By Nick Cahill, Courthouse News Service California’s water regulator Tuesday imposed statewide mandatory water restrictions, limiting outdoor watering to two...
New PPIC report cites four key weaknesses in drought preparation and response From the Public Policy Institute of California: “State, federal, and local water managers have worked diligently to reduce the economic, social, and environmental harm from the current drought....
Legislators hear from the multiple agencies and organizations with flood management responsibilities in the Central Valley In the Central Valley, there are 1600 miles of levees in the state-federal flood system (otherwise known as the State Plan of Flood Control),...
From the California Natural Resources Agency: California Environmental Protection Agency Secretary Matthew Rodriquez and Natural Resources Secretary John Laird today...
Rich Juricich briefs the California Water Commission on the Department of Water Resources’ many roles, which include developing new regulations and providing planning, technical, and financial assistance to newly-forming Groundwater Sustainability Agencies At the February meeting of the California Water...
At the PPIC’s Managing Drought conference, State Water Board Chair Felicia Marcus, David Guy, Bill Croyle, and Jill Duerig reflect on the past year and look ahead, discussing drought, data, discharges and decisions Earlier this year, the Public Policy Institute...
Yesterday, the Department of Water Resources announced a slight increase in the State Water Project allocation from 15% to 20%. Here are the reactions from water agencies, listed in alphabetical order: From the Kern County Water Agency: Today, the California...