From the NRDC: Conservation groups filed suit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today – on Earth Day – for failing to protect water quality in the San Francisco Bay-Delta under the Clean Water Act. This failure could result...
From the Department of Water Resources: With runoff from spring storms boosting reservoir levels, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) today increased its water delivery estimate for most recipients to 60 percent of requests for the calendar year. DWR’s initial...
Lawmakers seek answers about “Enron accounting” agency that seeks Congressional approval of a sweeping legal settlement Press release from the Office of Congressman Jared Huffman: In light of the nearly unprecedented penalties paid by the powerful Westlands Water District to...
Council votes to start work on potential Delta Plan amendment, which would include additional regulatory policies and/or recommendations to address Delta conveyance At the March meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, council members discussed and ultimately decided to move forward...
Also, DWR’s Paul Marshall updates Commission on the effectiveness drought barrier Attending a Delta Protection Commission meeting is, among other things, a chance to step inside some of the Delta’s beautiful and historic buildings, and the March meeting was no...