STATELINE: Water Cuts Are Coming for the West Stateline Planning and management June 2, 2022by Matt Vasilogambros, Stateline If Californians don’t change the way they consume water, officials are warning, sweeping, statewide mandatory cuts...
DWR: State, federal water managers prepare for hot, dry summer conditions Department of Water Resources (DWR) Water project operations June 2, 2022From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) are...
THIS JUST IN … State Water Board adopts emergency water conservation regulation State Water Board Planning and management May 24, 2022From the State Water Resources Control Board: In response to Governor Gavin Newsom’s March 28 Executive Order the State Water...
CAL MATTERS: ‘Everyone loses’: Sacramento Valley struggles to survive unprecedented water cuts Cal Matters Policy and regulation May 23, 2022Sacramento Valley growers protected for decades by their water rights are suffering for the first time during this record-breaking drought....
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...
AG ALERT: Farmers across state face new water cuts Ag Alert Agriculture May 18, 2022By Christine Souza, Ag Alert With 60% of the state now in extreme drought conditions, state officials are warning water-right...
THE CONVERSATION: Hydropower’s future is clouded by droughts, floods and climate change – it’s also essential to the US electric grid The Conversation Planning and management May 17, 2022By Caitlin Grady, Penn State and Lauren Dennis, Penn State The water in Lake Powell, one of the nation’s largest reservoirs,...
AG ALERT: State rice acreage plummets amid water reductions Ag Alert Agriculture May 11, 2022By Ching Lee, Ag Alert This time of year, the Sacramento Valley should be buzzing with tractors working the soil...
NOTICE: May 3 Weekly Update on Curtailment Status of Water Rights and Claims in the Delta Watershed State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS May 4, 2022From the State Water Resources Control Board: This post contains important information about the curtailment status of water rights and...
CAL MATTERS: 6 million Southern Californians face unprecedented order to conserve water Cal Matters Policy and regulation April 27, 2022By Rachel Becker, CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Unprecedented water restrictions are...
AG ALERT: Russian River water curtailment likely to continue Ag Alert Policy and regulation April 20, 2022By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Due to ongoing drought and a limited water supply, farmers and ranchers in Mendocino and...
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...
AG ALERT: Water cuts leave hard choices for farmers Ag Alert Agriculture April 13, 2022By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Hit with a third consecutive year of drought, farmers on the west side of the...
AG ALERT: Judge halts curtailment for Siskiyou County irrigators Ag Alert Policy and regulation April 6, 2022By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Irrigators in Siskiyou County have won a court ruling to temporarily block a state water...
NOTICE: State Water Board proposes new drought emergency regulation for Russian River watershed Maven ANNOUNCEMENTS April 2, 2022From the State Water Resources Control Board: With California experiencing a third consecutive year of drought, the State Water Resources...