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THIS JUST IN … DWR moves to strengthen protections for fish, improve real-time management of State Water Project

November 21, 2019

Draft EIR released for long-term operations of the State Water Project From the Department of Water Resources: Moving to strengthen...

SJV WATER: State water contractors should “drill into” California’s response to new delta biological opinions

SJV Water

Water project operations

November 14, 2019

By Lois Henry, SJV Water A top federal water official warned members of a Central Valley water group that the...

METROPOLITAN WATER PLANNING & STEWARDSHIP COMMITTEE: USFWS Regional Director Paul Souza explains the biological opinions

Maven

Notebook News and Features Water project operations

November 13, 2019

Paul Souza is the Regional Director of the Pacific Southwest division of the US Fish and Wildlife Service, which covers...

REACTIONS (Update): Water agencies, stakeholder groups, and elected officials react to the release of the biological opinions

Maven

Water project operations

October 22, 2019

Today, the Trump Administration released the long-awaited biological opinions. Here’s what water agencies and stakeholder groups have to say: (Note:...

THIS JUST IN … Biological opinions for long-term operations of the Central Valley Project and the State Water Project released

Maven

Notebook News and Features Water project operations

October 22, 2019

Paul Souza (USGWS), Barry Thom (NOAA Fisheries) and Ernest Conant (Reclamation) discuss the new biological opinions in a press call...

DFW Director Bonham urges Reclamation to implement Fall X2

Maven

Water project operations

September 26, 2019

Last 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, 2019

The Golden Gate Salmon Association has issued a statement responding to a memo from the US Fish and Wildlife Service...

EXPLAINER: Overview of the State Water Project

Maven

Notebook News and Features Water project operations

August 8, 2019

Presentation Covers the History, Physical Features, Statutory Authorities, Contractual Terms, Significant Legal Decisions, and Cost Allocation Framework of the State...

Draft environmental documents for the long-term operation of the Central Valley Project and State Water Project, plus an update on the biological opinions

Maven

Notebook News and Features Water project operations

August 6, 2019

Explainer post on what these environmental documents are all about and how they interface with the biological opinions, plus an...

THIS JUST IN … State Water Project allocations increase to 75 Percent

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Current Conditions

June 20, 2019

From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today announced it will increase the 2019 State...

CA WATER COMMISSION: DWR’s Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment

Maven

Climate change Notebook News and Features

May 30, 2019

Assessment looks at six categories of vulnerability: wildfire, extreme heat, sea level rise, long-term persistent hydrologic changes, short-term extreme hydrologic...