COURTHOUSE NEWS: Riverside, Calif., Fights Governor Brown’s Water-Reduction Order Courthouse News Service Policy and regulation June 8, 2015By Elizabeth Warmerdam, Courthouse News Service The city of Riverside is fighting California’s order to cut its water use by...
This just in … Emergency drought barrier nears completion Department of Water Resources (DWR) Water project operations May 29, 2015From the Department of Water Resources: Construction of a temporary emergency drought barrier at West False River in the Sacramento-San...
State Water Board Approves Voluntary Cutback Program for Delta Riparian Water Rights State Water Board Policy and regulation May 22, 2015From the State Water Resources Control Board: Today the State Water Resources Control Board approved a proposal from riparian water...
This just in … Construction Begins on Emergency Drought Barrier in Delta to Deter Saltwater and Protect Delta Water Quality Department of Water Resources (DWR) Water project operations May 8, 2015The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has begun construction on a temporary emergency drought barrier on West False River in...
Delta Stewardship Council Drought Update: Delta perspectives on drought management Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation May 7, 2015CCWD’s Leah Orloff and Delta farmer Steve Mello discuss how the drought is affecting operations within the Delta The April...
Delta Stewardship Council Drought Update: Water management actions and the status of Delta fisheries Maven Fish and wildlifeNotebook News and Features May 6, 2015DWR Drought Manager Jeanine Jones with an update on hydrologic conditions; DWR Lead Scientist Ted Sommer with an update on...
This just in … State Water Board Adopts 25 Percent Mandatory Water Conservation Regulation State Water Board Policy and regulation May 6, 2015From the State Water Resources Control Board: With emergency drought conditions persisting throughout California, the State Water Resources Control Board...
Delta Stewardship Council Drought Update: Policy actions and priorities for addressing the ongoing drought Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation May 5, 2015Karla Nemeth from the Natural Resources Agency and Ellen Hanak from the PPIC discuss the state’s response to the drought:...
State Water Board orders all post-1914 water rights holders within the Sacramento River watershed and Delta to stop diverting until further notice State Water Board Water rights and water law May 1, 2015From the State Water Resources Control Board: With California’s extreme drought resulting in insufficient water to serve all water-right holders,...
Western Governor’s Association: Tip of the spear: The horizon for drought data and technology Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management April 29, 2015Panel discusses drought monitoring, including the Soil and Climate Analysis Network, the Drought Monitor, and the federal Open Data Initiative,...
Governor Brown to Help Cities Bolster Water Waste Enforcement, Streamline Environmental Review of Water Projects Governor Jerry Brown Policy and regulation April 28, 2015From the Office of the Governor: Governor Brown, meeting with mayors from across the state, today announced he will propose...
This just in … Curtailment Notices Sent to Junior Water Right Holders in San Joaquin Watershed; Notices for Scott River Water Rights Also Sent State Water Board Policy and regulation April 23, 2015From the State Water Resources Control Board: “With California’s extreme drought resulting in insufficient water to serve all water-right holders,...
State, Federal Agencies and Sacramento River Settlement Contractors Agree on Framework for Water Operations in Fourth Year of Drought California agencies Water project operations April 20, 2015From the Bureau of Reclamation, NOAA, US Fish and Wildlife Service, the Northern California Water Association, Department of Fish and...
This just in … DWR moves to install first drought barrier on West False River Department of Water Resources (DWR) Water project operations April 15, 2015From the Department of Water Resources: Faced with potentially insufficient water supplies to repel salinity in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta,...
This just in … Metropolitan Board restricts wholesale water deliveries to member agencies for the fourth time in District’s history Metropolitan Water District Policy and regulation April 14, 2015From the Metropolitan Water District: The governing board of Southern California’s primary water agency today supported Gov. Jerry Brown’s edict...
