Reclamation completes first group of congressionally-mandated Central Valley Project contract conversions Bureau of Reclamation News Policy and regulation February 28, 2020Completed contracts include East Bay Municipal Utility District, City of Folsom, City of Roseville, Sacramento County Water Agency, Sacramento Municipal...
FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTS for Los Vaqueros Reservoir Expansion project Guest Contributor Policy and regulation February 28, 2020Los Vaqueros Reservoir expansion project would increase storage capacity by more than 100K acre-feet, add new conveyance facilities From the...
CAL MATTERS: For California well owners, clean water is hard to get as state, local hurdles remain Cal Matters Groundwater News February 27, 2020By Cresencio Rodriguez-Delgado, Cal Matters Water is scarce and dirty for many in Fresno County’s small West Park community. They’re...
THIS JUST IN … Warm, Dry Conditions Lead to Below Average Snowpack and Precipitation Department of Water Resources (DWR) Current Conditions February 27, 2020Statewide, snowpack’s water equivalent is 11 inches, or 46 percent of the March average From the Department of Water Resources:...
CA WATER COMMISSION: Delta Conveyance update; Tribal engagement in the Delta Conveyance process Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features February 27, 2020At the February meeting of the California Water Commission, commissioners heard an update on the Delta conveyance project, and a...
SJV WATER: State refuses to accept groundwater plans for the Madera subbasin SJV Water Groundwater News February 26, 2020By Lois Henry, SJV Water In the first indication of how strict state officials will be with new groundwater sustainability...
CA IRRIGATION INSTITUTE: Implementation strategies for SGMA Maven Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features February 26, 2020Hydrologist Derik Williams discusses the different paths GSAs are taking to get to sustainability, plus the three things every GSP...
REACTIONS to initial Central Valley Project allocation Bureau of Reclamation News Current Conditions February 26, 2020“Pray for rain and snow,” says the Friant Water Authority Yesterday, the Bureau of Reclamation announced the initial Central Valley...
CAL MATTERS: Drought or dangerous flooding? Research to save California’s rain Cal Matters Hydrology February 25, 2020Store water for a drought, or prepare for floods? How atmospheric river research helps California decide. By Rachel Becker, Cal...
MEDIA CALL: Central Valley Project officials discuss water allocations Maven Current Conditions February 25, 2020If current hydrology persists, new biological opinions unlikely to result in more water deliveries this year (as compared to the...
THIS JUST IN … Reclamation outlines Central Valley Project initial 2020 water allocation Bureau of Reclamation News Current Conditions February 25, 2020From the Bureau of Reclamation: The Bureau of Reclamation today announced the initial 2020 water supply allocation for Central Valley...
REACTIONS to California’s lawsuit against the feds over the biological opinions Maven Water project operations February 25, 2020At the end of last week, Attorney General Xavier Becerra filed a lawsuit challenging the new biological opinions governing the...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: For first time, scientists measure snow from cloud-seeding effort Courthouse News Service Water supply augmentation February 24, 2020Scientists have long explored the environmental possibilities of cloud seeding – injecting special chemicals into the atmosphere to create a...
SJV WATER: SoCal water managers want to know who – exactly – is sinking the California Aqueduct SJV Water Groundwater News February 21, 2020By Lois Henry, SJV Water A state report released in December pinned blame for sinking along the California Aqueduct on...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Loss of Reflective Snowpack Causing Colorado River to Dwindle Courthouse News Service Colorado River February 20, 2020Water is evaporating from the Colorado River Basin faster than rainfall can replenish it, researchers said in a study published...
