Month: November 2017

November 29, 2017 1234

The update to the California Water Plan will be a much shorter and more succinct document than it’s predecessors –...

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Website announcements

November 28, 2017 30

Dear Reader, When it comes to California’s water issues, you understand the importance of unbiased reporting. Whether it is coverage...

DWR’S SUSTAINABLE GROUNDWATER PGM NEWS: Draft BMP on sustainable groundwater management criteria available for comment; Schedule for basin boundary modification requests

November 24, 2017 126

From the Department of Water Resources, Sustainable Groundwater Management Program: DWR Seeks Public Comment on New Draft Best Management Practice...

ANNOUNCEMENT: Update on water measurement requirements

November 22, 2017 321

From the State Water Resources Control Board: If you currently divert between 10 and 100 acre-feet per year, the deadline...

STATE WATER PROJECT UPDATE: Oroville spillways construction overview, subsidence along the California Aqueduct; DWR’s GHG reduction plan

November 21, 2017 604

The nine-member California Water Commission has been given a number of responsibilities as dictated by the California Water Code; one...

CALIFORNIA WATER FIX: Ruling letter for November 20

November 21, 2017 127

From the California Water Fix hearing team at the State Water Resources Control Board: “The ruling contained herein addresses a...

ANNOUNCEMENT: Reclamation schedules public informational meeting for proposed Trinity River winter flows from Lewiston Dam

November 18, 2017 37

From the Bureau of Reclamation: The Trinity River Restoration Program will host a public informational meeting on Nov. 30 on...

New PPIC Report: A New Approach to Accounting for Environmental Water: Insights from the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta

Press Release/Other

November 14, 2017 137

From the PPIC Water Center: How water is apportioned to California’s cities, farms, and the environment can lead to conflict...

CALIFORNIA WATER FIX: Ruling on issues concerning supplemental notices of intent to appear

November 14, 2017 64

From the State Water Board’s Cal WaterFix hearing team: “We required parties that previously submitted a notice of intent to...

ANNOUNCEMENT: Sustainable Groundwater Management Program Updates: New draft BMPs, guidance documents for engagement and communication released

November 9, 2017 209

From the Department of Water Resources Sustainable Groundwater Management Program: New Draft Best Management Practice Released DWR has released the...

ANNOUNCEMENT: California Water Fix Ruling Letter, November 8th

November 9, 2017 146

From the State Water Resources Control Board’s Cal Water Fix hearing team: This ruling addresses questions raised by parties during...

METROPOLITAN’S BAY DELTA COMMITTEE: Update on Cal Water Fix cost and benefit allocation discussions for State Water Project contractors

November 8, 2017 851

Plan to allocate the costs and benefits of the California Water Fix project among State Water Project contractors begins to...

Delta Stewardship Council begins development of an ecosystem amendment to the Delta Plan

Conservation groups & coalitions

November 7, 2017 536

The planned amendment to the Delta Plan’s Chapter 4 will incorporate new scientific information developed since 2013 At the time...

THIS JUST IN … California Fisheries Groups Sue State for Failure to Protect Impaired Waterways