Yesterday, the House Rules Committee had two bills before it: H.R. 3964, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Emergency Water Delivery Act,...
From the Office of Congressman Jared Huffman: Responding to the record drought in California and the need to improve long-term...
From the Endangered Species Act (ESA) Congressional Working Group: The Endangered Species Act (ESA) Congressional Working Group, led by Representatives Doc Hastings (WA-04) and Cynthia Lummis (WY-at large), today released its final Report, Findings and Recommendations. The report is the...
A mock-up of Senator Wolk’s water bond, SB 848, The Safe Drinking Water, Water Quality, and Water Supply Act of...
From the State Water Resources Control Board: “Responding to record dry conditions and diminishing water supplies in the state’s major...
In response to the news of no State Water Project water this year unless conditions drastically improve, legislators and organizations have issued responses. Here is a rundown, in alphabetical order: (Note: To have your organization’s response included here, please email...
From the Bureau of Reclamation: “The Bureau of Reclamation will begin reducing San Joaquin River Restoration Program’s Restoration Flows Saturday,...
The State Water Resources Control Board has received and approved a petition for a Temporary Urgency Change for Delta water...
Received via email: Washington, D.C. – Congressmen David Valadao, Devin Nunes, and Kevin McCarthy today praised Speaker Boehner, Leader Cantor and Chairman Hastings for swiftly scheduling a floor debate on emergency legislation needed to address devastating water shortages in California....
Received via email, this letter from John Laird, Secretary of Natural Resources: The Honorable Doc Hastings Chairman House Natural Resources...
From the Department of Water Resources: SACRAMENTO – To protect Californians’ health and safety from more severe water shortages in...
On Thursday, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Michael Connor announced they would honor rescheduled water deliveries for Central Valley Project water contractors. The contractors have spent approximately $150 million on water transfers to secure approximately 340,000 acre feet of water...
After meeting with Governor Jerry Brown yesterday to discuss statewide drought conditions and water management actions, Metropolitan Water District General...
From the California Department of Water Resources: “Freshly fallen snow from late-arriving storms brightened the scenery but did not end...
Interest groups monitoring the State Water Project contract renegotiations say that the project scope and financial risk to ratepayers and taxpayers needs to be disclosed, expansion of the scope needs to be clearly prohibited, contracts that default should return the...