Press Release/Notice

July 17, 2024

Visit the Water Shelf main page By Julie Greene, Island Press Flooding in California. Drought and famine in the Horn...

THIS JUST IN … Judge issues Temporary Restraining Order against State Water Resources Control Board

July 16, 2024

From the Kings County Farm Bureau: On Monday, July 15, 2024, Kings County Superior Court Superior Judge Ciuffini issued a...

PRESS RELEASE: Capture6 breaks ground on Project Monarch in Palmdale, CA

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Planning and management

June 20, 2024

“Project Monarch” is expected to save the District in lifetime brine management costs from the first-of-its-kind facility.” Press release from...

THIS JUST IN … Court halts DWR’s geotechnical work for controversial Delta tunnel project

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Delta Conveyance Project

June 20, 2024

Press release from attorneys Osha Meserve, Roger Moore, and Thomas Keeling: Today, the Sacramento County Superior Court enjoined geotechnical investigations...

NOTICE: Sacramento Regional Water Bank Notice of Public Scoping and Comment Period

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

June 19, 2024

From the Sacramento Regional Water Authority: The Regional Water Authority (RWA) is proposing to establish the Sacramento Regional Water Bank...

PRESS RELEASE: Groundwater accounting platform offers data-driven solution for the American West

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Groundwater News

May 28, 2024

From the Environmental Defense Fund: As the American West faces intensifying water challenges, water managers, landowners, and water users are...

PRESS RELEASE: Analysis: State Water Board’s Proposal to Water Down Urban Water Conservation Regulation Leaves Calif. at Risk of Shortages

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Policy and regulation

March 15, 2024

Total water savings through conservation will not drop below current levels until 2035 From the Conserve 4 CA Coalition: Earlier...

PRESS RELEASE: Arizona, California, Nevada propose new approach for post-2026 Colorado River operations

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Colorado River

March 6, 2024

Alternative addresses the impacts of drought and climate change through a holistic and sustainable approach to the coordinated operations of...

PRESS RELEASE: US Forest Service Chief allows company to drain water from San Bernardino National Forest. Taxpayers demand answers

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Water rights and water law

February 16, 2024

Activists forced to deliver petition to US Forest Service staff on sidewalk when barred entry to headquarters office in DC...

THIS JUST IN … Court sides with counties and agencies, dismissing DWR’s attempt to “validate” bond resolutions to finance controversial Delta tunnel project

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Delta Conveyance Project

January 17, 2024

Press release on behalf of the counties of San Joaquin, Contra Costa, Solano, Yolo, Butte and Plumas, and related water...

NOW AVAILABLE: The California Data Collaborative (CaDC) has launched the Urban Water Use Objective (UWUO) Easy Report

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

December 15, 2023

From the California Data Collaborative The California Data Collaborative (CaDC) has launched the Urban Water Use Objective (UWUO) Easy Report, an...

NEWS RELEASE: Agencies to advance historic Tuolumne River salmon habitat restoration program with leading California nonprofit

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Ecosystems

December 13, 2023

Program commits more than $80 million for fish and wildlife habitat improvements Joint press release from the Modesto Irrigation District,...

NEW REPORT: Escalating Water Risks Threaten U.S. Agriculture

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Agriculture Reports

December 12, 2023

Pathways to climate-smart adaptation require urgent public-private support From the Environmental Defense Fund Deepening patterns of water scarcity and excess...

NEW BOOK: Water For All: Global Solutions for a Changing Climate by David Sedlak

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WATER SHELF

November 24, 2023

A fresh look at the world’s water crises, and the existing and emerging solutions that can be used to solve...

PRESS RELEASE: Court Grants Preliminary Injunction to Keep Water in the Kern River

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Water rights and water law

October 30, 2023

Press release from Water Audit California Today, the Kern County Superior Court granted Water Audit California’s and other joint plaintiffs’...

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NEW BOOK: Water Management: Prioritizing Justice and Sustainability

THIS JUST IN … Judge issues Temporary Restraining Order against State Water Resources Control Board

PRESS RELEASE: Capture6 breaks ground on Project Monarch in Palmdale, CA

THIS JUST IN … Court halts DWR’s geotechnical work for controversial Delta tunnel project

NOTICE: Sacramento Regional Water Bank Notice of Public Scoping and Comment Period

PRESS RELEASE: Groundwater accounting platform offers data-driven solution for the American West

PRESS RELEASE: Analysis: State Water Board’s Proposal to Water Down Urban Water Conservation Regulation Leaves Calif. at Risk of Shortages

PRESS RELEASE: Arizona, California, Nevada propose new approach for post-2026 Colorado River operations

PRESS RELEASE: US Forest Service Chief allows company to drain water from San Bernardino National Forest. Taxpayers demand answers

THIS JUST IN … Court sides with counties and agencies, dismissing DWR’s attempt to “validate” bond resolutions to finance controversial Delta tunnel project

NOW AVAILABLE: The California Data Collaborative (CaDC) has launched the Urban Water Use Objective (UWUO) Easy Report

NEWS RELEASE: Agencies to advance historic Tuolumne River salmon habitat restoration program with leading California nonprofit

NEW REPORT: Escalating Water Risks Threaten U.S. Agriculture

NEW BOOK: Water For All: Global Solutions for a Changing Climate by David Sedlak

PRESS RELEASE: Court Grants Preliminary Injunction to Keep Water in the Kern River