Posts

December 28, 2023

Visit the Water Shelf main page Listen to this review: “Abundance” is a concept in wide circulation among California...

SFEWS: Keeping water in headwaters longer; Fishery impacts of hatchery-origin vs. natural-origin chinook salmon, Diets of fish in the Stanislaus River, and more …

San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science

December 28, 2023

San Francisco Estuary & Watershed Science (SFEWS) provides credible scientific information on California’s complex water issues, linking new science to...

PRESS RELEASE: Baykeeper Sues Federal Agency for Failing to Meet Endangered Species Act Requirements

San Francisco Baykeeper

Policy and regulation

December 26, 2023

Fish and Wildlife Service Missed Congressional Deadlines to Protect Longfin Smelt From the San Francisco Baykeeper: San Francisco Baykeeper late...

SJV WATER: “Surprised and overjoyed” groundwater managers in Madera rejoice at state’s approval of their plan to stabilize the region’s aquifer

SJV Water

Groundwater News

December 22, 2023

By Jesse Vad, SJV Water The Madera subbasin’s groundwater plan was approved by the state on Thursday much to the...

PRESS RELEASE: Delta Counties Say Final Environmental Impact Report Notice of Determination is Disappointing, Deficient and Destructive

Delta Counties Coalition

Delta Conveyance Project

December 21, 2023

From the Delta Counties Coalition: In response to Department of Water Resources (DWR) certifying the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Department of Water Resources gives OK to Delta tunnel project

Courthouse News Service

Delta Conveyance Project

December 21, 2023

By Alan Riquelmy, Courthouse News Service The plan to build a huge tunnel under the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta passed a...

REACTIONS: Here’s what organizations are saying about DWR’s approval of the Delta Conveyance Project EIR

Maven

Delta Conveyance Project

December 21, 2023

Yesterday, the Department of Water Resources certified the environmental impact report for the Delta Conveyance Project, completing a major milestone. ...

THIS JUST IN … Department of Water Resources approves Delta Conveyance Project

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Delta Conveyance Project

December 21, 2023

Final EIR Certified; Engineering, Design and Permitting to Move Forward From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water...

PRESS RELEASE: DWR Approves Sustainability Plans for the Madera Subbasin

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Groundwater News

December 21, 2023

From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR or Department) announced today that it has approved...

STATE WATER BOARD: Emergency regulation to ensure minimum flows for Scott, Shasta rivers

State Water Board

Policy and regulation

December 21, 2023

From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board yesterday readopted an emergency curtailment regulation that...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Conservation groups sue over Sites Reservoir project

Courthouse News Service

Water rights and water law

December 21, 2023

By Adam Riquelmy, Courthouse News Service A legal challenge was filed Wednesday in Yolo County Superior Court over one of...

SCIENCE FEATURE: Considering the Role of Individual Cognition When Using Scenarios for Effective Organizational Decision Support

Maven

Planning and management Science

December 21, 2023

Rapidly changing conditions and increasing uncertainty of future climate projections make extreme and hard-to-predict conditions challenging to manage the Delta...

PRESS RELEASE: Lawsuit: Sites Reservoir Proposal Threatens River, Climate, Fish

Center for Biological Diversity

Water rights and water law

December 20, 2023

From the Center for Biological Diversity: Conservation and environmental justice groups filed a legal challenge today to the largest reservoir...

SJV WATER: State’s groundwater enforcement timeline is “not nearly as ambitious” as originally envisioned

SJV Water

Groundwater News

December 20, 2023

By Jesse Vad, SJV Water State staff revealed it will be well into 2025 before all of the “inadequate” groundwater...

STATE WATER BOARD: State outlines pathway for more efficient permitting of coastal desalination plants

State Water Board

Policy and regulation Water supply augmentation

December 20, 2023

Streamlining criteria part of state’s multipronged Water Supply Strategy This week, state agencies finalized the “Siting and Streamlining Report to...