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Best management practices for implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act due by end of year; A look at the...
Late Friday night, the Senate passed the Water Resources Development Act, a bill that contained controversial California water provisions. Here’s what legislators and organizations are saying about the passage of the bill. Senator Feinstein’s press releases come first, followed by...
From the Los Angeles Times: “Over Sen. Barbara Boxer’s objections, the Senate voted 78 to 21 Friday evening to pass...
From the office of Congressman Jim Costa: Today, Rep. Jim Costa (CA-16) released the following statement after the U.S. House...
The Bay Delta Science Conference, held in November in Sacramento, brought together more than a thousand scientists, engineers and resource managers to exchange ideas, learn about problem-solving science, and explore creative solutions to the Delta’s and San Francisco Bay’s myriad...
Protection of the Bay-Delta ecosystem is at a pivotal point. The system has endured devastating drought cycles and often competing...
Metropolitan’s Special Committee on the Bay-Delta held its last meeting of the calendar year on November 17, 2016. The majority...
Costa Applauds Introduction of Bill Language to Fix California’s Broken Water System From the Office of Congressman Jim Costa: Today, Rep. Jim Costa (CA-16) released the following statement after the Water Infrastructure Improvements Act for the Nation (WIIN) Act was...
Rider threatens Flint funding, CA Bay Delta, and wildlife From Defenders of Wildlife: Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Representative Kevin...
Bill includes both long-term, short-term provisions; $558 million for storage, desalination, recycling, fish, wildlife protection programs; and Fully complies with...
This morning, the Sacramento Bee posted a commentary written by Ellen Hanak, Jeff Mount, and Brian Gray outlining a ‘grand compromise’ for the Delta that proposes a single tunnel, focusing on more broader ecological management rather than single species approach,...
On Tuesday, the Department of Water Resources announced a State Water Project initial allocation of 20%. Here’s what agencies and...
From the Department of Water Resources, State Water Board, and other state agencies: Working to make water conservation a way...
Drought Continues Despite Early-Season Rainfall Still early in California’s rainy season, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) today announced its initial water allocation for 2017 of 20 percent of the requests by the 29 public agencies served by the State...