California snowpack holds more water than last year, but drought conditions continue and so should conservation From the Department of...
State Keeps Meeting Cumulative Goal; As Monthly Conservation Rate Drops, Residential Water Users Urged to Continue Saving Water From the...
Justice Robie’s keynote address to law symposium focuses on California’s water rights system and the implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act Justice Ronald Robie began by noting the title of the conference, ‘The New Normal’, saying that he thought...
How the ESA, Streambed Alteration Agreements, and the Clean Water Act Are All Curtailing the Exercise of Water Rights Recent...
Felicia Marcus, Mark Cowin, Gordon Burns, and Chuck Bonham discuss their department’s roles and progress on implementation of the California...
Secretaries Laird, Rodriquez, and Ross share their vision for continued implementation of the California Water Action Plan Earlier this month, the Brown Administration teamed up with the Association of California Water Agencies to present California Water 2.0: What’s next for...
Batting clean-up on reactions … House Republicans on Senator Feinstein’s drought relief legislation … From the office of Congressman Kevin...
From the Bureau of Reclamation: In preparation for the initial 2016 water supply allocation announcement later this winter, the Bureau...
Yesterday, Governor Brown delivered his State of the State address, focusing some attention on levees, climate change, and of course, water. Here are the reactions to what the Governor said about water that I could find from legislators, organizations, and...
Complies with all environmental laws, biological opinions; includes both long-term, short-term provisions From Senator Feinstein’s office: Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)...
This morning, Governor Brown delivered his State of the State address to the legislature; the Governor’s office has released the...
From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has identified 21 groundwater basins and subbasins in which excessive groundwater pumping has resulted in significant overdraft. Overdraft impacts can include seawater intrusion and land subsidence, in addition...
USGS: The Role of Snowpack, Rainfall, and Reservoirs in Buffering California Against Drought Impacts
How reservoirs, snowpack and rainfall help California survive droughts. California’s vast reservoir system, fed by annual snow- and rainfall, plays...
The end of the pipe solution means ending the pipe, says Dr. David Sedlak, but he warns newer wastewater treatment...
From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board today adopted regulations requiring all surface water right holders and claimants to report their diversions. Those who divert more than 10 acre-feet of water per year must...