California water news

Weekly Digest

January 5, 2024

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DAILY DIGEST, 1/5: Rain, snow and chilly air take aim on West Coast this weekend; California’s new water conservation rules too stringent and costly, analysts say; No harm, no foul, no suit in fight over Sacramento River pollution; Will Arizona close a loophole that lets developers build without water?; and more …

January 5, 2024

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Rain, snow and chilly air take aim on West Coast this weekend “The...

DAILY DIGEST, 1/4: How AI can help protect California streams and fish; A Stanford economist says we should think of water like radio waves; Delta Conveyance Project not the only plan in town; Cuyama water lawsuit moves forward as Bolthouse, Grimmway drop out; and more …

January 4, 2024

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … NOTEBOOK FEATURE: How AI can help protect California streams and fish “Rivers in...

DAILY DIGEST, 1/3: Sierra Nevada snowpack at lowest level in 10 years as ‘snow drought’ grips CA, western US; Two more storm systems bringing snow, rain; Salinity management in the Central Valley; New Year brings new laws, policies; and more …

January 3, 2024

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … VIRTUAL MEETING: State Board of Food and Ag (Virtual) from 4pm to 5pm. The...

DAILY DIGEST, 1/2: Parade of cross-country storms to hammer the West Coast into mid-January; What will become of rice?; Believing in the power of beavers; Researchers, tribes, residents prepare for a century of sediment released from the Klamath dams; and more …

Office of Governor Gavin Newsom

January 2, 2024

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Parade of cross-country storms to hammer the West Coast into mid-January “The weather...

THIS JUST IN … Governor Newsom Announces $5.1 Billion Package for Water Infrastructure and Drought Response as Part of $100 Billion California Comeback Plan

Policy and regulation

May 10, 2021

Package includes billions for drinking water and wastewater infrastructure, with a focus on small and disadvantaged communities From the Office of...

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

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

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

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

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

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