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...
From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources has completed the Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) for...
Oroville Dam’s Main Spillway Fully Reconstructed From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today announced...
From President Donald Trump: MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE THE SECRETARY OF ENERGY THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY THE CHAIR OF THE COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY Subject: Promoting the Reliable Supply and Delivery of...
Launching a new front in his war on red tape, President Donald Trump on Friday ordered federal agencies to speed...
A large group of environmental and fishing organizations have sent a letter to Department of Water Resources, saying that the...
Current cost estimate now $1.1 billion From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today provided an update on construction activities and estimated costs for the Oroville Spillways Emergency Recovery Project. Main Spillway November 1, 2018...
On Friday, Secretary Zinke issued a memo calling for specific actions to be taken within 15 days to maximize Central...
By the USGS Extensive groundwater withdrawal from the unconsolidated deposits in the San Joaquin Valley caused widespread aquifer-system compaction and...
Lawsuit Seeks to Address Fiscal and Environmental Mismanagement of Staten Island in the Delta From the Wetlands Preservation Foundation: “Wetlands Preservation Foundation (WPF) today filed a lawsuit naming the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC)...