PRESS RELEASE: Governor Newsom challenges President Trump to adopt model executive order to help ‘Make America Rake Again’ Office of Governor Gavin Newsom Wildfires and watersheds July 2, 2025What you need to know: California has invested billions of dollars to fight fires and treated millions of acres to...
USBR: Reclamation further increases Central Valley Project water supply allocations for 2025; Central Valley Project contractors respond water year Bureau of Reclamation News Current Conditions March 27, 2025From the Bureau of Reclamation: In support of ongoing efforts to provide maximum water supplies in California, the Bureau of...
SJV WATER: Army Corps grilled about January water dump; meanwhile storm releases fill Tulare County waterways SJV Water Policy and regulationWater project operations February 26, 2025By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Even as Kaweah and Success lakes returned to normal operations, with some releases sent into...
SJV WATER: Water managers vent frustration over water dump from Tulare County lakes; pivot to Delta issues SJV Water Policy and regulationWater project operations February 6, 2025By Lisa McEwen SJV Water Editor/CEO Lois Henry contributed to this report Outflow from Success and Kaweah lakes is back...
Governor Newsom issues executive order to help California capture and store more water from upcoming severe storms; Conservation groups respond Office of Governor Gavin Newsom Policy and regulationWater project operations January 31, 2025From the Office of the Governor: In anticipation of a multi-day, significant atmospheric river in Northern California, Governor Gavin Newsom...
GRIST: Trump says he’s sending water to LA. It’s actually going to megafarms. Grist Policy and regulationWater project operations January 29, 2025The president’s executive orders on California water will help irrigate Central Valley farms. They won’t do anything to fight wildfires....
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California leaders condemn Trump executive order tying water policy to wildfire relief Courthouse News Service Policy and regulationWildfires and watersheds January 28, 2025Trump claims his order will send more water to firefighters in Southern California. Except the Central Valley Project only delivers...
STATE WATER CONTRACTORS’ statement regarding President Trump’s Executive Order to maximize water deliveries to Southern California State Water Contractors Policy and regulation January 27, 2025This is the second major action focused on California Water Policy in Trump’s second term Press release from the State...
WHITE HOUSE: Trump issues broad Executive Order targeting CA water policy; Stakeholders, enviro groups respond President Trump Policy and regulationWater project operations January 27, 2025[cmtoc_table_of_contents] President Trump’s Executive Order By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of...
CAL MATTERS: Trump orders more Central Valley water deliveries — claiming it would help LA fires Cal Matters Policy and regulationWater project operations January 27, 2025Citing the LA fires, Trump directed federal agencies to “immediately take actions to override” water operations and environmental rules. But...
WHITE HOUSE: Putting People over Fish: Stopping Radical Environmentalism to Provide Water to Southern California President Trump Policy and regulation January 20, 2025From the Trump White House: MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR SUBJECT: Putting People over...
THIS JUST IN … Governor Newsom Streamlines Sites Reservoir Project Office of Governor Gavin Newsom Policy and regulation November 6, 2023Press release from the Office of the Governor: Today, Governor Gavin Newsom took action to accelerate the Sites Reservoir project, utilizing...
THIS JUST IN … Governor Newsom Signs Executive Order to Prepare for the Next Wet Season Office of Governor Gavin Newsom Policy and regulation August 4, 2023From the Office of the Governor: In anticipation of another possible wet season with record rain and snowfall, Governor Gavin...
DWR NEWS: DWR Captures and Stores Water from Record-Breaking Snowpack Department of Water Resources (DWR) Water project operations July 19, 2023From DWR News: 2023 has demonstrated how quickly California can move from one extreme to another — as severe drought...
COURTHOUSE NEWS SERVICE: Newsom touts plan to cut red tape and speed up green infrastructure projects Courthouse News Service Policy and regulation May 19, 2023The governor said the most aggressive reforms to the development process to take place in the last 50 years will...
