STATE WATER CONTRACTORS responds to California Department of Fish and Wildlife Incidental Take Permit Update for the Long-Term Operation of the State Water Project State Water Contractors Water project operations November 4, 2024Press release from the State Water Contractors Today, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) and the California Department...
DWR: 2024 Final EIR for the Long-Term Operation of the State Water Project in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, Suisun Marsh, and Suisun Bay Maven ANNOUNCEMENTSWater project operations October 31, 2024The Department of Water Resources has posted the final EIR for the Long-Term Operation of the State Water Project in...
CAL MATTERS: Is a new plan for delivering Delta water worse than Trump’s rules? Environmentalists say yes. Cal Matters Policy and regulationWater project operations October 25, 2024Growers support a federal and state proposal for operating California’s massive systems that send river water south. But it could...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Fixing California Aqueduct subsidence: A multi-billion dollar problem Maven Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesWater project operations October 22, 2024The aqueduct capacity in certain areas of the Southern San Joaquin Valley is nearly reduced by half due to subsidence....
DWR: Delta Conveyance Project water rights permit timeframes and public transparency Department of Water Resources (DWR) Delta Conveyance ProjectWater rights and water law October 11, 2024From the Department of Water Resources: Water rights in California can be complicated. As a part of the Delta Conveyance...
DWR Statement on Fall X2 action Department of Water Resources (DWR) Water project operations October 2, 2024From the Department of Water Resources: The operators of the State Water Project and Central Valley Project, working with federal...
PRESS RELEASE: State and federal agencies cancel action to protect Delta smelt Conservation organizations & coalitions Water project operations October 1, 2024From Restore the Delta: In California, today marks the start of the new “water year,” the date water managers use...
PRESS RELEASE: State Water Contractors applaud California’s use of adaptive management in the Bay-Delta for 2024 State Water Contractors Water project operations October 1, 2024Decision moves away from outdated “Fall X2” provision that isn’t helping Delta smelt populations recover but has significant water costs...
DWR NEWS: An annual snapshot of the management of the State Water Project Department of Water Resources (DWR) Water project operations September 25, 2024By DWR News Are you interested in learning how the nation’s largest state-built water conveyance system, known as the California...
WATER BLUEPRINT FOR THE SJV: Update on Fall X2 Water Blueprint for the SJ Valley EcosystemsWater project operations September 21, 2024From the Water Blueprint for the San Joaquin Valley: In August, the Blueprint and the Southern California Water Coalition submitted...
COMMENTARY: A call for balanced water management in California Ag Alert CommentaryPolicy and regulationWater project operations September 18, 2024By Mike Wade, California Farm Water Coalition The draft environmental impact statement for the long-term operation of the federal Central...
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...
LETTER: GOP Reps say preferred alternative for Delta water project operations inappropriately prioritizes environmental goals at expense of water supplies Maven Notebook News and FeaturesWater project operations September 4, 2024In July 2024, the Bureau of Reclamation released a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the long-term operation of the...
RESTORE THE DELTA: Delta Tribal Environmental Coalition challenges legality of Delta Conveyance Project in new petition Restore the Delta CommentaryDelta Conveyance ProjectWater rights and water law September 4, 2024SWRCB urged to uphold law and protect Tribal water rights in the Delta Press release from the Delta Tribal Environmental...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California must improve plans to address climate change impacts, state officials say Courthouse News Service Climate change August 1, 2024Experts report that without further adaptation to prepare for worsening climate change impacts, California will see significant losses of available...
