SJV WATER: Kern River headed to intertie Saturday after brief delay SJV Water Water project operations May 18, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water Kern River water is expected to go into the intertie, which connects the river to...
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,...
THIS JUST IN … Governor Newsom Eases Drought Restrictions Office of Governor Gavin Newsom Policy and regulation March 24, 2023From the Office of the Governor: Climate change has made California’s dry and wet spells more extreme and unpredictable –...
THIS JUST IN … Governor Newsom Issues Executive Order to Use Floodwater to Recharge and Store Groundwater Office of Governor Gavin Newsom Groundwater News March 10, 2023From the Office of the Governor: Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order to enable local water agencies and other...
STATE WATER CONTRACTORS: State Water Contractors Respond to Governor Newsom’s Water Resilience Order State Water Contractors Policy and regulation February 14, 2023Press release from the State Water Contractors: Yesterday, Governor Newsom issued an Executive Order (EO) N-3-23 to build water resilience...
THIS JUST IN …Governor Newsom Signs Order to Build Water Resilience Amid Climate-Driven Extreme Weather Office of Governor Gavin Newsom Groundwater News February 13, 2023From the Office of the Governor: Governor Gavin Newsom today signed an executive order to protect the state’s water supplies...
THIS JUST IN …As Western Drought Worsens, Governor Newsom Moves to Bolster Regional Conservation Efforts Office of Governor Gavin Newsom Policy and regulation March 28, 2022Executive order calls on local water suppliers to activate drought contingency plans Governor orders Water Board to consider ban on watering of...
AG ALERT: Biden pursues reversal of rules for water projects Ag Alert Policy and regulationWater project operations October 13, 2021By Christine Souza The struggle over management of water supplied through the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta continues as the Biden administration...
THIS JUST IN … Governor Newsom Takes Action to Respond to Drought Conditions (Official press release and executive order) Office of Governor Gavin Newsom Policy and regulation April 21, 2021From the Office of the Governor: With much of the West experiencing drought conditions and California squarely in a second...
CA WATER COMMISSION: The 2019 State Water Project Review Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater project operations May 28, 2020Water Code section 165 requires the California Water Commission to conduct an annual review of the construction and operation of...
CA WATER COMMISSION: Delta Conveyance update; Tribal engagement in the Delta Conveyance process Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features February 27, 2020At the February meeting of the California Water Commission, commissioners heard an update on the Delta conveyance project, and a...
COURTHOUSE NEWS SERVICE: Trump signs order diverting more water to California farmers Courthouse News Service Policy and regulationWater project operations February 19, 2020President Donald Trump made good on a campaign promise Wednesday to send more water from Northern California to cities and...
Presidential Memorandum on Promoting the Reliable Supply and Delivery of Water in the West President Trump Policy and regulationWater project operations October 20, 2018From President Donald Trump: MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE THE SECRETARY OF ENERGY THE...
THIS JUST IN … Governor Brown Issues Executive Order to Protect Communities from Wildfire, Climate Impacts Governor Jerry Brown Policy and regulationWildfires and watersheds May 10, 2018From the Office of the Governor: In the face of the worst wildfires in California’s history, Governor Edmund G. Brown...
THIS JUST IN … Statewide Water Savings Top 18 Percent in September State Water Board Policy and regulation November 1, 2016Conservation Still Needed Despite Early Rains From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board today...
