California Water Impact Network

"If implemented, Trump’s order will punish a broad array of stakeholders and devastate the largest and richest estuary in the western continental United States – all for the benefit of a few powerful agribusiness enterprises." Learn why ⬇️ c-win.org/blog/2025/1/27…

Following the catastrophic fires in Southern California, there has been an uptick in misinformation and disinformation about water availability and access. C-WIN is correcting the record and combatting this fake news misleading the public. Learn the facts: c-win.org/cwin-water-blo…

“To achieve water equity, we must first ensure that adjudication is equitable.” C-WIN engages in various adjudicatory forums to fight for your right to water in California. Learn how water adjudication works and what you can do to help support our work ⬇️ c-win.org/cwin-water-blo…

According to C-WIN's water policy experts "the draft State Water Resources Control Board Water Quality Control Plan for the San Francisco Bay / Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Watershed (WQCP) is both illegal and morally indefensible". Learn why ⬇️ c-win.org/blog/2025/1/8/…

“27 million ratepayers – fully two-thirds of California’s population – will be forced to foot the bill for a project that will provide them with little if any benefit.” Read C-WIN's post-election mission ⬇️ c-win.org/cwin-water-blo…

"Is the fresh river water that naturally flows through the Delta to San Francisco Bay and on to the Pacific Ocean wasted?" Find out ⬇️c-win.org/blog/2024/11/1…

How will the increasing rates of megafires in California affect water supplies and the presence of salmon and other native fish? Learn what to expect with the extension and amplification of fire season in the state ⬇️c-win.org/cwin-water-blo…

"Objections to a “single tunnel” Delta Conveyance Project (DCP) are a reprise of the problems that characterized the previous Peripheral Canal and the Twin Tunnels proposals." Learn more about this flawed proposal and its impact on your water resources ⬇️ c-win.org/cwin-water-blo…

Agriculture consumes about 34 million acre-feet of water a year, while urban usage accounts for only 8 million acre-feet. Curious how sustainable agriculture in California really is? Learn more about crop production’s impact on our water resources⬇️c-win.org/cwin-water-blo…

Why are almonds such a controversial crop? Find out how almond production is impacting water in California ⬇️ c-win.org/cwin-water-blo…

C-WIN submitted a letter of protest in response to a 55-year extension request misclassified as a “Minor Change” by the Department of Water Resources to complete the Delta Conveyance Project. Learn more ⬇️ c-win.org/cwin-water-blo…

"Once a resource is gone, the State is ultimately relieved of its duty to ensure our access to it." Read C-WIN's breakdown of the public trust doctrine and learn more about our work to protect Californians' right to public trust resources ⬇️ c-win.org/publictrustdoc…

“Reclamation missed an opportunity to provide an alternative where river restoration and reduced groundwater pumping produce a wide range of environmental and societal benefits,” stated water policy expert and C-WIN Board Member Max Gomberg. Learn more ⬇️ c-win.org/blog/2024/8/6/…

C-WIN joins a growing coalition of regional and state public interest groups opposing California Forever project–a proposal for a new city in Solano County. Learn more ⬇️ c-win.org/cwin-water-blo…

“Californians deserve better.” With no baseline conditions established, and insufficient analysis of tribal and environmental justice impacts, the DEIR has neglected its responsibility to protect the public trust. Read C-WIN’s comment letter to the DWR⬇️ c-win.org/cwin-water-blo…

“One Delta fish is already extinct, and now we’re poised to lose several more,” says fish and water reporter, lifelong angler, and environmental advocate, Dan Bacher. Learn more ⬇️ c-win.org/cwin-water-blo…

"Framing the issue as restoring salmon or keeping the lights on is a false choice. Our carbon reduction and ecosystem resilience actions can and must go hand-in-hand," states C-WIN's Max Gomberg. Check out the full article ⬇️ c-win.org/cwin-water-blo…

“While urban conservation is important, it’s just a drop in the bucket compared to the savings that could be realized by adjusting agribusiness allocations,” says C-WIN's water policy expert Max Gomberg. Learn more about this proposed regulation ⬇️ c-win.org/cwin-water-blo…

It’s been over 10 years since the Delta Reform Act was passed. So why is this ecosystem still on the brink of collapse? Get the full rundown on the Delta Reform Act ⬇️c-win.org/deltareformact

The State Water Board has finally admitted 500% more water has been promised than exists in California. Check out C-WIN's executive director Carolee Krieger's take on this overdue acknowledgement and its implications for the future of water management ⬇️ c-win.org/cwin-water-blo…