PRESS RELEASE: State Water Contractors release annual science report State Water Contractors Delta science February 21, 2026Report shares updates on six studies funded by SWC’s Science Program designed to guide California water management techniques to protect...
DWR: How the State Water Project used adaptive management to capture more water during recent storms Department of Water Resources (DWR) Water project operations January 29, 2026From the Department of Water Resources: As runoff from the last sizable storm was rolling down California rivers to San...
PRESS RELEASE: New operating permit issued for California’s State Water Project to preserve water supply while protecting endangered species Department of Water Resources (DWR) Fish and wildlifeWater project operations November 5, 2024A balanced approach is key to benefiting California’s endangered fish species through habitat restoration, improved flow measures, monitoring, and hatchery...
C-WIN PRESS RELEASE: Proposed Central Valley Project operations plan: Time to undo Trump’s damage and put ratepayers, Tribes, communities, and the environment first CA Water Impact Network (C-WIN) Water project operations September 11, 2024Draft EIS for federal water project favors unsustainable status quo, ignores Tribal and community needs A Draft Environmental Impact Statement...
USBR: Reclamation seeks comments on proposed changes to Central Valley Project operations Bureau of Reclamation News Water project operations July 26, 2024Proposed changes hinge on managing releases and diversions from Shasta Reservoir From the Bureau of Reclamation: The Bureau of Reclamation...
THIS JUST IN … Order Modifying an Order that Approved a Temporary Urgency Change Petition Filed by the California DWR and Reclamation State Water Board Water project operations March 9, 2023For the State Water Resources Control Board: On March 9, 2023, the State Water Resources Control Board Executive Director issued...
THIS JUST IN … State Water Board approves Temporary Urgency Change Petition for the State Water Project and the Central Valley Project State Water Board Water project operations February 21, 2023From the State Water Resources Control Board: On February 21, 2023, the State Water Resources Control Board issued an order...
DFW Director Bonham urges Reclamation to implement Fall X2 Maven Water project operations September 26, 2019Last week, the Bureau of Reclamation signaled that they would not be participating in the Fall X2 action, which is...
THIS JUST IN … Reclamation requests changes to Fall X2 action Bureau of Reclamation News Water project operations September 19, 2019The Golden Gate Salmon Association has issued a statement responding to a memo from the US Fish and Wildlife Service...
BREAKING NEWS UPDATE: Agreement reached on Coordinated Operation Agreement for the State Water Project and the Central Valley Project, cost sharing; Water agencies respond Maven Water project operations December 14, 2018Agreement reached on Coordinated Operation Agreement for the State Water Project and the Central Valley Project, cost sharing From the...
Environmental documents for the Coordinated Long-Term Operation of the Central Valley Project and State Water Project presented at Los Banos public meeting Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater project operations September 23, 2015The draft environmental documents analyze the environmental impacts of the implementation of the biological opinions on state and federal water...
DWR and Reclamation file temporary change petition with State Water Board to consolidate places of use Department of Water Resources (DWR) Water project operations February 13, 2014From the Department of Water Resources: In an effort to help alleviate Central Valley water shortages due to extreme drought...
Consolidated Delta smelt and salmonid cases update: Court grants a one-year extension on biological opinions Maven Water project operations April 16, 2013The Eastern District Court has granted the request of the water and federal fish agencies to extend the deadline for...
Take of Delta smelt nears limit, triggering cutbacks in Delta water exports Maven Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features February 13, 2013On February 12, 2013, agency officials held a press conference to announce that mandatory restrictions put in place to protect...
