From the San Francisco Baykeeper: A coalition of eight organizations today alerted the California Water Resources Control Board that the...
From the Department of Water Resources: California’s water system is complex and requires real-time adjustments to balance the needs of...
From the Department of Water Resources: Since the 1950s, California’s salmon populations have dwindled due to lost habitat from a combination of factors, including human-made barriers such as dams, altered river flows, and climate change. These challenges mean DWR looks...
Draft plan promotes illegal “voluntary agreements” and violates state water code From the California Water Impact Network (C-WIN): The draft...
Press release from the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance On November 26, 2024, the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance sued the California...
From the Bureau of Reclamation: The Bureau of Reclamation today approved a new plan for the Long-Term Operation of the Central Valley Project and Delta facilities of the State Water Project. The plan presents a path forward with more predictable...
Growers and cities support the Newsom administration proposal, saying it strikes a balance for uses of Delta water. But environmentalists...
Revised plan skirts the law, promotes disastrous “voluntary agreements” to protect Bay-Delta From the California Water Impact Network (C-WIN): The...
A Case Study on Voluntary Agreements for Water and Habitat in California’s Bay-Delta Watershed California has increasingly focused on developing voluntary agreements (VAs) with water users to achieve regulatory goals in some watersheds. Ideally, voluntary agreements combine the protectiveness of...
From the California Natural Resources Agency: California is advancing restoration projects, streamflows for native fisheries, and a science plan in...
Presented options relate to Sacramento/Delta portions of plan In its ongoing effort to address an ecosystem in a state of...
Draft EIS for federal water project favors unsustainable status quo, ignores Tribal and community needs A Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation on the continued operation of the federal Central Valley Project (CVP) favors corporate...
From the State Water Contractors: Today, DWR, Reclamation and public water agencies participating in the Healthy Rivers and Landscapes Program...
By Robin Meadows A decade ago, California fish advocates and water suppliers seldom crossed paths except as entrenched opponents in...
From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Board has posted documents in preparation for the upcoming three-day workshop on the Voluntary Agreements scheduled for the end of this month. See Notice of Board Workshop on Proposed Voluntary...