Recently, the Department of Water Resources, Office of Floodplain Management launched a new safety initiative called Headwaters to Floodplains which applies an integrated regional watershed management approach to the realm of flood management. The initiative is intended to enhance public...
By François-Nicolas Robinne, University of Alberta; Dennis W Hallema, North Carolina State University, and Kevin D. Bladon, Oregon State University As...
Recently, the Department of Water Resources posted a short video providing an overview of the California Environmental Quality Act and the preparation of environmental documents for the Delta Conveyance Project. The video was narrated by Ken Bogdan, Senior Staff Counsel...
By Lois Henry, SJV Water The federal government has OKed a 20-year extension of a water exchange program for one Central Valley water district that another district says will illegally foul its water. The Bureau of Reclamation billed the exchange...
By Lois Henry, SJV Water Heavy groundwater pumping to sustain a massive increase in orchards and vineyards in the San Joaquin Valley has brought the state’s main water artery to the brink of permanent damage, according to report released by...
Status of the negotiations for the State Water Project contract amendment for Delta Conveyance also discussed At the January meeting of Metropolitan’s Special Committee on the Bay-Delta, an update on the Delta conveyance was at the top of the agenda. ...
