NOTICE of proposed emergency rulemaking to ban decorative grass watering State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS May 20, 2023From the State Water Resources Control Board: Before the end of May 2023, the State Water Board expects to submit...
AG ALERT: Despite storms, farmers still face water supply cuts Ag Alert Agriculture April 19, 2023By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Farmers with water rights along the Scott River and Shasta River watersheds in Siskiyou County...
SJV WATER: Regs relaxed for storing flood water SJV Water Groundwater News March 11, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water Governor Gavin Newsom is hoping to see the deluge from the ongoing storms socked away...
AG ALERT: Federal actions on water frustrate Klamath farmers Ag Alert Policy and regulation February 8, 2023By Christine Souza, Ag Alert A decades-long tussle over water continues at the California-Oregon border, as irrigators of the federal...
AG ALERT: Final rule seen as muddying waters for ag landowners Ag Alert AgriculturePolicy and regulation January 11, 2023By Ching Lee, Ag Alert In its latest attempt to define which bodies of water fall under federal protection, the...
DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Notice of Modification of Delta Levee Investment Strategy Economic and Fiscal Impact Statement Delta Stewardship Council ANNOUNCEMENTSPolicy and regulation December 16, 2022From the Delta Stewardship Council: The Delta Stewardship Council is proposing a regulatory amendment to implement the Council’s Delta Levees...
COMMENTARY: Let’s reject politics of scarcity and help our California farms thrive Ag Alert AgricultureCommentary November 30, 2022By Jamie Johansson, California Farm Bureau Federation California Farm Bureau gathers for its 104th Annual Meeting in Monterey beginning this...
GRIST: Water thieves abound in dry California. Why are they so hard to catch? Grist Water rights and water law November 30, 2022By Jake Bittle, Grist “This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here.” This story...
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Amid Punishing Drought, California Is Set to Adopt Rules to Reduce Water Leaks. The Process has Lagged Inside Climate News Policy and regulation October 6, 2022The state expects to soon establish standards for urban water losses. Fixing them is cheaper than other solutions like recycling...
NOTICE of Proposed Rulemaking Regarding the Delta Levees Investment Strategy Maven ANNOUNCEMENTS August 27, 2022From the Delta Stewardship Council: The Delta Stewardship Council is proposing a regulatory amendment to implement the Council’s Delta Levees...
AG ALERT: Newsom warns of water woes as Delta debate roils Ag Alert Planning and management August 17, 2022By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Gov. Gavin Newsom sounded an alarm last week as he announced a strategy to capture...
NOTICE: Water loss regulations update Maven ANNOUNCEMENTS August 9, 2022From the State Water Resources Control Board: On August 17th, the State Water Board will hear a staff presentation and...
CORRECTED Draft Emergency Regulation for the Delta Watershed Available State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS July 6, 2022This notice is to inform interested persons that a corrected version of the emergency regulation text for the Sacramento-San Joaquin...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Ninth Circuit reverses itself, upholds dismissal of lawsuit over tainted water Courthouse News Service Groundwater News July 1, 2022The appellate panel changed its mind whether there was a triable issue that a Northern California city was transporting hazardous...
NOTICE: Revised Draft Emergency Curtailment and Reporting Regulation for the Delta watershed now posted State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS June 28, 2022From the State Water Resources Control Board: A Notice of the Release of a Revised Draft Emergency Curtailment and Reporting...