Water project operations Archives ~ Page 9 of 24 ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

May 25, 2023

By DWR News As California experiences more extreme swings between wet and dry periods, DWR continues to deploy innovative forecasting...

DWR NEWS: DWR Uses Kern River Intertie to Redirect Flood Water from Tulare Lake

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Water project operations

May 22, 2023

By DWR News The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) is using a unique piece of State Water Project (SWP)...

SJV WATER: Kern River headed to intertie Saturday after brief delay

SJV Water

Water project operations

May 18, 2023

By Lois Henry, SJV Water Kern River water is expected to go into the intertie, which connects the river to the California Aqueduct, starting Saturday morning. The goal is to keep more flood water from reaching the already flooded Tulare...

SJV WATER: Kern River water to go into California Aqueduct to keep it out of Tulare Lake; flows to ramp up mid-June

SJV Water

Water project operations

May 12, 2023

By Lois Henry, SJV Water For the first time in 17 years, the Kern River “intertie” will be opened on...

UNDARK: Will California Get Enough Rain to Fill Its Pricey New Reservoir?

Undark

Water project operations

April 17, 2023

The $4 billion project is designed to draw water from the Sacramento River — but only during major storm surges....

SJV WATER: Isabella Dam safety project done just in time for record snowpack

SJV Water

Water project operations

April 4, 2023

By Lois Henry, SJV Water Speaker after speaker on Tuesday noted the years long construction project to increase safety on Isabella Dam was completed this past October – just in time. Robert Gomez, Chairman of the Tubatulabal tribe, gives an...

DWR NEWS: Winter Storms Allow State Water Project to Move and Store Additional Water

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Water project operations

March 29, 2023

By DWR News The series of storms that have hit California since the beginning of the year is translating to...

USBR NEWS: Keeping Folsom Reservoir’s cold water in the bank until it’s needed

Bureau of Reclamation News

Water project operations

March 20, 2023

By Gary Pitzer, US Bureau of Reclamation California’s winter storms have blasted the Sierra Nevada with a thick blanket of...

CAL MATTERS COMMENTARY: Newsom’s Delta decisions are the sort of responsive moves California needs for water crisis

Cal Matters

Commentary Water project operations

March 17, 2023

The decision to suspend environmental regulations for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta – and then reverse it a few weeks later – was applauded by many who believe California’s climate extremes require a more flexible approach to managing the water crisis....

CAL MATTERS COMMENTARY: Waiving California environmental rules for Delta water equates to a civil rights issue

Cal Matters

Commentary Water project operations

March 17, 2023

Despite reversing course last week, the February decision by Gov. Gavin Newsom and state water officials to bypass environmental rules...

SJV WATER: Damage from “severe breach” of Friant-Kern Canal construction at Deer Creek difficult to assess

SJV Water

Water project operations

March 14, 2023

By Lois Henry, SJV Water An unfinished section of the new Friant-Kern Canal suffered a “severe breach” at Deer Creek...

PRESS RELEASE: State Water Board rescinds suspension of Delta water quality requirement

State Water Board

Water project operations

March 9, 2023

From the State Water Resources Control Board: In late February, the State Water Resources Control Board approved a petition from the operators of the two major state and federal water projects to temporarily suspend a Delta water quality requirement in...

THIS JUST IN … Order Modifying an Order that Approved a Temporary Urgency Change Petition Filed by the California DWR and Reclamation

State Water Board

Water project operations

March 9, 2023

For the State Water Resources Control Board: On March 9, 2023, the State Water Resources Control Board Executive Director issued...

CAL MATTERS: This reservoir on the Sacramento River has been planned for decades. What’s taking so long?

Cal Matters

Water project operations

February 27, 2023

By Alistair Bland, Cal Matters Last century, California built dozens of large dams, creating the elaborate reservoir system that supplies...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Judge extends plan to manage flows to California Delta and protect endangered fish

Courthouse News Service

Water project operations Water rights and water law

February 27, 2023

A federal judge said the court’s solution is the only one available to protect threatened fish since no one can explain why the Sacramento River’s fish mortality was high in 2022. By Natalie Hanson, Courthouse News Service A judge has...

Water project operations

DWR NEWS: State Water Project Operations Continues to Adapt to Climate Change

DWR NEWS: DWR Uses Kern River Intertie to Redirect Flood Water from Tulare Lake

SJV WATER: Kern River headed to intertie Saturday after brief delay

SJV WATER: Kern River water to go into California Aqueduct to keep it out of Tulare Lake; flows to ramp up mid-June

UNDARK: Will California Get Enough Rain to Fill Its Pricey New Reservoir?

SJV WATER: Isabella Dam safety project done just in time for record snowpack

DWR NEWS: Winter Storms Allow State Water Project to Move and Store Additional Water

USBR NEWS: Keeping Folsom Reservoir’s cold water in the bank until it’s needed

CAL MATTERS COMMENTARY: Newsom’s Delta decisions are the sort of responsive moves California needs for water crisis

CAL MATTERS COMMENTARY: Waiving California environmental rules for Delta water equates to a civil rights issue

SJV WATER: Damage from “severe breach” of Friant-Kern Canal construction at Deer Creek difficult to assess

PRESS RELEASE: State Water Board rescinds suspension of Delta water quality requirement

THIS JUST IN … Order Modifying an Order that Approved a Temporary Urgency Change Petition Filed by the California DWR and Reclamation

CAL MATTERS: This reservoir on the Sacramento River has been planned for decades. What’s taking so long?

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Judge extends plan to manage flows to California Delta and protect endangered fish

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