C-WIN: Coming Clean: State Water Resources Control Board Finally Acknowledges “Paper Water” Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other January 10, 2024 753Figures in the Agency’s New Bay-Delta Plan Update Confirm What Water Reform Advocates Have Long Maintained: California Water Rights Claims...
DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: First dive survey of Lake Tahoe’s lakebed finds high amounts of plastic and other litter Elyse De Franco Press Release/Other January 3, 2024 424Scientists teamed up with nonprofit Clean Up the Lake to collect and analyze litter found on the bottom of Lake...
PRESS RELEASE: Baykeeper Sues Federal Agency for Failing to Meet Endangered Species Act Requirements Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other December 26, 2023 1327Fish and Wildlife Service Missed Congressional Deadlines to Protect Longfin Smelt From the San Francisco Baykeeper: San Francisco Baykeeper late...
PRESS RELEASE: Delta Counties Say Final Environmental Impact Report Notice of Determination is Disappointing, Deficient and Destructive Delta Counties Coalition Press Release/Other December 21, 2023From the Delta Counties Coalition: In response to Department of Water Resources (DWR) certifying the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and...
PRESS RELEASE: DWR Approves Sustainability Plans for the Madera Subbasin Maven Press Release/Other December 21, 2023 249From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR or Department) announced today that it has approved...
STATE WATER BOARD: Emergency regulation to ensure minimum flows for Scott, Shasta rivers Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other December 21, 2023 234From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board yesterday readopted an emergency curtailment regulation that...
PRESS RELEASE: Lawsuit: Sites Reservoir Proposal Threatens River, Climate, Fish Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other December 20, 2023 2200From the Center for Biological Diversity: Conservation and environmental justice groups filed a legal challenge today to the largest reservoir...
STATE WATER BOARD: State outlines pathway for more efficient permitting of coastal desalination plants Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other December 20, 2023 180Streamlining criteria part of state’s multipronged Water Supply Strategy This week, state agencies finalized the “Siting and Streamlining Report to...
PRESS RELEASE: Delta Counties Say Final Environmental Impact Report for the Delta Conveyance Project is Deficient and Won’t Address Climate Change Delta Counties Coalition Press Release/Other December 13, 2023From the Delta Counties Coalition: In response to Department of Water Resources’ release of a final Environmental Impact Report (EIR)...
STATEMENT: Delta Counties Say Final Environmental Impact Report for the Delta Conveyance Project is Deficient and Won’t Address Climate Change Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other December 13, 2023 305Delta Counties Say Final Environmental Impact Report for the Delta Conveyance Project is Deficient and Won’t Address Climate Change From the...
NEWS RELEASE: Agencies to advance historic Tuolumne River salmon habitat restoration program with leading California nonprofit Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other December 13, 2023 381Program commits more than $80 million for fish and wildlife habitat improvements Joint press release from the Modesto Irrigation District,...
PRESS RELEASE: Biden-Harris Administration announces several new water conservation agreements in California to protect the Colorado River system Bureau of Reclamation News Press Release/Other December 13, 2023 115Nearly $295 million from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda will conserve up to 643,000 acre-feet of water through 2025...
NEW REPORT: Escalating Water Risks Threaten U.S. Agriculture Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other December 12, 2023 93Pathways to climate-smart adaptation require urgent public-private support From the Environmental Defense Fund Deepening patterns of water scarcity and excess...
PRESS RELEASE: DWR releases final environmental impact report for Delta Conveyance Project Department of Water Resources (DWR) Press Release/Other December 8, 2023 652The updated project proposal aims to guard against water supply losses due to climate change, protecting clean and affordable water...
NEWS RELEASE: Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Agreement with Imperial Irrigation District to Save 100,000 Acre-Feet of Water in Colorado River System Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other December 1, 2023 159From the Department of the Interior: The Biden-Harris administration today announced an agreement with the Imperial Irrigation District (IID) that...