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May 24, 2022

From the State Water Resources Control Board: In response to Governor Gavin Newsom’s March 28 Executive Order the State Water...

THIS JUST IN … Press release: Tribes and Environmental Justice Groups Link Bay-Delta Collapse to Water Rights from California’s Racist Past

Conservation organizations & coalitions

Water rights and water law

May 24, 2022

Press release from the coalition of Winnemem Wintu Tribe, Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, Save California Salmon, Little Manila...

CAL MATTERS: ‘Everyone loses’: Sacramento Valley struggles to survive unprecedented water cuts

Cal Matters

Policy and regulation

May 23, 2022

Sacramento Valley growers protected for decades by their water rights are suffering for the first time during this record-breaking drought....

CAL MATTERS: How bad is water use in California? March is the worst so far, up 19%

Cal Matters

Current Conditions

May 20, 2022

By Rachel Becker, CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Californians emerged from the...

AG ALERT: Farmers across state face new water cuts

Ag Alert

Agriculture

May 18, 2022

By Christine Souza, Ag Alert With 60% of the state now in extreme drought conditions, state officials are warning water-right...

AG ALERT: Water storage, recharge focus of Sonoma summit

Ag Alert

Agriculture Groundwater News

May 18, 2022

By Kevin Hecteman, Ag Alert In recognition of the ongoing drought and weather extremes, the Sonoma County Farm Bureau took...

COMMENTARY: A creative approach can help Russian River, farmers

Ag Alert

Commentary

May 18, 2022

By Frost Pauli, a Mendocino County winegrape and pear grower and chair of the Mendocino County Farm Bureau Water Committee...

AG ALERT: Board renews water curtailments for Russian River

Ag Alert

Policy and regulation

May 18, 2022

By Kevin Hecteman, Ag Alert Farmers with water rights along the Russian River in Mendocino and Sonoma counties may be...

AG ALERT: Water shortage limits more cotton acres as price surges

Ag Alert

Agriculture

May 18, 2022

By Ching Lee, Ag Alert Considering the red-hot price of cotton these days, California farmers say they would love to...

THE CONVERSATION: Hydropower’s future is clouded by droughts, floods and climate change – it’s also essential to the US electric grid

The Conversation

Planning and management

May 17, 2022

By Caitlin Grady, Penn State and Lauren Dennis, Penn State The water in Lake Powell, one of the nation’s largest reservoirs,...

DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: Farm vehicles heavy as dinosaurs jeopardize future food security

Desert Research Institute

Agriculture

May 17, 2022

From the Desert Research Institute: Farm vehicles are becoming so heavy that they jeopardize future food security in Europe, America...

STATELINE: Water Shortages Threaten Development in More Western Cities

Stateline

Planning and management

May 17, 2022

By Alex Brown, Stateline As the Western United States endures an ongoing megadrought that has spanned more than two decades,...

SGMA IMPLEMENTATION UPDATE: With the deadline looming for the GSPs deemed incomplete, the State Water Board prepares for possible intervention

Maven

Groundwater News Notebook News and Features

May 17, 2022

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In January of 2022, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) released their assessments of the groundwater sustainability plans for...

STATELINE: California Panel Unanimously Quashes Desalination Plant

Stateline

Policy and regulation Water supply augmentation

May 16, 2022

By Matt Vasilogambros, Stateline The California Coastal Commission last week unanimously rejected a private company’s proposal to build a desalination...

State Water Board releases draft emergency water conservation regulation

State Water Board

Policy and regulation

May 14, 2022

Regulation would boost water savings starting in June From the State Water Resources Control Board: With intensifying drought causing the driest...