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PRESS RELEASE: State Lands Commission removes abandoned vessels in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta

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Water quality

June 7, 2025

From the State Lands Commission: The State Lands Commission has conducted the largest single-site commercial abandoned vessel abatement and site...

PRESS RELEASE: Coachella Valley water districts, Tribe reach water rights settlement

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Groundwater NewsWater rights and water law

June 5, 2025

Press release from Desert Water Agency The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD) and Desert...

PRESS RELEASE: Pebble Beach Golf Links to pursue first-in-nation Clean Water Act permit

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Water quality

May 30, 2025

Press release Pebble Beach Company, California Coastkeeper Alliance, The Otter Project, and Monterey Waterkeeper announce a historic alliance to enhance...

PRESS RELEASE: Chino Basin program accelerates to enhance local water supply reliability

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Policy and regulation

May 23, 2025

Press release from the Inland Empire Utilities Agency: Backed by regional partnerships, the Chino Basin Program (CBP/Program) continues to move...

PRESS RELEASE: Southern California water agencies issue strong support for Governor Newsom’s proposal to streamline Delta Conveyance Project approvals

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Delta Conveyance ProjectPolicy and regulation

May 22, 2025

The Inland Empire Utilities Agency (IEUA), Western Municipal Water District (Western Water), Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD), and Three Valleys...

PRESS RELEASE: Stormwater sampling effort in Eureka reveals high concentrations of salmon-killing toxins are being flushed directly from “big box” store parking lots into local waterways

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Water quality

May 22, 2025

AB 1313, currently under consideration in Sacramento, includes incentives to clean up runoff from large commercial properties Press release from...

PRESS RELEASE: Forever chemicals found in fish throughout San Francisco Bay

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Water quality

May 20, 2025

From the San Francisco Estuary Institute: Ten species of popular fish to eat from San Francisco Bay may contain dangerous...

PRESS RELEASE: California Water Association unveils strategic framework for water affordability amid rising infrastructure demands

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Policy and regulation

May 20, 2025

From the California Water Association: As California confronts rising infrastructure demands and the pressing need for equitable water access, the...

NOTICE: Department of Pesticide Regulation Proposes regulations to update its groundwater protection list, identifying the pesticides with potential to pollute groundwater

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ANNOUNCEMENTSGroundwater News

May 17, 2025

From the Department of Pesticide Regulation: The California Department of Pesticide Regulation is accepting public comments on proposed regulations released...

PRESS RELEASE: Northern California fishermen and farmers collaborate to boost number of salmon spawning in the Sacramento River

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Fish and wildlife

May 16, 2025

The Net Pen Project puts hatchery juvenile salmon in river water to decrease straying Approximately 540,000 Sacramento fall-run juvenile salmon...

CA WATER FOR ALL: New Research Shows Billions in Economic Risk from Continued State Inaction on Water Supply

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Policy and regulation

May 15, 2025

Findings reinforce urgent need for SB 72 to ensure long-term water security for California Press release from CA Water for...

PRESS RELEASE: The urgent need for groundwater management in the Indian Wells Valley

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Groundwater News

May 12, 2025

Critical declines in several basins prompted state legislation to ensure water availability Press release from the Indian Wells Valley Groundwater...

PRESS RELEASE: Kern County supervisors look to support local groundwater management

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Groundwater NewsPolicy and regulation

May 5, 2025

Press release from the Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority: In recognition that the county’s groundwater supply continues to face severe...

PRESS RELEASE: Local agencies condemn IEUA’s rushed rate hike vote, cite lack of transparency and accountability; UPDATED with response from IEUA

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Planning and management

April 22, 2025

Joint press release In a stunning disregard for public opposition and local economic realities, the Inland Empire Utilities Agency (IEUA)...

PRESS RELEASE: Indian Wells Valley Water District adjudication allows Meadowbrook Dairy and Searles Valley Minerals to challenge Navy water rights

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Groundwater News

April 21, 2025

Press release from the Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority: Through its adjudication efforts filed in 2021 against all water users...