About 800 to 1000 people rallied on the steps of the Capitol yesterday, urging Governor Brown to declare a drought and calling for the passage of a water bond this year. The event was organized by the California Latino Water...
In a letter to President Obama, Senator Feinstein, Senator Boxer, and Congressman Costa are calling on the President Obama to create a federal drought task force. California’s precarious water situation cannot be overstated, they write: “We have ahead of us...
The Planning and Conservation League, Sierra Club, Environmental Water Caucus, California Sportfishing Protection Alliance and other environmental organizations have sent a letter to Ms. Rain Emerson of the Bureau of Reclamation, objecting to the Environmental Assessment (EA) that was prepared...
From the Westlands Water District: “On Friday, January 03, 2014, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) conducted the first snow survey of the year. This survey confirms the severity of the water crisis. Snowpack measurements taken by DWR revealed...
Secretary John Laird issued the following statement: “California has just ended one of the driest years in recorded history in many areas. Today’s snowpack measurement was an abysmal 20 percent of normal. This is a clear call for all of...
