DWR’s Mary Scruggs gives more details on the draft list of critically overdrafted basins; plus an update on the development...
From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has made preliminary identification of 21 groundwater basins...
Maven note: Headline is the one issued with the press release. It should perhaps more properly be: “Groundwater Subsidence Causing Valley Land to Sink From the Department of Water Resources: As Californians continue pumping groundwater in response to the historic...
PPIC’s Dr. Jeff Mount, The Bay Institute’s Gary Bobker, and water resources consultant Maurice Hall give environmental perspectives; ACWA’s Tim...
From the UC Davis Newsroom: The drought is tightening its grip on California agriculture, squeezing about 30 percent more workers...
Public policy professor Dr. John Kirlin, scientist Dr. Sam Luoma, and Deputy Secretary of Water Policy Karla Nemeth advise the Council on policies and principles related to Delta conveyance and storage as the Council considers a Delta Plan amendment At...
From Restore the Delta: Newly released documents gained through Public Records Actions show that water exporters and the Delta Design...
From the Department of Water Resources, Sustainable Groundwater Management Program: The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) directs DWR to identify...
A new NASA report shows land in California’s San Joaquin Valley is sinking faster than ever as Californians continue pumping groundwater in response to the historic drought. By NASA/JPL As Californians continue pumping groundwater in response to the historic drought,...
What does drought look like? I tried this once before last year. Optimistically, I engaged some of my readers and...
Metropolitan staff review what’s in the documents and explore what the project might yield; Drought operations update includes the effect...
C-WIN, CSPA, and AquAlliance say the regulatory agency refuses to enforce and comply with laws protecting fisheries and water quality From the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (CSPA), the California Water Impact Network (C-WIN), and AquAlliance, this press release: On 4...
Complaint alleges violations of Basin Plan, WR Order 90-05, CWA, ESA and Public Trust The California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (CSPA)...
From the Department of Water Resources Sustainable Groundwater Management Program: Groundwater Sustainability Plan Draft Regulations Batch 1 Issues Webcast Recording...
On Wednesday, Senators Feinstein and Boxer introduced the California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2015. Here are reactions from elected officials and organizations, listed in alphabetical order: From the California Water Alliance: “”Now that California senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and...