COURTHOUSE NEWS: California wrings out months of rain to ease drought restrictions Courthouse News Service Current Conditions March 24, 2023The Golden State wants to keep conservation in focus even while relaxing some safeguards on water usage. By Sam Ribakoff,...
PRESS RELEASE: State Water Board rescinds suspension of Delta water quality requirement State Water Board Water project operations March 9, 2023From the State Water Resources Control Board: In late February, the State Water Resources Control Board approved a petition from...
THIS JUST IN … Order Modifying an Order that Approved a Temporary Urgency Change Petition Filed by the California DWR and Reclamation State Water Board Water project operations March 9, 2023For the State Water Resources Control Board: On March 9, 2023, the State Water Resources Control Board Executive Director issued...
THIS JUST IN … State Water Board approves Temporary Urgency Change Petition for the State Water Project and the Central Valley Project State Water Board Water project operations February 21, 2023From the State Water Resources Control Board: On February 21, 2023, the State Water Resources Control Board issued an order...
CAL MATTERS: How bad is water use in California? March is the worst so far, up 19% Cal Matters Current Conditions May 20, 2022By Rachel Becker, CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Californians emerged from the...
STATE WATER BOARD: Urban water conservation numbers for February show state water use decreased by 0.5% Maven Current ConditionsNotebook News and Features April 13, 2022Also, Staff preliminary analyses show water use rises with income; most water utilities have regressive rate structures At the April...
THIS JUST IN, TOO: State, Federal Agencies and Sacramento River Settlement Contractors Agree on Approach for 2022 Water Operations on the Sacramento River State and federal agencies Water project operations March 29, 2022Press release from Cal EPA: Federal and state agencies along with Sacramento River Settlement Contractors (SRSCs) agreed this week on...
CAL MATTERS: As California’s drought deepens, water use drops only 1.8% Cal Matters Current Conditions September 21, 2021Officials warn that next year’s cuts in water supply could go even deeper as severe drought grips nearly 90% of...
DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Emergency drought barrier and the Temporary Urgency Change Petition (with photo gallery) Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater project operations June 30, 2021The Department of Water Resources takes action in the Delta to conserve water in upstream reservoirs Last month, the Governor...
CAL MATTERS: Water shortages: Why some Californians are running out in 2021 and others aren’t Cal Matters Current ConditionsPlanning and management June 23, 2021Drought resilience depends on location but also extraordinary engineering — determining which California places are running out of water this...
THIS JUST IN … Construction Begins on Emergency Drought Barrier in Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Department of Water Resources (DWR) Water project operations June 3, 2021From the Department of Water Resources: In response to worsening drought conditions in California, today the Department of Water Resources...
NOTICE: State Water Board issues order conditionally approving a Temporary Urgency Change Petition filed by the Department of Water Resources and Bureau of Reclamation State Water Board Water project operations June 1, 2021From the State Water Board: On June 1, 2021, the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) issued an...
THIS JUST IN … Reclamation updates Central Valley Project 2021 water supply; Hold placed on North-of-Delta Agriculture Service Contractors due to worsening drought conditions Bureau of Reclamation News Current Conditions May 5, 2021Hold placed on North-of-Delta Agriculture Service Contractors due to worsening drought conditions Today, the Bureau of Reclamation announced an update...
This just in … Executive Director of the State Water Board issues decision on TUCP for modifications to Bay Delta Standards State Water Board Policy and regulationWater project operations April 6, 2015The Executive Director of the State Water Resources Control Board has issued an order modifying Bay Delta standards for the...
This just in … State Water Board Revises Order for State and Federal Water Project Operations During Drought State Water Board Water project operationsWater quality March 6, 2015This morning, the State Water Resources Control Board issued a press release regarding the March 5th revised order, which was...
