WATER STORAGE INVESTMENT PROGRAM: Update on the Pacheco Reservoir Expansion Project Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation October 25, 2023In 2014, voters approved Proposition 1, the Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act, which allocated $2.6 billion for the...
PRESS RELEASE: Coalition urges the Newsom administration to reject the Sites Project Authority’s rushed application for regulatory streamlining Conservation organizations & coalitions Policy and regulation October 25, 2023Today, Friends of the River, Defenders of Wildlife, and a coalition of conservation organizations submitted a letter to the Governor’s...
PRESS RELEASE: Scientific Report: Yearly Greenhouse Gas Pollution From Proposed Sites Dam and Reservoir Project Would Equal 80,000 Gas-Powered Cars Conservation organizations & coalitions Policy and regulation August 24, 2023New Patagonia & Friends of the River Study Estimates the Proposed Dam’s Annual Emissions Press release from Friends of the...
PRESS RELEASE: Harvest Water Program Awarded $277.5 Million in Prop. 1 Funds CA Water Commission Groundwater News June 21, 2023Multi-purpose Project Will Use Up to 50,000 Acre-feet of Recycled Water for Irrigation in South Sacramento County From the California...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Sacramento’s New Wastewater Treatment Upgrade Will Help Recharge Groundwater—Will It Also Help the Delta? Robin Meadows Groundwater NewsNotebook News and FeaturesWater supply augmentation May 16, 2023by Robin Meadows Two decades ago, scientists were alarmed by sudden declines in at-risk fish and their tiny prey, called...
UNDARK: Will California Get Enough Rain to Fill Its Pricey New Reservoir? Undark Water project operations April 17, 2023The $4 billion project is designed to draw water from the Sacramento River — but only during major storm surges....
CA WATER COMMISSION: Water Storage Investment Program project update Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation March 29, 2023In 2014, voters approved Proposition 1, the Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act, which provided $2.6 billion to be...
CAL MATTERS: This reservoir on the Sacramento River has been planned for decades. What’s taking so long? Cal Matters Water project operations February 27, 2023By Alistair Bland, Cal Matters Last century, California built dozens of large dams, creating the elaborate reservoir system that supplies...
WATER COMMISSION: Commissioners prepare for final funding awards as first water storage program project nears the finish line Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management February 9, 2023Regional San’s Harvest Water project expected to be the first project to receive final funding award In 2014, voters approved...
CA WATER COMMISSION: Update on Water Storage Investment Program contracts for public benefits Maven Policy and regulation October 26, 2022At the September meeting of the California Water Commission, staff briefed commissioners on the Water Storage Investment Program and the...
WATER STORAGE INVESTMENT PROGRAM: The Road to Final Funding Maven Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation July 27, 2022The first of seven projects could see final funding awarded by the end of the year; other projects not until...
AG ALERT: Farm, business groups call for action on water projects Ag Alert Policy and regulation June 22, 2022By Kevin Hecteman, Ag Alert Agriculture and business groups are imploring Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Legislature to set clear...
AG ALERT: Drought picture grows more bleak for agriculture Ag Alert Agriculture June 15, 2022By Christine Souza, Ag Alert As California toils through a third consecutive drought year, many Sacramento Valley farmers, well known...
AG ALERT: State deepens water supply cuts as drought continues Ag Alert Policy and regulation March 23, 2022By Christine Souza, Ag Alert The California Department of Water Resources is cutting its water allocation for the State Water...
AG ALERT: Sites Reservoir clears a critical funding hurdle Ag Alert Policy and regulation December 12, 2021By Christine Souza The atmospheric river storm that brought some rain and snow to the parched state may serve as...
