The Stockton East Water District and the California Department of Water Resources filed a 180-day temporary water right permit application...
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. The reversal is a victory for environmentalists, but they say the damage to salmon and native fish is already done....
From the American Geophysical Union Atmospheric rivers, which are long, narrow bands of water vapor, are becoming more intense and...
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 an order modifying a February 21, 2023 Order that approved a temporary urgency change petition to modify requirements included in...
From the California Water Impact Network (C-WIN): A coalition of environmental groups – the California Water Impact Network, the California Sportfishing...
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 spots – and some new ones thanks to subsidence – could be swamped. It’s not because reservoirs above the valley...
Groundwater plans, largely serving low-income Latino communities, were deemed inadequate for preventing dry wells and sinking land. By Alastair Bland,...
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 season at Phillips Station. The manual survey recorded 116.5 inches of snow depth and a snow water equivalent of 41.5...
California may move to take over groundwater basins after plans to sustainably manage groundwater fell short of state standards. By...
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 Land Resources, gave a presentation on the Department’s Multibenefit Land Repurposing Program. Mr. Bright began by acknowledging that the Department...