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THIS JUST IN … State Water Project and Central Valley Project allocations updated (and the news is not good)

March 23, 2021

State Water Project allocation drops to 5%; CVP South of Delta 5% not available for delivery until further notice. DWR...

THIS JUST IN … Reclamation outlines Central Valley Project initial 2021 water allocation

Bureau of Reclamation News

Current Conditions

February 23, 2021

Agricultural contractors north and south of Delta at 5%; Friant Class 1 at 20% From the Bureau of Reclamation: Today,...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Feds Defend Permanent Water Contracts to Benefit Agriculture

Courthouse News Service

Policy and regulation

December 10, 2020

Defending the decision to give farm irrigation districts permanent access to low-cost, federally pumped water in California, a Justice Department...

ACWA CONFERENCE: Commissioner Brenda Burman: “We are keeping our promises, and we are doing what we said we would do. And we are not done.”

Maven

Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

August 6, 2020

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] At the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) virtual conference last week, one of the keynote speakers was the...

DPIIC: The CVPIA and the state’s Incidental Take Permit: Ecosystem-based Management in the Delta

Maven

Delta science Notebook News and Features

July 29, 2020

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] The Delta Stewardship Council established the Delta Plan Interagency Implementation Committee (DPIIC) after the adoption of the Delta Plan...

LEGAL BRIEFS: Judge denies motion for injunction over Shasta operations; San Joaquin County alleges misrepresentations by Westlands in CVP contract

Maven

Water project operations Water rights and water law

June 26, 2020

The Eastern District Court has issued a ruling in a lawsuit brought by Pacific Coast Federation Of Fishermen’s Associations over...

THIS JUST IN … Lawsuit Challenges Federal Water Contracts That Imperil Delta, Fish, Wildlife

Conservation organizations & coalitions

Water rights and water law

May 20, 2020

Press release from the Center for Biological Diversity, Restore the Delta, and the Planning and Conservation League: Three environmental groups...

THIS JUST IN … Reclamation updates 2020 Central Valley Project water allocations

Bureau of Reclamation News

Current Conditions

May 19, 2020

From the Bureau of Reclamation: Following spring storms, the Bureau of Reclamation today issued updated allocations for Central Valley Project...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Federal Judge’s Order Protects Steelhead Trout

Courthouse News Service

Policy and regulation Water project operations

May 12, 2020

To protect the spring migration of threatened California trout species, a federal judge Monday halted the Trump administration’s bid to...

THIS JUST IN … Attorney General Becerra Secures Preliminary Injunction in Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration Over Failure to Protect California’s Ecosystems

CA Attorney General

Water project operations

May 12, 2020

From the Office of the Attorney General: California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today issued the following statement in response to...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Judge Throws Water on California Bid to Slow Delta Pumping

Courthouse News Service

Policy and regulation Water project operations

May 7, 2020

The judge said the case is too complex to rule on quickly in the middle of a pandemic. By Nick...

THIS JUST IN … DOI Press Release: Governor Newsom Continues to Recklessly Jeopardize the Water Supply and Security of Millions of Californians

Bureau of Reclamation News

Water project operations

May 6, 2020

Today, the U.S. Department of the Interior issued this press release: This morning, Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation Brenda...

THIS JUST IN … SLDMWA, FWA & TCCA Statement on Lawsuit to Protect the Central Valley Project

SJV water agencies

Water project operations Water rights and water law

April 28, 2020

From the San Luis & Delta Mendota Water Authority, the Friant Water Authority, and the Tehama Colusan Canal Authority: Today,...

THIS JUST IN … Secretary Bernhardt responds to Congressional letters received regarding Delta water project operations

Maven

Policy and regulation Water project operations

April 28, 2020

Today, Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt responded to letters received from Senator Feinstein and other California Congressional leaders about...

THIS JUST IN … Democratic Congressmembers applaud California leadership efforts to uphold strict science-based policymaking

Legislator/Elected Official

Policy and regulation Water project operations

April 28, 2020

The letter encourages the State’s effort to require the Trump Administration to comply with federal and California law From the...