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Special issue of San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science focuses on the Central Valley Joint Venture

March 31, 2017

The latest issue of the San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science journal is now available online. This special issue focuses...

ANNOUNCEMENT: State Water Board Approves Prop 1 Funding for Cleanup of Groundwater Contamination

State Water Board

ANNOUNCEMENTS Groundwater News

March 31, 2017

The State Water Resources Control Board announced today it is awarding more than $20 million in an initial round of...

THIS JUST IN … Snow survey results: Snowpack’s water content 164% of historical average

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Current Conditions

March 30, 2017

From the Department of Water Resources: With every monthly measurement of the California snowpack this winter, the state’s rebound from...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Tribe fights over water allotment in Arizona

Courthouse News Service

Colorado River

March 30, 2017

A small Indian reservation that’s become a major economic force in the desert south of Phoenix has sued the Central...

Science Enterprise Workshop proceedings report now available online

Maven

Delta science

March 30, 2017

The Science Enterprise Workshop was held on November 1-2, 2016, at UC Davis and brought together scientists and science-policy experts...

SGMA IMPLEMENTATION: Briefing on the Water Available for Replenishment Report

Maven

Groundwater News Notebook News and Features

March 29, 2017

DWR’s Jim Wieking briefs California Water Commission on the report concept and what’s in it; also an update on the...

Tunnel opponents weigh in on Delta Stewardship Council’s proposed Delta Plan amendment on conveyance

Maven

Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

March 28, 2017

Council meeting in Brentwood draws full house It was standing room only for the Delta Stewardship Council’s March meeting, held...

ANNOUNCEMENT: Reclamation Increasing Releases into Lower American River for Inflow Management

Bureau of Reclamation News

ANNOUNCEMENTS

March 24, 2017

The Bureau of Reclamation is scheduled to incrementally increase releases below Nimbus Dam starting Monday at 8 a.m., from 5,000...

ANNOUNCEMENT: Sacramento District Final Regional Conditions for the 2017 Nationwide Permits for California, Nevada, and Utah

Maven

ANNOUNCEMENTS

March 24, 2017

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District has posted the above-titled Public Notice to www.spk.usace.army.mil/Media/RegulatoryPublicNotices.aspx The Sacramento District has...

MORE REACTIONS to Central Valley Project allocation announcement

Maven

Current Conditions

March 24, 2017

On Wednesday, the Bureau of Reclamation released its long awaited Central Valley Project allocation for the upcoming growing season. Generally...

ANNOUNCEMENT: Updated Frequently Asked Questions on Groundwater Sustainability Agencies now available

Maven

ANNOUNCEMENTS Groundwater News

March 23, 2017

The State Water Board has updated its Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) on Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs). The FAQ is available...

REACTIONS: Westlands, farm organizations react to Central Valley Project allocation of 65% to south-of-Delta ag

Maven

Current Conditions

March 23, 2017

Yesterday, the Bureau of Reclamation released its long awaited Central Valley Project allocation for the upcoming growing season. Generally speaking,...

MEDIA CALL: Bureau of Reclamation explains why the CVP allocation for south of Delta ag is only 65%

Maven

Current Conditions

March 22, 2017

Reclamation officials say carryover storage is to blame, not endangered species regulations Earlier today, the Bureau of Reclamation issued an...

ANNOUNCEMENT: Public Notice SPK-2001-00147, Proposal to Reissue Regional General Permit (RGP) 1, East Contra Costa County, CA

Maven

ANNOUNCEMENTS

March 22, 2017

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District has posted Public Notice SPK-2001-00147 to www.spk.usace.army.mil/Media/RegulatoryPublicNotices.aspx. The U.S. Army Corps of...

THIS JUST IN … Reclamation Announces the 2017 Water Supply Allocation for the Central Valley Project

Bureau of Reclamation News

Current Conditions

March 22, 2017

100% to north of Delta and In-Delta contractors, farmers south of Delta get 65%, M&I gets 90% From the Bureau...