VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: State Legislature Steps Into San Diego’s Water Divorce Debate Voice of San Diego Planning and management June 2, 2023If passed, AB 530 would require a countywide vote before any water district could buy water from a different county....
CAL MATTERS: State asked to stop diverting iconic Mono Lake’s water to Los Angeles Cal Matters Water rights and water law May 30, 2023By Alistair Bland, CalMatters As trickling snowmelt in the Sierra Nevada slowly raises Mono Lake — famed for its bird...
VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: The Boundary Referees Deciding San Diego’s Water District Divorce Voice of San Diego Planning and management May 25, 2023A pair of small water districts want to leave the San Diego County Water Authority. A little-known government body gets...
CAL MATTERS: Colorado River deal: What does it mean for California? Cal Matters Colorado River May 22, 2023By Alistair Bland, CalMatters Network Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters...
SoCAL WATER: The impact of Reclamation’s SEIS alternatives on Metropolitan’s Colorado River supplies; Abundant precipitation refills storage Maven Colorado RiverNotebook News and Features May 18, 2023Metropolitan’s One Water and Stewardship Committee meeting on May 8 featured a presentation on the Bureau of Reclamation’s draft Supplemental...
CAL MATTERS: US proposes options for cutting California’s Colorado River water Cal Matters Colorado River April 11, 2023By Alistair Bland, Cal Matters Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters...
DWR NEWS: Winter Storms Allow State Water Project to Move and Store Additional Water Department of Water Resources (DWR) Water project operations March 29, 2023By DWR News The series of storms that have hit California since the beginning of the year is translating to...
COMMENTARY AT CAL MATTERS: Western water crisis solutions inevitably end with a lot less for California farms Cal Matters Colorado RiverCommentary March 23, 2023The water crisis in the West and the decline of the Colorado River are going to require painful changes for...
THIS JUST IN … Metropolitan board rescinds emergency conservation mandate imposed on dozens of communities Metropolitan Water District Policy and regulation March 15, 2023Southern Californians asked to continue using water efficiently to prepare for uncertainty of Colorado River water supplies, by increasing storage...
THE CENTER SQUARE: Did California’s marijuana legalization backfire on Antelope Valley? The Center Square Water rights and water law February 28, 2023By Ria Roebuck Joseph | Center Square Just six years ago California voters approved the Adult Use of Marijuana Act,...
CAL MATTERS: California, other states reach impasse over Colorado River Cal Matters Colorado River January 31, 2023Despite a federal deadline today, California — the largest user of Colorado River water — has refused to cut back...
METROPOLITAN ONE WATER COMMITTEE: Potential of increased water efficiency, reuse, stormwater capture; $100 million for water transfers; SoCal water update, and more … Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater supply augmentation January 25, 2023With the installation of Adán Ortega as the Chair of the Metropolitan Water District Board of Directors, there have been...
METROPOLITAN IMPORTED WATER COMMITTEE: Challenges ahead for Southern California’s water supplies Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management December 15, 2022A region-wide water allocation will be required should conditions remain dry Southern California’s water supply news remains dismal, with little...
CAL MATTERS: California drought: Water providers still predict shortages next year Cal Matters Current ConditionsPlanning and management December 13, 2022Despite December storms, water supplies remain low in many areas. Some managers expect to impose severe restrictions on their customers....
METROPOLITAN IMPORTED WATER COMMITTEE: Delta Conveyance Project draft EIR, part 2; Collaborative salmonid recovery project Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectFish and wildlifeNotebook News and Features November 17, 2022At the November meeting of Metropolitan’s Imported Water Committee, agenda items included the second of a two-part presentation on the...
