California water news

DAILY DIGEST: Atmospheric river boosted CA snowpack well above average by mid-January; Implementing groundwater regulations in Kern County; Departing Nevada state engineer approves controversial water market near Eureka; ‘The United States won’t let Lake Mead crash’; and more …

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Daily Digest

January 22, 2019

In California water news today, Atmospheric river boosted California snowpack well above average by mid-January; Implementing groundwater regulations in Kern...

DAILY DIGEST, Martin Luther King Day edition: Sen. Feinstein drops support for WIIN Act; Teenage diver finds tons of golf balls rotting off California coast; Federal shutdown impacting Eel River salmon; Could Lake Powell become a ‘dead pool’? ; and more …

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Daily Digest

January 21, 2019

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Harder praises Trump, Denham for work to keep water for farmers; CA lawmakers seek funding for the polluted New River; New reservoir rules leave 2B more gallons of water in Lake Mendocino; Drought legislation takes shape in Arizona; and more …

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Daily Digest

January 20, 2019

In California water news this weekend, Strange bedfellows: Harder praises Trump, Denham for work to keep water for farmers; ‘A...

DAILY DIGEST: Shasta Dam raising project runs into legal, congressional roadblocks; Feds rush Whittier Narrows Dam fix; Cities prepare for king tides; Arizona House Democrats want drought plan to mandate conservation; and more …

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Daily Digest

January 18, 2019

In California water news today, Shasta Dam raising project runs into legal, congressional roadblocks; Feds rush Whittier Narrows Dam fix...

DAILY DIGEST: What’s next after voters spurn bond to fix sinking Friant-Kern Canal; Work begins on $1.5B Shasta Dam raising; SGMA expected to further dampen once-hot market for Kern County farmland; Arizona lawmakers get first look at drought contingency plan; and more …

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Daily Digest

January 17, 2019

In California water news today, What’s Next After Voters Spurn Bond to Fix Sinking Friant-Kern Canal; Work begins on $1.5...

DAILY DIGEST: Storms to dump up to seven feet of snow; El Nino, a no-show so far; Idled farmland presents habitat restoration opportunities in San Joaquin Valley; Hangover from 2018 drought likely to deplete Colorado River spring runoff; and more …

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Daily Digest

January 16, 2019

In California water news today, California storms to dump up to seven feet of snow, force evacuations; One Of The...

This just in … Mark Cowin, Director of the California Department of Water Resources, and David Murillo, Regional Director, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, issue statement on the close of the Cal Water Fix comment period

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Delta Conveyance Project

October 30, 2015

Statement on close of public comment period from Mark Cowin, Director of the California Department of Water Resources, and David...

This just in … 30,000 Californians Speak Out Against the Delta Tunnels

Restore the Delta

Delta Conveyance Project

October 30, 2015

From Restore the Delta: At a press conference held on the steps of the State Capitol today, a coalition of...

Emergency Drought Barrier Removal Underway in Delta

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Water project operations

October 2, 2015

From the Department of Water Resources: Work by the Department of Water Resources (DWR) to dismantle an emergency drought barrier...

Environmental and fishing groups write Secretary Jewell; urge rejection of Delta tunnels, say it’s too risky

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Delta Conveyance Project

September 17, 2015

Friends of the River, Restore the Delta, the Center for Biological Diversity, the Sierra Club, and numerous other fishing and...

This just in … DWR Statement Regarding Delta Independent Science Board Comments on RDEIR/SDEIS

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Delta Conveyance Project

September 17, 2015

From the Department of Water Resources: “Statement from Cassandra Enos-Nobriga, program manager for the California Department of Water Resources, about...

North and Central Delta area agencies write State Water Board, alleging Cal Water Fix application is defective and incomplete

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Delta Conveyance Project

September 2, 2015

The Local Agencies of the North Delta and the Central Delta Water Agency have written the State Water Resources Control...

Latest PPIC survey finds majority of Californians say global warming contributing to drought, admit they don’t know how much water they should be saving

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Planning and managementReports

July 29, 2015

From the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC): A solid majority of Californians believe that global warming is already having...

Bureau of Reclamation updates Central Valley Project water supply information

Bureau of Reclamation News

Current Conditions

March 27, 2015

Initial 2015 water supply allocation remains unchanged; officials continue to monitor conditions From the Bureau of Reclamation: The Bureau of...

State Water Board to consider adoption of amendment to Ocean Plan addressing desalination facilities

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Policy and regulationWater supply augmentation

March 26, 2015

The amendment, set to be considered for adoption on May 5, will address intakes, brine discharges, mitigation and other issues...