CA has a long way to go to modernize its water rights system, but we've made some recent progress. Read about the latest legislation and some of what we hope to see next: ppic.org/blog/new-progr….

Find out if domestic wells & small water systems near you are accessing #groundwater that does not meet primary drinking water standards. We have a map for that. Check out our Aquifer Risk Map: bit.ly/3Is4UTb

This past Saturday, our volunteers removed over 3,000 pounds of trash from the Santa Ana-Delhi channel! 🥳 This waterway leads directly into Upper Newport Bay, SoCal's largest remaining natural estuary, so it is imperative that debris gets removed before it can wash downstream.

Come work with the Water Boards and take the lead on key groundwater issues as Director of our Office of Sustainable Groundwater Management. Application deadline is Jan. 8. Apply here: bit.ly/41ovofS

Central Coast communities are suffering from polluted groundwater, and California is failing to act. Check out this explanation of the fight to stop the over-application of nitrogen fertilizers that pollute our drinking water, waterways, and coastline: bit.ly/3RpvWO9.

After a decade of advocacy, today California made a landmark decision to adopt the nation’s first comprehensive Direct Potable Reuse regulations. Now, all CA communities have the tools necessary to reuse all of their wastewater into drinking #cawater resources.

A decade of advocacy and leadership from Sean Bothwell and CA Waterkeepers made this possible. Great news!

State Water Board recently approved regs for turning wastewater to high-quality drinking #water. Called "direct potable reuse", the process enables water systems to generate climate-resilient water sources & reduce #wastewater discharged to rivers/ocean. bit.ly/484AMXX

The Klamath River dam removal project-the largest river restoration project in American History-has begun! Project will restore aquatic ecosystems, improve the resilience of habitat, and mitigate the effects of ongoing drought in the Klamath Basin. More: bit.ly/41X1y2l

Did you know that CA developed 1st regs in U.S. to address use of recycled water for agricultural irrigation in 1918? More recently, CA approved regs for use of recycled water for high-quality drinking #water. More info: bit.ly/484AMXX

⬇️Click the link below to 🎧listen🎧 to our podcast. @_HeatherCooley, Sean Bothwell & @CAWaterBoards's Darrin Polhemus talked about CA's new approach to wastewater recycling and its potential to ensure a consistent water supply with Mina Kim 김미나. link.chtbl.com/Br5HJ31c

Thrilled my legislation to advance protections for California's native salmon and the $500 million fishing industry that relies upon it has been approved in committee | CA Water Research CA Waterkeepers Friends of the River

“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 🌎🏡

#Sonoma court issues LANDMARK RULING to protect the #RussianRiver from excessive #groundwater pumping. The victory is a huge step toward keeping water flowing in the Russian River and rivers statewide. #cawater

Court orders California county to ensure groundwater pumping doesn't harm streams and fish latimes.com/environment/st…

A court has ordered Sonoma County to ensure groundwater pumping doesn’t harm streams and fish. “Our biggest goal is to bring the watershed into balance.” Sean Bothwell⁩ latimes.com/environment/st…

Less than two years ago, the Supreme Court stripped the federal Clean Water Act of the many strong protections it offered to waters within California. I introduced #SB601 to fill this void left by Sackett v EPA and protect access to clean water in California.

The health of California streams and wetlands is more vulnerable than ever - it's time we act to protect these important parts of our water system. #SB601 calmatters.org/environment/20… CA Waterkeepers Defenders of Wildlife California Environmental Voters NRDC 🌎🏡

The Right to Clean Water Act (SB 601) passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee! Thanks to all the Senators supporting California’s right to protect itself against water pollution especially after the Sacket v. EPA SCOTUS Decision ✅🤩🎉