Optimal scenario for releasing water into the Sacramento River can meet the needs of endangered winter-run chinook salmon, threatened green...
Presentation Covers the History, Physical Features, Statutory Authorities, Contractual Terms, Significant Legal Decisions, and Cost Allocation Framework of the State Water Project At the January 2019 meeting of Metropolitan’s Finance and Insurance Committee, Metropolitan staff began what was intended to...
Explainer post on what these environmental documents are all about and how they interface with the biological opinions, plus an...
Courtesy of Sacramento Valley Water, video of water flowing down the Oroville Spillway for the first time … From the...
From the Department of Water Resources: Due to forecasted storms and growing snowpack, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) will begin to release flows at 11 a.m. today from the Oroville main spillway. By early afternoon, releases from the...
From the Department of Water Resources: “Due to forecast storms in the Feather River basin, The Department of Water Resources...
From the Department of Water Resources: The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) is closely monitoring Oroville reservoir levels and...
From the Bureau of Reclamation: “The Bureau of Reclamation released late yesterday the Biological Assessment for the re-initiation of consultation on the coordinated long-term operation of the Central Valley Project and State Water Project. The document was transmitted to the...
In September of 2018, the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) released the report, Managing Drought in a Changing Climate:...
At the January meeting of Metropolitan Water District’s Water Planning and Stewardship Committee, Bay Delta Initiatives Manager Steve Arakawa updated...
By DWR Director Karla Nemeth California’s State Water Project and federal Central Valley Project span several northern watersheds, converging in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, where their pumping stations operate a stone’s throw away from one another. They coordinate their operations...
Agreement reached on Coordinated Operation Agreement for the State Water Project and the Central Valley Project, cost sharing From the...
Note: Updated information available: See: UPDATE: Agreement reached on Coordinated Operation Agreement for the State Water Project and the Central...
From the Delta Stewardship Council: Created by NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), the Long-term Operations Biological Opinions (LOBO) documents are designed to alleviate jeopardy to listed species and avoid adverse modification of...