Category: Breaking News

From the Office of the Attorney General: California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has filed a lawsuit to block Westlands Water District (Westlands) from taking unlawful action to assist in the planning and construction of a project to raise the height of Shasta Dam. The project poses significant adverse effects on the free-flowing condition of the McCloud River and on its wild trout […]

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From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today is taking formal steps to withdraw proposed permits for the WaterFix project and begin a renewed environmental review and planning process for a smaller, single tunnel project that will protect a critical source of water supplies for California. Today’s actions implement Governor Gavin Newsom’s direction earlier this […]

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From the Department of Water Resources: “The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) today announced draft basin prioritization for 57 groundwater basins recently affected by basin boundary changes under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA). For more than 75 percent of these basins, the results are a confirmation of prioritizations established in 2015. “SGMA is a pillar of the department’s integrated, […]

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Petition alleges CEQA violations by Metropolitan Water District From the Imperial Irrigation District: On the same day President Trump signed the Drought Contingency Plan into law, Imperial Irrigation District filed a petition in Los Angeles Superior Court alleging violations of the California Environmental Quality Act by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. The petition calls on the court to […]

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South of Delta agriculture allocation raised to 65% From the Bureau of Reclamation: The Bureau of Reclamation Wednesday issued updated Central Valley Project South-of-Delta allocations for the 2019 contract year. This update reflects ongoing water supply improvements due to continued precipitation in March and early April. “This has been a great year for California’s water supply,” said Mid-Pacific Regional Director […]

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Effort Protects Environmentally Sensitive Waterways from Dredge and Fill Activities From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) today adopted rules to protect wetlands and other environmentally sensitive waterways throughout the state. More than 90 percent of California’s historic wetlands have been lost to development and other human activity. Wetlands are a […]

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Courtesy of Sacramento Valley Water, video of water flowing down the Oroville Spillway for the first time … From the Department of Water Resources .. ——————————————– Sign up for daily email service and you’ll always be one of the first to know! Sign up for daily emails and get all the Notebook’s aggregated and original water news content delivered to […]

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Snowpack is 162% of average statewide From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today conducted the fourth Phillips Station snow survey of 2019. The manual survey recorded 106.5 inches of snow depth and a snow water equivalent (SWE) of 51 inches, which is 200 percent of average for this location. Statewide, the Sierra Nevada snowpack […]

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