NEWS RELEASE: Biden-Harris Administration and San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority Approve Plan for B.F. Sisk Dam Project, Advancing Water Supply Reliability and Public Safety in California’s Central Valley US Department of the Interior Water project operations October 20, 2023As part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, investments in B.F. Sisk Dam expansion represent first approval of a...
NOTICE: Sites Reservoir requests certification as an infrastructure project under SB 149 Sites Project Authority Policy and regulation October 11, 2023From the Office of Planning and Research: Sites Reservoir has requested certification as an infrastructure project under SB 149 SB...
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: As the Colorado River Declines, Some Upstream Look to Use it Before They Lose it Inside Climate News Colorado River September 11, 2023As states negotiate future water cuts, some officials are looking to build new dams and reservoirs in the Upper Basin...
PRESS RELEASE: Coalition of Conservation Groups Unite in Opposition To Sites Reservoir, Formally Protest Water Right Conservation organizations & coalitions CommentaryWater rights and water law September 1, 2023Friends of the River (FOR) and the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (CSPA), two of California’s oldest and most respected water...
SJV WATER: Group of valley water users files appeal against proposed new dam SJV Water Water project operationsWater rights and water law August 16, 2023By Jesse Vad, SJV Water A group of water users on the east side of the San Joaquin Valley is...
PRESS RELEASE: Biden-Harris Administration Invests $50 Million in California Water Storage Projects Bureau of Reclamation News Water project operations July 27, 2023Sisk Dam Raise and Reservoir Expansion Project, Los Vaqueros Reservoir Expansion, and Sites Reservoir Project to receive funding From the...
SJV WATER: Irrigators want to slow the flow of Kern River to bring Lake Isabella to its brim SJV Water Water project operations July 12, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water The question of whether Lake Isabella might “spill” has now turned to whether it will...
SJV WATER: Pine Flat Dam releases water over spillway, but that doesn’t mean the lake is “full” SJV Water Water project operations June 29, 2023Press release from the Kings River Conservation District As Pine Flat Reservoir’s water storage increases and the lake level rises,...
NASA/JPL: US-German satellites show California water gains after record winter NASA/JPL Groundwater News June 7, 2023By NASA/JPL Early data shows the greatest net gain of water over the winter in nearly 22 years, but the...
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...
GUEST COMMENTARY: Amid Onslaught of Storms, State Must Get Serious About More Pumping, Water Storage Dave Puglia AgricultureCommentaryPolicy and regulation January 15, 2023By Dave Puglia, President & CEO, Western Growers California has once again been caught flat-footed in the aftermath of another...
STATELINE: Planning for Dry Times: The West Considers More Reservoirs and Aquifers Stateline Planning and management December 16, 2022by Matt Vasilogambros, Stateline Read more Stateline coverage of how communities across the West are grappling with drought that’s worsening because of...
COMMENTARY: These projects can solve water crisis, protect farms Edward Ring CommentaryPolicy and regulationWater supply augmentation December 14, 2022By Edward Ring Despite seasonal rainfall at normal levels so far this year, the California Department of Water Resources on...
