SJV WATER: Friant contractors ask U.S. Supreme Court to review water rights case SJV Water Water rights and water law September 11, 2025By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water The long, circuitous path of a lawsuit against the federal government for cutting off water...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Judge backs Reclamation in fight over California water contract conversions Courthouse News Service Water project operations July 1, 2025A federal judge agreed that a 2016 law requires the Bureau of Reclamation to convert short-term contracts into permanent ones...
CA FARM WATER COALITION: Why is the CVP South-of Delta allocation still so low? CA Farm Water Coalition CommentaryPolicy and regulation May 29, 2025By Mike Wade, California Farm Water Coalition This week, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation announced an increase in the Central...
PRESS RELEASE: Reclamation announces another increase in 2025 Central Valley Project water supply allocations; Westlands calls it ‘disappointing’ Bureau of Reclamation News Current Conditions May 28, 2025From the Bureau of Reclamation: Continuing to focus on maximizing California’s water supplies, the Bureau of Reclamation is increasing the...
USBR: Reclamation boosts 2025 CVP allocations for south-of-Delta to 50%; Westlands responds Bureau of Reclamation News Current Conditions April 28, 2025From the Bureau of Reclamation: Continuing to focus on maximizing California’s water supplies, the Bureau of Reclamation has announced another...
USBR: Reclamation further increases Central Valley Project water supply allocations for 2025; Central Valley Project contractors respond water year Bureau of Reclamation News Current Conditions March 27, 2025From the Bureau of Reclamation: In support of ongoing efforts to provide maximum water supplies in California, the Bureau of...
AG ALERT: Initial CVP water allotment may not increase plantings Ag Alert AgricultureWater project operations March 12, 2025By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Farmers south of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta who irrigate with water supplied by the federal...
USBR: Reclamation maximizes water supplies for initial Central Valley Project 2025 allocations; CVP contractors respond Bureau of Reclamation News Current Conditions February 25, 2025From the US Bureau of Reclamation: Today, the Bureau of Reclamation announced major steps to improve California water supply. The initial...
CAL MATTERS: Trump orders more Central Valley water deliveries — claiming it would help LA fires Cal Matters Policy and regulationWater project operations January 27, 2025Citing the LA fires, Trump directed federal agencies to “immediately take actions to override” water operations and environmental rules. But...
WATER BLUEPRINT FOR SJV VALLEY: Protecting smelt over people: Delta pumping curtailments hurt California communities Water Blueprint for the SJ Valley Policy and regulationWater project operations January 17, 2025Press release from the San Joaquin Valley The Water Blueprint for the San Joaquin Valley calls on state and federal...
GOVERNOR NEWSOM: California pumping more water now than under Trump Administration Office of Governor Gavin Newsom Water project operations January 16, 2025From Office of the Governor: What you need to know: California has worked with the federal government to manage water delivery...
THE CENTER SQUARE: Newsom, Biden unveil new water plan amid drought, fish protection debate The Center Square Water project operations January 6, 2025By Madeline Armstrong, The Center Square California Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Biden-Harris Administration reached a long-awaited agreement on the...
CAL MATTERS: Biden, Newsom officials announce long-awaited new water delivery rules Cal Matters Water project operations December 20, 2024New operating rules for massive Delta systems will increase water deliveries to Southern California cities and some growers. Salmon numbers...
GOVERNOR NEWSOM: New federal actions will help California better manage water supply Office of Governor Gavin Newsom Water project operations December 20, 2024Press release from the Office of the Governor: Today, California joined the Biden-Harris Administration as it signed off on a...
NOW AVAILABLE: US FWS Biological Opinion for the Long Term Operations of the Central Valley Project and the State Water Project Maven Water project operations November 21, 2024The USFWS has issued the biological opinion for the Long Term Operations of the Central Valley Project and the State...
