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This just in … Lawsuit Filed Against 10 – Year Water Transfer Program; Massive Transfers Threaten North State Farms, Fish and Communities

Groundwater News Water project operations

May 12, 2015

From AquAlliance, this press release: AquAlliance filed a lawsuit in federal District Court against the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)...

Governor Brown addresses ACWA Convention: “All the things that I do here are because they are problems and we need to deal with them. And if I don’t deal with it, somebody else will have to.”

Maven

Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

May 10, 2015

Governor Brown addresses ACWA convention, calling on California’s brain power and innovation to solve the state’s water issues, and touching...

This just in … Construction Begins on Emergency Drought Barrier in Delta to Deter Saltwater and Protect Delta Water Quality

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Water project operations

May 8, 2015

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has begun construction on a temporary emergency drought barrier on West False River in...

Delta Stewardship Council Drought Update: Delta perspectives on drought management

Maven

Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

May 7, 2015

CCWD’s Leah Orloff and Delta farmer Steve Mello discuss how the drought is affecting operations within the Delta The April...

This just in … State Water Board Adopts Desalination Amendment to Address Environmental Concerns In Desalination Facility Standards

State Water Board

Policy and regulation Water supply augmentation

May 6, 2015

From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board today approved an amendment to the state’s Water...

Delta Stewardship Council Drought Update: Water management actions and the status of Delta fisheries

Maven

Fish and wildlife Notebook News and Features

May 6, 2015

DWR Drought Manager Jeanine Jones with an update on hydrologic conditions; DWR Lead Scientist Ted Sommer with an update on...

This just in … State Water Board Adopts 25 Percent Mandatory Water Conservation Regulation

State Water Board

Policy and regulation

May 6, 2015

From the State Water Resources Control Board: With emergency drought conditions persisting throughout California, the State Water Resources Control Board...

Guest commentary: Using the Reasonable Use Doctrine to restrict riparian water use

Guest Contributor

Commentary

May 6, 2015

Commentary by Craig Wilson, the first Delta Watermaster and former Chief Counsel to State Water Board: The Governor recently stated...

Delta Stewardship Council Drought Update: Policy actions and priorities for addressing the ongoing drought

Maven

Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

May 5, 2015

Karla Nemeth from the Natural Resources Agency and Ellen Hanak from the PPIC discuss the state’s response to the drought:...

State Water Board orders all post-1914 water rights holders within the Sacramento River watershed and Delta to stop diverting until further notice

State Water Board

Water rights and water law

May 1, 2015

From the State Water Resources Control Board: With California’s extreme drought resulting in insufficient water to serve all water-right holders,...

Weekend reading: DWR Issues Draft 2015 State Water Project Delivery Capability Report

Maven

Reports Water project operations

May 1, 2015

From the Department of Water Resources: The draft State Water Project Delivery Capability Report 2015 and Appendices have been released. This...

Reactions: Metropolitan, Kern County, other water interests and stakeholder groups react to announcement of revised approach to Bay Delta fix

Maven

Delta Conveyance Project

April 30, 2015

Today, Governor Brown and other officials today announced a revised approach to the Bay Delta Conservation Plan, which is now...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Investors Question Reality of SoCal Water Pipeline

Courthouse News Service

Planning and management

April 30, 2015

By Mike Heuer, Courthouse News Service A Southern California water-resources company lied to shareholders regarding the potential of proceeding with...