Tag: California Water Commission

WATER STORAGE INVESTMENT PROGRAM: Updated Frequently Asked Questions now available

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Updated Frequently Asked Questions for the Water Storage Investment Program are now available on the Commission’s website. A question and answer regarding the unit value for fall run chinook salmon has been added. The revised Frequently Asked Questions document can be found online here: https://cwc.ca.gov/Documents/2017/WSIP/WSIP_FAQs_Web.pdf Sign up for daily email service and you’ll never miss a post! Sign up for […]

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CALIFORNIA WATER COMMISSION: A primer on State Water Project operations

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Presentation discusses the infrastructure and operational challenges of the State Water Project At the June meeting of the California Water Commission, Tracy Petitt-Polhemus, Supervising Engineer with DWR’s SWP Operations Office, gave this presentation.  She provided an overview of the State Water Project facilities, project purposes, key agreements and requirements under which the State Water Project must operate, Delta operations, how […]

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California Water Commission: Ex Parte Communication Policy for Water Storage Investment Program

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On June 21, 2017, the Commission adopted an ex parte communications policy, which applies to implementation of the Water Storage Investment Program (WSIP). The policy is intended to protect the integrity and fairness of the WSIP decision-making process as specified in the Commission’s regulations (Title 23, California Code of Regulations, Sections 6000-6015), and to ensure that all Commissioners may fully […]

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ANNOUNCEMENT: Updated Water Storage Investment Program Application Instructions and Frequently Asked Questions

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From the California Water Commission: Updated Application Instructions and Frequently Asked Questions for the Water Storage Investment Program are now available on the Commission’s website. The Application Instructions and GRanTS application were updated to clarify a question in the Public Benefits Tab (Q.3 under Recreation Benefits) regarding where to attach supporting documentation. Two questions and answers were added to the […]

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CA WATER COMMISSION: Sustainable Groundwater Management Act implementation update

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DWR update provides an overview of GSA formation to date and a preview of new tools to aid GSAs in developing their groundwater sustainability plans At the April meeting of the California Water Commission, Trevor Joseph and Steven Springhorn with the Department of Water Resources Sustainable Groundwater Management program gave a high-level overview of how groundwater sustainability agency formation is […]

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SGMA IMPLEMENTATION: Briefing on the Water Available for Replenishment Report

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DWR’s Jim Wieking briefs California Water Commission on the report concept and what’s in it; also an update on the Water Storage Investment Program At the March meeting of the California Water Commission, Jim Wieking from the Department of Water Resource’s Division of Statewide Integrated Water Management briefed the Commissioners on the Water Available for Replenishment Report (WAFR). The Department […]

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A review of pending Delta Plan Amendments

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Delta Stewardship Council’s Dan Ray briefs the California Water Commission on pending Delta Plan amendments for conveyance, storage, and operations, and investments in Delta levees At the March meeting of the California Water Commission, Dan Ray, Chief Deputy Executive Officer of the Delta Stewardship Council, updated the Commission members on new amendments to the Delta Plan that are currently under […]

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CA WATER COMMISSION: Hydrology and State Water Project operations update

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“In just a 6-week period beginning in mid-January through the end of February, we passed through Lake Oroville the entire volume of the lake essentially,“ says SWP Principal Engineer John Leahigh At the March meeting of the California Water Commission, John Leahigh, Principal Engineer for the State Water Project, gave this update on the current hydrological conditions and operations of […]

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CA WATER COMMISSION: Update on development of water loss audit regulation, Water Storage Investment Program timeline

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With the passage of SB-555 in October 2015, all urban retail water suppliers in the state are required to submit a validated water loss audit annually to the Department of Water Resources (DWR) beginning October 2017.  As a result of the legislation, DWR is developing regulations for the requirements for water loss audits and their submission. The 9-member Commission is […]

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THIS JUST IN … California Water Commission Seeks Public Comment on Proposition 1 Water Storage Investment Program Regulations

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From the California Water Commission: The California Water Commission, responsible for allocating $2.7 billion in voter-approved bond funds for new water storage projects, seeks public comment on an update of its draft regulations and additional documents related to the Water Storage Investment Program. A new public comment period opened on November 22, 2016 and will extend until 5 p.m. on […]

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