California Water Plan Archives ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

PRESS RELEASE: Landmark legislation to address California’s water supply challenges heads to the Governor’s desk

September 5, 2025

Press release from California Water for All: SB 72 (Caballero), critical water legislation to transform the state’s water management approach,...

NOW AVAILABLE: Update 2023 draft resource management strategies posted

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

ANNOUNCEMENTS

May 2, 2024

From the Department of Water Resources: DWR is accepting public comments on a series of draft resource management strategies that...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: California water managers advise multipronged approach in face of climate change

Courthouse News Service

Planning and management

April 30, 2024

A region as massive and diverse as the Golden State requires many hands and smart planning to manage its water...

THIS JUST IN … Two in a Row: April Snow Survey Shows Above Average Snowpack for Second Straight Season

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Current Conditions

April 2, 2024

After a dry start to the year, March storms provided boost to snowpack but runoff will be the key to...

DWR Releases California Water Plan 2023 Assumptions and Estimates Report

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Planning and management

October 18, 2022

From the Department of Water Resources: In preparation for the California Water Plan Update 2023 (Update 2023), the Department of...

CA WATER COMMISSION: California Water Plan 2023 Update

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Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

February 2, 2022

The California Water Plan is the state’s strategic plan for sustainably managing and developing water resources for current and future...

Groundwater/Aquifer Remediation

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Groundwater News Notebook News and Features

October 17, 2020

Cleaning up polluted groundwater basins can create additional water supply that would not otherwise be available without remediation, but treatment...

Agricultural water use efficiency

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Agriculture Notebook News and Features

October 17, 2020

As the state’s largest water using sector, many look to agriculture as a way to free up water supplies for...

Conjunctive management and groundwater

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Groundwater News Notebook News and Features

October 17, 2020

With the right infrastructure in place, water districts and agencies can manage surface water and groundwater as a single source,...

Precipitation enhancement (Cloud seeding)

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Notebook News and Features Water supply augmentation

October 17, 2020

Cloud seeding, practiced in California since the 1950s, is estimated to add 400,000 acre-feet per year to the state’s precipitation. ...

Desalination

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Reports Water supply augmentation

October 17, 2020

Desalination holds the potential of providing a highly reliable water source for some communities; however, there are major cost and...

Water transfers

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Notebook News and Features Water supply augmentation

October 17, 2020

Water transfers can be an effective tool for water managers to provide flexibility in the allocation and use of water...

Recycled Water

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Notebook News and Features Reports Water supply augmentation

October 17, 2020

While recycled water reuse has been steadily increasing in California since 1970, a task force in 2003 found that water...

Surface Storage

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Notebook News and Features Water supply augmentation

October 17, 2020

Surface storage offers a mixed bag of benefits and impacts. On the one hand, dams can provide water storage, flood...

Drinking water treatment and distribution

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Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

October 17, 2020

Drinking water treatment is among the most important public health achievements of the 20th century. However, agencies responsible for drinking...