Drought

May 9, 2016

Executive Order Aims to Make Water Conservation a Way of Life in California From the Office of the Governor: Moving...

Delta Watermaster reports to the Delta Protection Commission on the consumptive use study and the voluntary diversion reduction program

Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

April 5, 2016

Also, DWR’s Paul Marshall updates Commission on the effectiveness drought barrier Attending a Delta Protection Commission meeting is, among other...

This just in … Feinstein Introduces Revised Drought Relief Bill

Legislator/Elected Official

February 10, 2016

Long-term provisions invest in water storage, desalination, recycling; Short-term provisions adhere to environmental laws, sunset after two years or when drought...

This just in … State Water Board Adopts Extended Emergency Water Conservation Regulation

February 2, 2016

Extended Regulation Gives More Flexibility to Water Suppliers to Meet Conservation Targets From the State Water Resources Control Board: With...

This just in … California Meets Governor’s Conservation Mandate for Seventh Straight Month

Legislator/Elected Official

February 2, 2016

State Keeps Meeting Cumulative Goal; As Monthly Conservation Rate Drops, Residential Water Users Urged to Continue Saving Water From the...

This just in … Feinstein Releases Discussion Draft of California Drought Relief Bill

January 21, 2016

Complies with all environmental laws, biological opinions; includes both long-term, short-term provisions From Senator Feinstein’s office: Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)...

The 2016 Drought Contingency Plan for CVP & SWP operations

Planning and management Water project operations

January 15, 2016

From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board has posted the February through October 2016...

This just in … State’s Conservation Falls Slightly, But Cumulative Water Savings Continue to Meet Governor’s Mandate

January 5, 2016

Monthly Conservation average decreases for second month in a row; Per Person water use declines statewide with lowest average ever...

2015 year in review, briefly …

Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

December 31, 2015

As the year draws to a close, the data is in! Here’s how the year stacked up … There were...

This just in … State Water Board Approves Revised Order to Protect Fish, Delta Salinity, and Public Health and Safety

December 16, 2015

From the State Water Resources Control Board: “The State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) last night approved an...

NRDC Report: Is California Doing Enough to Manage Drought?

December 14, 2015

Report Card Assesses State Efforts in 5 Key Areas and Identifies Where Brown Administration is Failing From the Natural Resources Defense...

Drought, demography, and conservation in 21st century California

Notebook News and Features Planning and management

November 17, 2015

Dr. Glen MacDonald discusses California’s changing climate and demography, and what the implications are for the future Dr. Glen MacDonald...

This just in … Governor Brown Issues Executive Order to Bolster State’s Drought Response

Governor Jerry Brown

November 13, 2015

Executive order includes new provisions to help localities capture stormwater from potential high precipitation events; $5 million in assistance for...

Metropolitan Special Committee on the Bay Delta: What’s next for the Delta tunnels project and a look at the emergency drought barrier