Water project operations

An archive of news about the operations of the State Water Project, Central Valley Project, and other systems around the state.

Water project operations

Consolidated Delta smelt and salmonid cases update: Court grants a one-year extension on biological opinions

Water project operations

April 16, 2013

The Eastern District Court has granted the request of the water and federal fish agencies to extend the deadline for...

Photoblog: The Owens Lake Dust Control Project: The ultimate human-managed landscape

Notebook News and Features Water project operations

April 12, 2013

The Owens Lake Dust Control Project. It’s hard to imagine there’s any place more surreal then this place – in...

The Big Lift: A photo tour of the State Water Project’s Edmonston Pumping Plant

Notebook News and Features Water project operations

March 7, 2013

The State Water Project’s Edmonston Pumping Plant is the highest single lift pumping plant in the world, capable of flinging 2 million gallons per minute over the Tehachapis. In April of 2011, I had the pleasure of touring the facility...

DWR Director Cowin gives a BDCP update and discusses SWP maintenance issues at Metropolitan board meeting

Notebook News and Features Water project operations

September 12, 2012

At the September 11, 2012 board meeting of the Metropolitan Water District, Department of Water Resources Director Mark Cowin gave...

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