From the Office of the Governor: Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order to enable local water agencies and other...
By Alistair Bland, Cal Matters State officials say the urgency to store more water has vanished as storms swell reservoirs....
From the American Geophysical Union Atmospheric rivers, which are long, narrow bands of water vapor, are becoming more intense and frequent with climate change. A new study demonstrates that a recently developed scale for atmospheric river intensity (akin to the...
From the State Water Resources Control Board: In late February, the State Water Resources Control Board approved a petition from...
For the State Water Resources Control Board: On March 9, 2023, the State Water Resources Control Board Executive Director issued...
From the California Water Impact Network (C-WIN): A coalition of environmental groups – the California Water Impact Network, the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, and AquAlliance – have submitted a notice of intent to sue the State Water Resources Control Board unless it rescinds...
State Water Board approves federal request to divert more than 600,000 acre-feet of water for wildlife refuges, underground storage, and...
By Lois Henry, SJV Water If the coming storm hits as predicted starting late Thursday, San Joaquin Valley flooding hot...
Groundwater plans, largely serving low-income Latino communities, were deemed inadequate for preventing dry wells and sinking land. By Alastair Bland, Cal Matters State water officials on Thursday rejected six local groundwater plans for the San Joaquin Valley, where basins providing...
By Lois Henry, SJV Water Six San Joaquin Valley groundwater agencies learned Thursday they could be subject to state enforcement...
From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today conducted the third snow survey of the...
California may move to take over groundwater basins after plans to sustainably manage groundwater fell short of state standards. By Natalie Hansen, Courthouse News Service California water authorities say some regional groundwater sustainability plans to control aquifers do not stack...
Department of Water Resources Will Transmit Six Basin Determinations to State Water Board, Beginning State Intervention Process From the Department...
At the January meeting of the California Water Commission, Keali’i Bright, Assistant Director of the Department of Conservation’s Division of...
By Jesse Vad, SJV Water More state money is flowing to the valley to take land out of production in an attempt to ease demand on groundwater. The state Department of Water Resources (DWR) is starting a new program called...