Yesterday, Congressman David Valadao, along with fellow Republicans and Democrat Jim Costa, introduced the Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015. (Click here for press release.) Here are reactions from legislators and organizations: Northern delegation statement on House...
Prior to the passage of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act last fall, groundwater disputes were typically resolved through groundwater adjudications – a lengthy and expensive process by most accounts, but with the new legislation setting up a process for managing...
Statement of Sacramento River Settlement Contractors Revised Sacramento River Operations Plan: “The Sacramento River Settlement Contractors (SRSC’s), representing approximately 450,000 acres in the western Sacramento Valley, are evaluating the revised Central Valley Project (CVP) operations plan for the remainder of...
From the State Water Contractors: The State Water Contractors (SWC) filed a complaint today requesting the State Water Resources Control Board take action to protect State Water Project releases from unlawful diversions in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta (Delta). Every day...
From the State Water Resources Control Board: With drought conditions continuing into the summer months, the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) announced today that there is insufficient water available for senior water right holders with a priority...
