USBR NEWS: Record-setting winter leaves Central Valley Project well-positioned at start of 2024 water year Bureau of Reclamation News Water project operations October 3, 2023Total reservoir storage of 8.17 million acre-feet more than double of last year From the Bureau of Reclamation: A record-setting...
FEATURE: State Water Board to hold public hearing on the “Making Conservation a California Way of Life,” but does the proposed regulation make economic sense? Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation October 3, 2023Independent analysis shows that implementation would drive up costs for most water suppliers which in turn will put further upward...
VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: San Diego gears up to deal water across the west Voice of San Diego Colorado River October 3, 2023Twenty years since San Diego bought Colorado River water from its farming neighbors, it seeks to attract investors in its...
SJV WATER: Court to consider cutting water diversions out of Kern River SJV Water Water rights and water law October 3, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water A preliminary injunction that could cut water being taken out of the Kern River if...
ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE CENTER: Environmental groups prevail in California steelhead case Press Release/Notice Water rights and water law October 2, 2023Supreme Court Decision Upholds Ruling that Twitchell Dam Operators Must Comply with Federal Law to Protect Endangered Fish Press release...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California Fish and Wildlife director still on the hook in water rights suit Courthouse News Service Water rights and water law October 2, 2023Three claims remain against Charlton Bonham, executive director of the U.S. Department of Fish and Wildlife, and certain others can...
CAL MATTERS: The Bay-Delta ecosystem is collapsing. California just unveiled rival rescue plans Cal Matters Policy and regulation September 29, 2023by Rachel Becker, CalMatters Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters today...
REACTIONS: Here’s what water agencies and NGOs have to say about the State Water Board’s Bay Delta Plan environmental document Maven Policy and regulation September 29, 2023[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Yesterday, the State Water Board released its release of its draft staff report and Substitute Environmental Document for the...
DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: California court dismisses last remaining lawsuit against the state’s Delta Plan Delta Stewardship Council Water rights and water law September 29, 2023From the Delta Stewardship Council: The California Court of Appeal has dismissed the remaining appeal challenging the state’s long-term management...
VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: It’s Hard to Predict What the Coming El Niño Will Bring Voice of San Diego Current Conditions September 29, 2023This periodically recurring atmospheric phenomenon in recent years has become just too unreliable to count on. By Robert Krier, Voice...
C-WIN: Ten Years After: Tracking the Promises, Accomplishments and Shortfalls of California’s Human Right to Water Law CA Water Impact Network (C-WIN) Policy and regulation September 29, 2023From the California Water Impact Network (C-WIN): In 2012, California passed the Human Right to Water Law (HRTW), the first state statute...
LETTER calling on Water Board to pay attention to lead and not lose millions of dollars to fix our problems Conservation organizations & coalitions Policy and regulationWater quality September 29, 2023From Clean Water Action and partners: Clean Water Action and our allies at NRDC, EWG, and CalPirg have been working...
SJV WATER: Creek beds to be used for groundwater recharge and to improve water quality in Kaweah subbasin SJV Water Groundwater News September 29, 2023By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water A fast-acting recharge project in a creek bed near Lindsay is scheduled to break ground...
AG ALERT: Water and high prices aid California potato farmers Ag Alert Agriculture September 27, 2023By Vicky Boyd, California Farm Bureau Federation After a four-year decline in potato production nationwide, this season’s crop appears poised...
AG ALERT: Grasshoppers wreak havoc, destroy crops in North State Ag Alert Agriculture September 27, 2023By Christine Souza, California Farm Bureau Federation Farmers in counties along the California-Oregon border have reported millions of dollars of...
