Central Valley Project Archives ~ Page 7 of 10 ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

October 13, 2021

By Christine Souza The struggle over management of water supplied through the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta continues as the Biden administration...

AG ALERT: State Water Board considers drought-response actions

Ag Alert

Water project operations

May 26, 2021

By Christine Souza, Ag Alert More signs of drought and tightening water supplies have arisen, in filings with the State...

AG ALERT: Farmers grapple with implications of water cuts

Ag Alert

Agriculture

May 12, 2021

By Christine Souza, Ag Alert In water-stressed farming areas of California, farmers removed productive trees and idled other land to...

US FWS: Long-term Clear Creek restoration project completed

US Fish and Wildlife Service

Ecosystems

May 5, 2021

From the US Fish & Wildlife Service: Phase 3C of the Lower Clear Creek Floodway Rehabilitation Project has been completed,...

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...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: California Settles Fight Over Hoarded Dam Water

Courthouse News Service

Water project operations

July 21, 2020

Resolving an environmental lawsuit hatched during the state’s recent historic drought, California regulators on Tuesday promised new actions intended to...

LAWSUIT SETTLEMENT: Landmark Lawsuit Settlement Between Environmentalists and State Water Boards Strengthens Delta Protections

CA Sportfishing Protection Alliance

Water rights and water law

July 21, 2020

From the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance: Three California environmental nonprofits secured a landmark settlement agreement with the California State Water...

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...

LETTER: State Water Board rejects Reclamation’s Sacramento River Temperature Management Plan

Maven

Water project operations

June 2, 2020

Yesterday, the Executive Director of the State Water Resources Control Board sent a letter to Ernest Conant at the Bureau...

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 … 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...

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...

NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY: Draft Sacramento River Temperature Management Plan

State Water Board

Water project operations

April 28, 2020

From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board is providing an opportunity for written public...

Reclamation releases draft congressionally mandated repayment contracts for Central Valley Project contractors from the Shasta, Trinity and Sacramento River Divisions

Bureau of Reclamation News

Policy and regulation

March 3, 2020

From the Bureau of Reclamation: The Bureau of Reclamation announced today ongoing congressionally mandated contract conversions pursuant to the Water...