By Evan Tuchinsky, Chico News & Review May 23, 20219 Barbara Vlamis is smiling. Often, the executive director of the Chico-based advocacy group AquAlliance wears a steely expression, as her work involves David-versus-Goliath battles against powerful interests—namely, government agencies and … Continue reading
Latest AquAlliance Comments on the Long-Term Water Transfers (6-Year Transfer Program) – click here to view Comments document
By Jonas Minton, Special to The Sacramento Bee February 5, 2019 Despite many high priority issues on his plate, one of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s first tests will be how he deals with California’s water challenges and opportunities. Unfortunately, in the … Continue reading
By Peter Gleick August 8, 2018 at 9:27 AM As if water and wildfire policies in the West weren’t contentious enough, President Trump decided to toss confused and ill-conceived tweets into the mix over the past few days, reigniting fights … Continue reading
From Mavens Notebook, Sept. 10, 2018: Food & Water Watch and Center for Food Safety served a lawsuit today to challenge the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California’s approval of $11 billion to fund the twin Delta Tunnels. The groups … Continue reading
By Susan Shelley | Los Angeles Daily News Published August 29, 2018 at 11:26 am On Thursday, August 30, at 8:00 a.m., an obscure committee in Sacramento will hold an informational hearing that will commit you, your children and your grandchildren to … Continue reading
From California Water Impact Network — Click here to view full article and links to other stories and documents. Brown Administration Plan Would Force Homeowners to Pay for Unneeded Water Project As the old adage has it, “You pays your money … Continue reading
By Alec Wilkinson, Esquire Magazine, 8.23.18 For eons, the earth has had the same amount of water—no more, no less. What the ancient Romans used for crops and Nefertiti drank? It’s the same stuff we bathe with. Yet with more … Continue reading
By Evan Tuchinsky March 8, 2018 Eight years ago, Barbara Vlamis launched AquAlliance, a Chico-based nonprofit that, according to its website, “formed to challenge threats to the hydrologic health of the northern Sacramento River watershed.” Vlamis, who’d spent the previous 17 … Continue reading
2.12.18: On the anniversary of the Oroville Dam disaster, Sacramento Valley citizens of all political stripes have retained a deep distrust of the California Department of Water Resources. This article from the Sacramento Bee describes the scenario that came close … Continue reading
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