VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: For Sale: Water Authority’s de-salted ocean water Voice of San Diego Water supply augmentation February 23, 2024A small Orange County water district is potentially interested in purchasing some water from San Diego’s desalination plant to keep...
PRESS RELEASE: US Forest Service Chief allows company to drain water from San Bernardino National Forest. Taxpayers demand answers Press Release/Notice Water rights and water law February 16, 2024Activists forced to deliver petition to US Forest Service staff on sidewalk when barred entry to headquarters office in DC...
WATER STORAGE INVESTMENT PGM: Commissioners discuss what to do if a project is not progressing Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management February 1, 2024At the January meeting of the California Water Commission, commissioners discussed what discretion the Commission has if a project selected...
GRIST: Can carbon capture solve desalination’s waste problem? Grist Climate changeWater supply augmentation January 17, 2024A startup claims it can store carbon dioxide in the toxic brine produced by desalination plants. By Jake Bittle, Grist...
PRESS RELEASE: Collaborative approach among four SoCal public agencies ensures sustainability for groundwater supplies SoCal water agencies Groundwater News December 20, 2023Press release from Eastern Municipal Water District For the past decade, the Hemet-San Jacinto Watermaster has been a critical administrator...
DELTA COUNCIL: Data shows State Water Project contractors’ contributions to reduced reliance on the Delta and improved regional self-reliance Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation December 5, 2023One of the many permitting hoops that the Delta Conveyance Project must jump through on the road to construction should...
PRESS RELEASE: New report confirms benefits of FIRO strategy in enhancing water management at Prado Dam Orange County Water District Planning and managementReports December 5, 2023Press release from the Orange County Water District, Army Corps of Engineers, and Scripps Institute of Oceanography A new report...
VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: SoCal’s water wars threatened to tear San Diego apart Voice of San Diego Planning and management November 27, 2023The water beef used to be all about Los Angeles vs. San Diego. But a local water divorce roiled the...
NOTICE: Reformatted Order WR 2023-0042: Cease and desist order to BlueTriton Brands, Inc State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS November 22, 2023From the State Water Resources Control Board: The Administrative Hearings Office and the Clerk of the State Water Resources Control...
WHITE PAPER: U.S. Green Building Council-L.A. Releases White Paper on the Nexus between Water, Energy & Carbon Maven Climate changeReports October 26, 2023From the U.S. Green Building Council – Los Angeles: The U.S. Green Building Council – Los Angeles (USGBC-LA) today is releasing a...
NEWS RELEASE: New SoCal water bank improves water supply reliability for millions Metropolitan Water District Groundwater News October 23, 2023Officials celebrate start of $211 million High Desert Water Bank, Metropolitan’s largest-ever investment in groundwater storage From the Metropolitan Water...
PRESS RELEASE: Caltrans Stormwater Lawsuit Resolved After Three Decades Conservation organizations & coalitions Water quality October 11, 2023LA Waterkeeper and NRDC agree to updated settlement terms aimed at capturing and cleaning stormwater from Los Angeles region’s roadways...
NOW AVAILABLE: Southern California Stormwater Monitoring Coalition Annual Report Press Release/Notice ReportsWater quality September 27, 2023From the State Water Resources Control Board: The Southern California Stormwater Monitoring Coalition (SMC) is a partnership of 16 stormwater...
SJV WATER: Water Board upholds “cease and desist”; says company has no rights to spring water used in its Arrowhead bottled water brand SJV Water Water rights and water law September 19, 2023By Jesse Vad, SJV Water Whenever drought has struck in recent years and Californians were ordered, beseeched and shamed into...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California halts some Arrowhead water bottling activities Courthouse News Service Water rights and water law September 19, 2023The Tuesday decision by the State Water Resources Control Board affects 10 of 13 water diversion sites in the Strawberry...