Page: March 22, 2023
Want to learn more about where your water comes from, and where it goes? Don’t miss the award-winning documentary, River’s End: California's Latest Water War, available on demand to rent or own on Amazon Prime, Apple TV, Google Play, and other major streaming platforms.
River's End will broadcast...
BK In The News: June 21, 2022
Promising up to 825,000 acre-feet a year of new water to protect endangered fish and thousands of acres of habitat improvements, the Newsom administration and others hailed the March announcement of a proposed voluntary agreement on Bay-Delta flows as the beginning of the end of California’s water...
BK In The News: May 24, 2022
Despite being surrounded by water, Bay Area residents are routinely told during dry years to take shorter showers, let lawns brown and slow the rush of water from their taps.
But as climate change prolongs drought and challenges local water supply, regional water managers are warning that none of...
BK In The News: April 7, 2022
California is in its third year of extreme drought. Given that, is it time to rethink California’s role as the breadbasket of the country? Agriculture brought in $49.1 billion to the state, nearly half of which was money made from exporting crops. But agriculture also uses 80% of the state’s water...
BK In The News: April 4, 2022
It's a major source of California's water supply and a vital habitat for fish, migratory birds and other species.
But the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta watershed is also a fragile ecosystem in decline, with human demands for water taking a harsh toll on the environment.
BK In The News: April 1, 2022
It’s a major source of California’s water supply and a vital habitat for fish, migratory birds and other species.
But the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta watershed is also a fragile ecosystem in decline, with human demands for water taking a harsh toll on the environment.
With a third year of...
Press Release: March 29, 2022
Governor Newsom's administration announced today a new timeline and a new price tag for divvying up the state’s water supplies among major water districts that provide for industrial agriculture in parts of the Central Valley. The state also submitted a required plan for managing Sacramento River...
Column: March 18, 2022
California lives in our collective imagination as the land of golden dreams and limitless opportunity. We think of sparkling beaches, rushing rivers and powdery mountains, gold nuggets lying on the ground for the taking, and a veritable Eden of farmland so fertile that its destiny must surely be to...
BK In The News: March 4, 2022
A new bill to eliminate the California agency responsible for enforcing water quality laws in the drought-plagued state is sending shock waves through environmental groups. The legislation from Sen. Melissa Hurtado (D-Sanger), whose district is home to farmers at the center of California's water...
Blog Post: July 21, 2021
Toxic algal blooms—which can make people sick and kill pets—are spreading fast in the Delta. Our patrol drone, Osprey, recently captured the footage above of the Stockton Marina (above), where plumes of sickly green algae have fanned out along the waterfront.
These poisonous microorganisms are...