Whew! It looks as the current series of ☁️storms 🌧️ is mostly done, but more rain is in the forecast for parts of California this week. Remember to turn off your sprinkler systems. #AtmosphericRiver

Congratulations, Jenn! We couldn't be happier about Governor Newsom's appointment of Jenn Eckerle as the Deputy Secretary for Oceans and Coastal Policy at California Natural Resources Agency and as OPC's Executive Director! Read the full press release ➡️ bit.ly/OPC-JE

We've got big plans for 2023. Read more about what we are prioritizing this year on our blog: bit.ly/3vYZQ1f.

Los Angeles has "the most advanced and forward-looking water resilience program in the nation," says Los Angeles Times Editorial Board, but there are opportunities for a more integrated program to address the need for water in the face of climate change: latimes.com/opinion/story/….

California's recent storms hit oyster farms hard during a time when many were still struggling to recover from the pandemic. Why? Because runoff from agricultural fields and homes put too much bacteria in the water to harvest the shellfish: latimes.com/california/sto…

If Governor Gavin Newsom is so concerned about "wasting" #stormwater out to the #ocean, then he probably shouldn't have VETOED our bill last year (AB 2106) to require commercial property to help capture stormwater and reuse it as a #cawater resource! bit.ly/3IsRBlk

Happy World Water Day! 💧 Water is essential for life, and we must all do our part to conserve it for future generations. Join us in raising awareness for #WorldWaterDay and taking action to ensure clean, safe water for all. #WaterIsLife #ProtectOurWaterways #CleanWaterForAll

Grateful to my colleagues on the Assembly Committee on ES&TM for unanimously approving my bill, AB 753, to ensure impacted communities receive pollution remediation investment from state water boards | everythingsouthcity.com/2023/03/papan-… | CA Waterkeepers San Francisco Baykeeper 🌊 @saveSFbay SF Estuary Partnership

.NOAA Fisheries finds that the #endangered #steelhead populations in California warrant continued protection as an endangered species due to the threats of #dams, low flows, excessive #groundwater pumping, and #6PPD, a toxic chemical found in tires. bit.ly/3NuDyP0 #AB756

Today, we are participating in a California Water Boards workshop on the alarming concerns of #OceanAcidification and #HarmfulAlgae.

Land-based #nutrient #pollution from #wastewater discharges are causing #OceanAcidification hot spots and making our ocean inhabitable for 3 months of the year annually. #ClimateChange #CleanWaterAct

#HarmfulAlgaeBlooms have quadrupled over the last 5 years!

Tahoe CA Waterkeeper legal retreat! San Diego Coastkeeper Orange County Coastkeeper LA Waterkeeper Russian Riverkeeper

Breaking News! Assembly Bill 753 (Diane Papan) passed its biggest hurdle today and advanced to the Senate Floor! It’s time the California Water Boards sends #cawater enforcement fines back to the community harmed by the violation!

Assembly Bill 753 overwhelmingly passed both houses of the #CaLegislature. Now is the time to ask Gavin Newsom to sign AB 753: gov.ca.gov/contact/ | We must send polluter fines BACK to impacted communities to clean up polluted waterways | Surfrider California Acterra #ClimateAction

Congratulations to Assemblymember Diane Papan for this critical piece of legislation now sitting on Gavin Newsom's desk. Our most disadvantaged communities in California deserve clean water, and a system that holds polluters accountable.

.California Water Boards know #BIPOC are “overrepresented in the neighborhoods that are the most environmentally degraded”. That's why we're calling on Gavin Newsom to SIGN #AB753, to invest enforcement fines back to the communities that need them the most! shorturl.at/dejLX

.California Water Boards find BIPOC "communities lack access to parks and green infrastructure.” Gavin Newsom please sign #AB753 to address historic racial inequality by returning #cawater fines back to EJ communities with a priority for green infrastructure. shorturl.at/jIZ79

“The California Water Boards new conservation timelines are the lowest common denominator. Instead of crafting a reg that assists a few systems in need, the State Board lowered the bar for everyone, leaving California vulnerable,” - Cody Phillips, Staff Attorney shorturl.at/yzPSX

A coalition of environmental groups are urging the state to act. Sean Bothwell: "It’s not just coming from global climate change. It’s also coming from our land-based sources of pollution. And we can address that." latimes.com/environment/ne… NRDC 🌎🏡