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NOTICE of availability of a draft order denying petitions for reconsideration of SWRCB approval of the 2022 Sacramento River Temperature Mangement Plan

June 2, 2023

From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board is accepting written public comments on a...

VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: What San Diego’s Water Divorce Might Cost You

Voice of San Diego

Planning and management

June 2, 2023

Two small North County farming communities want to stop purchasing water in San Diego and leave the San Diego County...

VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: State Legislature Steps Into San Diego’s Water Divorce Debate

Voice of San Diego

Planning and management

June 2, 2023

If passed, AB 530 would require a countywide vote before any water district could buy water from a different county. By Mackenzie Elmer, Voice of San Diego A bill in the state Assembly would make it harder for local water...

DWR NEWS: In the face of a changing climate, DWR is committed to making investments in forecasting our water supply

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Planning and management

May 26, 2023

By DWR News As California transitions to a hotter, drier future with greater swings between flood and drought conditions like...

VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: The Boundary Referees Deciding San Diego’s Water District Divorce

Voice of San Diego

Planning and management

May 25, 2023

A pair of small water districts want to leave the San Diego County Water Authority. A little-known government body gets...

CALIFORNIA WATER PLAN: The state’s integrated plan for water management

Maven

Notebook News and Features Planning and management

May 17, 2023

The California Water Plan is the state’s strategic roadmap for managing the state’s precious water resources equitably and sustainably. First developed in 1957, it has been continually updated to tackle the evolving issues and challenges of the day. The latest...

STATELINE: Even after a wet winter, California is preparing for the next drought

Stateline

Planning and management

May 15, 2023

Communities are focused on recharging underground aquifers and improving conservation. By Matt Vasilogambros, Stateline Mountains are capped with record snowpack,...

KNEE DEEP TIMES: Why California’s Water Extremes Are Wilder than Ever — And What We Can Do About It

Robin Meadows

Hydrology Planning and management

May 9, 2023

Written by Robin Meadows What a relief last winter is finally over. In late December, California was hit by the...

NOTICE: Draft Sacramento River Temperature Management Plan now posted

State Water Board

Planning and management

May 5, 2023

From the State Water Resources Control Board: Now posted on the State Water Resources Control Board website is a DRAFT SACRAMENTO RIVER TEMPERATURE MANAGEMENT PLAN (TMP) for 2023, submitted by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. A final TMP is anticipated...

DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Integrating social sciences in the Delta

Maven

Notebook News and Features Planning and management

March 16, 2023

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Integrating the social sciences into environmental science and management in the Delta can contribute to a better understanding of...

THE CONVERSATION: A new strategy for western states to adapt to long-term drought: Customized water pricing

The Conversation

Planning and management

February 13, 2023

By Matthew E. Kahn, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and Bhaskar Krishnamachari, University of Southern California, for...

WATER COMMISSION: Commissioners prepare for final funding awards as first water storage program project nears the finish line

Maven

Notebook News and Features Planning and management

February 9, 2023

Regional San’s Harvest Water project expected to be the first project to receive final funding award In 2014, voters approved Proposition 1, the Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act, which provided $2.6 billion to be invested in the public...

USBR NEWS: Making the Friant-Kern Canal Whole Again

Bureau of Reclamation News

Planning and management

January 23, 2023

Project Aims to Restore the Venerable Asset’s Ability to Convey Water By Gary Pitzer, Bureau of Reclamation When a key...

DWR NEWS: When the River Rises, Weirs Get to Work

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Planning and management

January 12, 2023

By DWR News Much of California enjoyed a brief break from the succession of atmospheric river storms that have drenched...

INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: When the State Cut Their Water, These California Users Created a Collaborative Solution

Inside Climate News

Planning and management

December 26, 2022

In a potential beacon for other parched regions, a new program allowed users to share water. By Emma Foehringer Merchant, Inside Climate News This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, independent news organization that covers climate, energy...