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...
CAL MATTERS: Is a new plan for delivering Delta water worse than Trump’s rules? Environmentalists say yes. Cal Matters Policy and regulationWater project operations October 25, 2024Growers support a federal and state proposal for operating California’s massive systems that send river water south. But it could...
USBR: Start of 2025 water year is a reminder of the need for caution and preparedness Bureau of Reclamation News Current Conditions October 2, 2024Climate volatility spurs need for quick and adaptive responsiveness From the Bureau of Reclamation: California’s 2025 water year begins with...
PRESS RELEASE: State and federal agencies cancel action to protect Delta smelt Conservation organizations & coalitions Water project operations October 1, 2024From Restore the Delta: In California, today marks the start of the new “water year,” the date water managers use...
WATER BLUEPRINT FOR THE SJV: Update on Fall X2 Water Blueprint for the SJ Valley EcosystemsWater project operations September 21, 2024From the Water Blueprint for the San Joaquin Valley: In August, the Blueprint and the Southern California Water Coalition submitted...
COMMENTARY: A call for balanced water management in California Ag Alert CommentaryPolicy and regulationWater project operations September 18, 2024By Mike Wade, California Farm Water Coalition The draft environmental impact statement for the long-term operation of the federal Central...
NOTEBOOK EXPLAINER: Reclamation’s draft EIS for potential changes to operation of the Central Valley Project: What is this document? Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater project operations August 8, 2024Informational resources include new Story Map on the incorporation of climate change conditions into the new operations plan and the...
