Posts

May 24, 2021

Water agencies need to invest in infrastructure and plan for drought to diversify their water supply portfolio and increase reliability....

NOTICE: BlueTriton Brands, Inc. (successor by name change to Nestlé Waters) requests hearing on CDO for unauthorized diversions of water in San Bernardino County

State Water Board

Water rights and water law

May 21, 2021

From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board Administrative Hearings Office has received a request...

UC SANTA CRUZ: Survival of migrating juvenile salmon depends on stream flow thresholds

UC Santa Cruz

Delta science Ecosystems Science

May 20, 2021

New understanding of relationship between stream flows and salmon survival provides a critical tool for balancing water needs in the...

CA WATER COMMISSION: Governance and collaboration

Maven

Notebook News and Features Planning and management

May 20, 2021

The California Water Commission is in the process of completing the task assigned to them in the Water Resilience Portfolio...

AG ALERT: Irrigation districts look to transfers as water dwindles

Ag Alert

Water supply augmentation

May 19, 2021

By Christine Souza, Ag Alert With very little water to spare this drought year, water districts struggling with limited or...

ACWA CONFERENCE: The decade of water resilience: Developing solutions for our water future

Maven

Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

May 19, 2021

Secretary of Natural Resouces Wade Crowfoot and DWR Director Karla Nemeth address the ACWA Spring Conference Last week, the Association...

NOTICE: Delta Mercury Control Program Control Study Workshop (Sept 2020) Document Availability

State Water Board

Water quality

May 19, 2021

From the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board: Documents are now available from the Delta Mercury Control Program’s Workshop...

NOTICE: Water Quality Certification Application Filed for the 2021 Emergency Drought Salinity Barrier Project

State Water Board

Water project operations

May 17, 2021

The California Department of Water Resources has filed an application for water quality certification with the State Water Resources Control...

CAL MATTERS: New report: Drought to hit rural Latino communities hardest

Cal Matters

Water quality

May 13, 2021

The Legislative Analyst’s Office warns California lawmakers to prepare to dispatch emergency drinking water to vulnerable communities, particularly in the...

CA WATER COMMISSION: DSOD’s proposed new dam safety regulations

Maven

Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

May 13, 2021

The Division of Safety of Dams (DSOD), housed within the Department of Water Resources, regulates over 1,240 dams to prevent...

CA WATER COMMISSION: Draft white paper released with preliminary findings, conclusions on State’s role in financing conveyance needs

CA Water Commission

Planning and management

May 13, 2021

From the California Water Commission: As part of the California Water Commission’s work assessing a state role in financing conveyance...

AG ALERT: Water shortages will reduce rice plantings

Ag Alert

Agriculture

May 12, 2021

By Ching Lee, Ag Alert Dry weather this spring has created ideal planting conditions for California rice farmers, but lack...

AG ALERT: Farmers grapple with implications of water cuts

Ag Alert

Agriculture

May 12, 2021

By Christine Souza, Ag Alert In water-stressed farming areas of California, farmers removed productive trees and idled other land to...

AG ALERT: District works to bolster Pajaro Valley groundwater

Ag Alert

Groundwater News Water supply augmentation

May 12, 2021

By Bob Johnson, Ag Alert Watsonville-area farmers who rely on well water to produce berries and vegetables are continuing to...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: States Ask Biden to Trash Trump-Era Clean Water Act Change

Courthouse News Service

Policy and regulation

May 12, 2021

Drought-riddled California and others want more sway over permitting process for projects like oil pipelines, power plants and wetlands developments,...