January 2016

California Weather Blog: Strong Southern California storm on Sunday, then drier interlude across California

January 31, 2016 156

From Daniel Swain at the California Weather Blog: “A pretty big storm is headed for Southern California this evening, yet...

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Public Comment Period for Water Storage Investment Program Regulations

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Press Release/Other

January 29, 2016 221

From the California Water Commission: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for proposed regulations regarding the California Water Commission’s Water Storage Investment...

Legal panel: You Mean Just Having a Water Right Isn’t Good Enough?

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Best of the Notebook Notebook News and Features

January 28, 2016 1455

How the ESA, Streambed Alteration Agreements, and the Clean Water Act Are All Curtailing the Exercise of Water Rights Recent...

California Water 2.0: Department officials chart their progress on the California Water Action Plan

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Notebook News and Features

January 27, 2016 440

Felicia Marcus, Mark Cowin, Gordon Burns, and Chuck Bonham discuss their department’s roles and progress on implementation of the California...

California Water 2.0: Administration secretaries highlight accomplishments, look ahead

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Notebook News and Features

January 26, 2016 129

Secretaries Laird, Rodriquez, and Ross share their vision for continued implementation of the California Water Action Plan Earlier this month,...

More reactions … House Republicans response to Feinstein drought legislation; Delta Counties Coalition on Governor Brown’s State of the State; C-WIN on San Luis Drainage Resolution Act

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Press Release/Other

January 26, 2016 382

Batting clean-up on reactions … House Republicans on Senator Feinstein’s drought relief legislation … From the office of Congressman Kevin...

This just in … Bureau of Reclamation Outlines Water Year 2016 Central Valley Project Water Supply Conditions

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Press Release/Other

January 22, 2016 810

From the Bureau of Reclamation: In preparation for the initial 2016 water supply allocation announcement later this winter, the Bureau...

Legislators and organizations respond to Governor Brown’s State of the State address

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Press Release/Other

January 22, 2016 229

Yesterday, Governor Brown delivered his State of the State address, focusing some attention on levees, climate change, and of course,...

This just in … Feinstein Releases Discussion Draft of California Drought Relief Bill

Legislator/Elected Official

Press Release/Other

January 21, 2016 1018

Complies with all environmental laws, biological opinions; includes both long-term, short-term provisions From Senator Feinstein’s office: Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)...

This just in … Governor Brown addresses infrastructure, water, and climate change in 2016 State of the State address

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Notebook News and Features

January 21, 2016 466

This morning, Governor Brown delivered his State of the State address to the legislature; the Governor’s office has released the...

This just in … Department of Water Resources identifies 21 groundwater basins as critically overdrafted

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Agency News

January 21, 2016 1078

From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has identified 21 groundwater basins and subbasins in...

USGS: The Role of Snowpack, Rainfall, and Reservoirs in Buffering California Against Drought Impacts

USGS

News

January 20, 2016

How reservoirs, snowpack and rainfall help California survive droughts. California’s vast reservoir system, fed by annual snow- and rainfall, plays...