COURTHOUSE NEWS: Feds’ discrimination claim over California salinity standards deemed premature Courthouse News Service Water rights and water law August 30, 2023The bureau claimed the state’s standards — which it called discriminatory — would hamper its operation of the New Melones...
CAL MATTERS: California water agency under investigation for discriminating against tribes, people of color Cal Matters Policy and regulation August 10, 2023A discrimination complaint filed by Native American tribes and environmental justice groups alleges that California has failed to protect water...
THIS JUST IN … EPA Accepts Civil Rights Complaint Against California State Water Board Restore the Delta Water rights and water law August 9, 2023From Restore the Delta: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued a decision accepting for investigation a civil rights complaint...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Voluntary Agreements Could Make the Delta a Better Place for Fish—Provided They’re Done Properly Robin Meadows Delta scienceEcosystemsNotebook News and Features May 23, 2023By Robin Meadows The State Water Resources Control Board, which both allocates surface water rights and protects water quality for...
CAL MATTERS COMMENTARY: Newsom’s Delta decisions are the sort of responsive moves California needs for water crisis Cal Matters CommentaryWater project operations March 17, 2023The decision to suspend environmental regulations for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta – and then reverse it a few weeks later...
CAL MATTERS COMMENTARY: Waiving California environmental rules for Delta water equates to a civil rights issue Cal Matters CommentaryWater project operations March 17, 2023Despite reversing course last week, the February decision by Gov. Gavin Newsom and state water officials to bypass environmental rules...
DELTA INDEPENDENT SCIENCE BOARD reacts positively to the scientific basis report for the voluntary agreements Maven Notebook News and FeaturesScience March 14, 2023DISB Board Chair Lisa Wainger: “This is worth doing. Just make sure you learn from it.” The Delta Independent Science...
PRESS RELEASE: State Water Board rescinds suspension of Delta water quality requirement State Water Board Water project operations March 9, 2023From the State Water Resources Control Board: In late February, the State Water Resources Control Board approved a petition from...
STATE WATER BOARD: Update on the Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Plan Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation February 1, 2023Best case scenario has adoption of updated Sacramento River objectives and implementation of San Joaquin River flow objectives in 2024...
AG ALERT: Districts agree to collaborate on Tuolumne River Ag Alert Policy and regulation December 16, 2022By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Modesto Irrigation District, Turlock Irrigation District and the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission have signed...
DAN WALTERS: Another step toward agreement on California’s water Cal Matters Commentary November 16, 2022California water officials are seeking “voluntary agreements” to enhance water flows through the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and have achieved a...
THIS JUST IN … Tuolumne River agencies, Contra Costa Water District sign on to voluntary agreements MOU CA Natural Resources Agency Policy and regulation November 10, 2022New Signatories Add Momentum to Years-Long Effort to Help Recover Salmon While Protecting Water Reliability Press release from the Natural...
CAL MATTERS COMMENTARY: How climate change altered a longstanding Central Valley water reform Cal Matters CommentaryEcosystems November 7, 2022Faced with a warming climate, lawmakers must update a 1992 federal law that established water and wildlife regulations for the...
AG ALERT: Newsom warns of water woes as Delta debate roils Ag Alert Planning and management August 17, 2022By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Gov. Gavin Newsom sounded an alarm last week as he announced a strategy to capture...
THIS JUST IN … State, Federal Agencies Announce New Signatories to Agreement to Improve the Health of Rivers and Landscapes (aka Voluntary Agreements) State Water Board Policy and regulation August 11, 2022Five Local Water Agencies Join Years-Long Effort to Help Recover Salmon While Protecting Water Reliability From the Natural Resources Agency:...
