Steven Springhorn, a member of the Department of Water Resources Sustainable Groundwater Management Implementation Team, updated the California Water Commission...
This year, I am soliciting special guest commentaries for the each holiday, loosely based on the theme of the day. ...
Happy Fourth of July, everyone! It’s the holiday, so time for a little fun as I continue the tradition of bringing to you the occasional weird, wacky, wonderful or just plain silly water-related content from around the web, and on...
Tom Howard, the Executive Director of the State Water Resources Control Board has issued his decision on the May 21,...
From the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) and the California Department of Fish & Wildlife (CDFW): Prospect Island EIR...
From the State Water Resources Control Board: As the State continues to experience near-record and record hot conditions, increasing the severity of the drought’s effects on communities, agriculture and the environment, California’s urban water suppliers reported the highest level of...
Drought barrier discussed; Recirculated BDCP documents anticipated soon At the June 23rd meeting of the Metropolitan Special Committee on the...
Considering Delta conveyance and ecosystem restoration without the Bay Delta Conservation Plan It was the 2009 Delta Reform Act that...
Articles in the peer-reviewed journal look at water storage and snowpack in drought, Central Valley water rights in a changing climate, hatchery releases, and land use in the Delta ESSAY Storage in California’s Reservoirs and Snowpack in this Time of...
From the Byron Bethany Irrigation District: The Byron-‐Bethany Irrigation District filed a lawsuit in Contra Costa County Superior Court today...
From the State Water Resources Control Board: With drought conditions continuing into the summer months, the State Water Resources Control...
Yesterday, Congressman David Valadao, along with fellow Republicans and Democrat Jim Costa, introduced the Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015. (Click here for press release.) Here are reactions from legislators and organizations: Northern delegation statement on House...
From the office of Rep. David Valadao: On Thursday, June 25, 2015, Congressmen David G. Valadao (CA-21) introduced a bill...
An expert review panel evaluates the methodology behind the development of the Delta Levee Investment Strategy Note: This post is...
Prior to the passage of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act last fall, groundwater disputes were typically resolved through groundwater adjudications – a lengthy and expensive process by most accounts, but with the new legislation setting up a process for managing...