SJV WATER: River advocates flummoxed by state agency’s stance on upper Kern River flows

SJV Water

Policy and regulation

May 23, 2025

By Lois Henry, SJV Water Boaters and anglers trying to get greater flows on the upper Kern River have been...

PRESS RELEASE: Chino Basin program accelerates to enhance local water supply reliability

Press Release/Notice

Policy and regulation

May 23, 2025

Press release from the Inland Empire Utilities Agency: Backed by regional partnerships, the Chino Basin Program (CBP/Program) continues to move...

PRESS RELEASE: California reaches major restoration milestone at the Salton Sea

Office of Governor Gavin Newsom

Ecosystems

May 23, 2025

The state today began restoring shallow water habitats in the Salton Sea as part of California’s first major habitat restoration...

NOTICE of additional 15-day written comment period to the proposed water measurement and reporting revisions

Maven

ANNOUNCEMENTS

May 23, 2025

From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) has updated the text...

SJV WATER: Appellate court readies for next step on injunction that paused state groundwater sanctions in Kings County

SJV Water

Groundwater News

May 22, 2025

By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water All of the legal motions that can be filed, have been filed in the state’s...

PRESS RELEASE: Southern California water agencies issue strong support for Governor Newsom’s proposal to streamline Delta Conveyance Project approvals

Press Release/Notice

Delta Conveyance ProjectPolicy and regulation

May 22, 2025

The Inland Empire Utilities Agency (IEUA), Western Municipal Water District (Western Water), Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD), and Three Valleys...

C-WIN PRESS RELEASE: The Delta Conveyance Project: Who benefits? It’s not ratepayers, taxpayers, or the Delta

CA Water Impact Network (C-WIN)

Delta Conveyance ProjectPolicy and regulation

May 22, 2025

Press release from the California Water Impact Network (C-WIN): It’s an axiomatic question that applies to any government policy or...

REPORT SUMMARY: Cover Crops in the SGMA Era Report and a New Cover Crop Guidance Document for Growers

Maven

AgricultureGroundwater NewsReports

May 22, 2025

Cover crops can play a vital role in protecting and enhancing soil during the off-season or between rows of trees...

SJV WATER: Land conversion money available for Tulare County farmers, others, to cut groundwater use

SJV Water

Groundwater News

May 22, 2025

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Growers hoping for a lifeline as groundwater pumping restrictions tighten learned how to apply for...

PRESS RELEASE: Stormwater sampling effort in Eureka reveals high concentrations of salmon-killing toxins are being flushed directly from “big box” store parking lots into local waterways

Press Release/Notice

Water quality

May 22, 2025

AB 1313, currently under consideration in Sacramento, includes incentives to clean up runoff from large commercial properties Press release from...

UC DAVIS: Extreme weather cycles change underwater light at Tahoe

UC Davis

Water quality

May 22, 2025

UV radiation fluctuates amid wet-dry extremes in clear water bodies By Kat Kerlin, UC Davis Lake Tahoe is experiencing large-scale...

USGS: Landsat at work: Conserving water and growing high quality grapes

USGS

Agriculture

May 22, 2025

By the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center Using Landsat’s thermal imagery, researchers at Gallo Winery have been...

CAL MATTERS: Lawmakers attack governor’s plan to streamline Delta tunnel

Cal Matters

Delta Conveyance ProjectPolicy and regulation

May 21, 2025

Both Democrat and Republican lawmakers representing the Delta say Newsom is trying to upend existing water rights and land acquisition...

AG ALERT: Newsom budget proposes fast track for Delta tunnel

Ag Alert

Delta Conveyance ProjectPolicy and regulation

May 21, 2025

By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert Gov. Gavin Newsom’s $322 billion spending plan for 2025-26 has various impacts on California agriculture....

PRESS RELEASE: Delta Tribes and statewide organizations urge legislators to reject Governor Newsom’s Delta tunnel and Bay-Delta Plan trailer bills

Conservation organizations & coalitions

Delta Conveyance ProjectPolicy and regulation

May 21, 2025

Groups call on lawmakers to protect environmental safeguards and public processes while rejecting attempts to fast-track costly infrastructure projects The...