging to Save the Delta

April 3, 2025 3:30 amApril 3, 2025 3:31 am

Governor Newsom’s priority constituency is now located outside of California and shaded purple, and a new team occupies the White House that is as red as red can be. So it is probably safe to say that even here in...

Ringside: Ways California Can Have Abundant Water

October 31, 2024 2:58 amOctober 31, 2024 2:59 am

A few years ago a group of volunteers, myself included, attempted to qualify a state ballot initiative called “The Water Infrastructure Funding Act.” Those of us involved with this project remain convinced that had it qualified for the ballot and...

Sites Reservoir Project Appellate Court Victory Over Environmental Groups

September 21, 2024 3:00 amSeptember 21, 2024 3:01 am

The Sites Reservoir project moved forward on Friday following an appellate court agreeing with California and the Sites Project Authority, rejecting a CEQA lawsuit against the Sites Reservoir project. While the Sites Reservoir had been proposed off and on since...

Ringside: More Water Supply Requires Industry Unity

September 4, 2024 2:30 pmSeptember 4, 2024 2:37 pm

Probably the most consequential and controversial water policy decisions in California involve how much water to pump out of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and into southbound aqueducts, and we’re in the middle of another one right now. For the last...

Ringside: An Overview of California’s Water Economy

July 13, 2024 10:06 amJuly 13, 2024 10:06 am

If energy powers civilization, water gives it life. One of the biggest challenges of our time is to develop the means to deliver both of these essentials in abundance, while also keeping them affordable and ecologically sustainable. We believe this...