PRESS RELEASE: Water Blueprint for the San Joaquin Valley and Southern California Water Coalition submit urgent request to Governor Newsom and Interior Secretary Haaland to suspend action reducing water supplies for 2024 Water Blueprint for the SJ Valley Water project operations August 26, 2024Press release from the Water Blueprint for the San Joaquin Valley and the Southern California Water Coalition: The Water Blueprint...
C-WIN PRESS RELEASE: Bureau of Reclamation analysis shows some benefits of restoring California’s rivers but opts for status quo on groundwater CA Water Impact Network (C-WIN) Water project operations August 7, 2024Draft EIS on the Central Valley Project sidesteps state law regulating groundwater pumping and omits water conservation potential A recently...
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...
DWR: New report estimates potential water losses due to climate crisis, actions to boost supplies Department of Water Resources (DWR) Climate changeReportsWater project operations July 31, 2024State Water Project Report Shows How Water Managers are Preparing for Drought, Extreme Weather, and Future Water Supply Conditions Amidst...
STANFORD NEWS: ‘Grey infrastructure’ can’t meet future water storage needs Stanford University Water project operations May 29, 2024A new study maps how energy and food systems depend on stored water to generate hydropower and feed irrigation. Dams...
AG ALERT: Despite wet year, fish protections limit allocations Ag Alert Water project operations April 3, 2024By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert State and federal water providers have increased promised allocations after accounting for recent storms that...
DWR NEWS: State Water Project takes action to protect native fish species Department of Water Resources (DWR) Water project operations March 21, 2024From the Department of Water Resources: Spring is an important time for water project operators to fill reservoirs ahead of...
THIS JUST IN … Reclamation announces initial 2024 water supply allocations for Central Valley Project contractors Bureau of Reclamation News Current Conditions February 21, 2024Irrigation contractors north of Delta allocated 75%; Irrigation contractors south of Delta allocated 15% From the Bureau of Reclamation: Today,...
SJV WATER: Kern River interests allowed to squeeze a little extra water into Lake Isabella this winter SJV Water Water project operations October 19, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water Kern River irrigators will be able to store more water than usual in Lake Isabella...
DWR NEWS: New Water Year Underway, California Prepares for a Possible Wet El Niño Year Department of Water Resources (DWR) Current Conditions October 4, 2023From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today highlighted how the State and its federal...
USBR NEWS: Record-setting winter leaves Central Valley Project well-positioned at start of 2024 water year Bureau of Reclamation News Water project operations October 3, 2023Total reservoir storage of 8.17 million acre-feet more than double of last year From the Bureau of Reclamation: A record-setting...
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...
DWR NEWS: In the face of a changing climate, DWR is committed to making investments in forecasting our water supply Department of Water Resources (DWR) Planning and management May 26, 2023By DWR News As California transitions to a hotter, drier future with greater swings between flood and drought conditions like...
DWR NEWS: State Water Project Operations Continues to Adapt to Climate Change Department of Water Resources (DWR) Climate changeWater project operations May 25, 2023By DWR News As California experiences more extreme swings between wet and dry periods, DWR continues to deploy innovative forecasting...
DWR NEWS: Winter Storms Allow State Water Project to Move and Store Additional Water Department of Water Resources (DWR) Water project operations March 29, 2023By DWR News The series of storms that have hit California since the beginning of the year is translating to...
