Month: July 2018

Delta Stewardship Council

July 28, 2018 239

From the Department of Water Resources Sustainable Groundwater Management Program: Basin Boundary Modifications Submission Period Extended to September The Department...

THIS JUST IN … California Department of Water Resources Finds Proposed WaterFix Project Consistent with the Delta Plan

Agency News

July 27, 2018 644

From the Delta Stewardship Council: The following certification of consistency with the Delta Plan for a covered action has been...

OROVILLE DAM SPILLWAYS CONSTRUCTION: Update for July 25 (with photos and videos)

July 25, 2018 979

From the Department of Water Resources: Today the Department of Water Resources (DWR) provided an update on construction-related activities for...

THIS JUST IN … Commission Approves Investing $2.7 Billion in Eight Water Storage Projects (Press Release)

CA Water Commission

July 24, 2018 1015

Proposition 1 Funds Conditionally Committed to Add 4.3 Million Acre-Feet of Storage Capacity From the California Water Commission: Eight proposed...

THIS JUST IN … Wetlands Preservation Foundation announces lawsuit against Department of Water Resources and The Nature Conservancy

Press Release/Notice

July 24, 2018 1881

Lawsuit Seeks to Address Fiscal and Environmental Mismanagement of Staten Island in the Delta From the Wetlands Preservation Foundation: “Wetlands...

STANFORD NEWS: Natural chromium sources threaten California groundwater, Stanford scientists find

Stanford University

News

July 23, 2018

Natural sources of the toxic form of chromium appear in wells that provide drinking water to a large population in...

The unintended consequences of water conservation

Best of the Notebook Notebook News and Features

July 18, 2018 6483

Dr. Kurt Schwabe discusses the impact of water conservation on recycled water; Yorba Linda Water District GM discusses effects of...

THIS JUST IN … Secretary Laird sends letter opposing riders to exempt Cal Water Fix and other water projects from judicial review

Notebook News and Features

July 17, 2018 823

“Any proposal to exempt water projects from judicial review would violate due process and undermine public confidence,” he writes. Secretary...

THIS JUST IN … Reps. McNerney and Garamendi offer amendments to protect California water rights and ensure tunnels comply with environmental laws

Elected Official

Delta Stewardship Council

July 17, 2018 708

Amendments to H.R. 6147 would strike language prohibiting lawsuits against California water projects including WaterFix Today, Congressmen Jerry McNerney (CA-09),...

THIS JUST IN … California Water Fix: Draft Delta Plan Certificate of Consistency posted

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

July 17, 2018 338

The Delta Reform Act, as implemented by the Delta Stewardship Council (DSC), requires a project proponent to certify through a Consistency Determination that proposed covered...

THIS JUST IN … California Water Fix Supplemental EIR/EIS released

Agency News

July 17, 2018 796

Public comment period open until September 17 From the Department of Water Resources: The California Department of Water Resources (DWR)...

WATER STORAGE INVESTMENT PROGRAM: California Water Commission prepares for the final round …

July 14, 2018 198

Commissioners to decide at July 24 meeting the funding for each project; Eligible amounts exceed the available amount by $146...

LAKE OROVILLE SPILLWAYS CONSTRUCTION: Update for July 11 – with photos and videos

July 11, 2018 436

From the Department of Water Resources: Today the Department of Water Resources (DWR) provided an update on construction-related activities for...

Successful Groundwater Sustainability Planning