DWR NEWS: New report highlights the Delta Conveyance Project as the single most effective action for a sustainable water future for California Department of Water Resources (DWR) Delta Conveyance ProjectWater project operations August 19, 2025From the Department of Water Resources: A new report released today by the Department of Water Resources (DWR) examines how...
DWR: Changes to Delta operations start today: Balancing water needs for millions of Californians and the environment Department of Water Resources (DWR) Water project operations April 11, 2025From the Department of Water Resources: California’s water system is complex and requires real-time adjustments to balance the needs of...
FRIENDS OF THE RIVER: Turning climate change on its head: What Governor Newsom doesn’t understand about his own water agenda Friends of the River CommentaryDelta Conveyance Project December 14, 2024By Friends of the River Earlier this week, Governor Newsom was all over the state pushing his two favorite water...
GOVERNOR NEWSOM: California makes major strides for water supplies and climate resilience over the past year Office of Governor Gavin Newsom Planning and management October 3, 2024With California experiencing climate-driven extremes in weather, the state is continuing to take aggressive action to protect and expand the...
CAL MATTERS EXPLAINER: How can California boost its water supply? Cal Matters Planning and managementWater supply augmentation November 7, 2022By Rachel Becker, Cal Matters Over and over again, drought launches California into a familiar scramble to provide enough water....
CA WATER COMMISSION: The 2019 State Water Project Review Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater project operations May 28, 2020Water Code section 165 requires the California Water Commission to conduct an annual review of the construction and operation of...
THIS JUST IN … Lawsuit Challenges California’s Failure to Address State Water Project’s Threat to Bay Delta, Salmon Runs Center for Biological Diversity Water project operationsWater rights and water law April 29, 2020From the Center for Biological Diversity: Four environmental groups sued the California Department of Water Resources today over its approval...
METROPOLITAN BAY-DELTA COMMITTEE: SWP contract amendment for Delta conveyance; Activities of the Delta conveyance JPAs; Delta Smelt Resiliency Strategy Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater project operations October 9, 2019At the September meeting of Metropolitan’s Special Committee on the Bay Delta, Steve Arakawa, Metropolitan’s Bay Delta Initiatives Manager, updated...
CAL MATTERS: To save SF Bay and its dying Delta, state aims to re-plumb California Cal Matters Policy and regulation November 26, 2016By Julie Cart, Cal Matters The report’s findings were unequivocal: Given the current pace of water diversions, the San Francisco...
Radio show transcript: Michael Jackson, water rights lawyer, on California’s water history, the twin tunnels, and how this affects Northern California groundwater Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulationWater rights and water law October 14, 2014Jim Brobeck, water policy analyst for AquAlliance, interviewed water rights attorney Michael Jackson for a radio show which broadcast on...