COURTHOUSE NEWS: California judge grants injunction in water conveyance project

Courthouse News Service

Delta Conveyance Project

June 21, 2024

The delta tunnel project, intended to support water infrastructure in California, is estimated to cost around $20 billion and take...

THIS JUST IN … State Water Contractors Respond to Narrow Interpretation of Law Creating Unnecessary Delays in Delta Conveyance Project

State Water Contractors

Delta Conveyance Project

June 20, 2024

Court granted injunction requested by petitioners to stop geotechnical investigations Press release from the State Water Contractors: Today, the Sacramento...

PRESS RELEASE: Capture6 breaks ground on Project Monarch in Palmdale, CA

Press Release/Notice

Planning and management

June 20, 2024

“Project Monarch” is expected to save the District in lifetime brine management costs from the first-of-its-kind facility.” Press release from...

DELTA CONVEYANCE PROJECT: Notice of Assignment and Pre-Hearing Conference

State Water Board

ANNOUNCEMENTSDelta Conveyance Project

June 20, 2024

From the State Water Resources Control Board Administrative Hearings Office: The State Water Resources Control Board Administrative Hearings Office will...

NOTICE: SGMA Kaweah Probationary Hearing rescheduled for January 2025; Workshops on draft staff report next week

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

June 20, 2024

From the State Water Resources Control Board: Please be advised that the State Water Resources Control Board has changed the...

THIS JUST IN … Court halts DWR’s geotechnical work for controversial Delta tunnel project

Press Release/Notice

Delta Conveyance Project

June 20, 2024

Press release from attorneys Osha Meserve, Roger Moore, and Thomas Keeling: Today, the Sacramento County Superior Court enjoined geotechnical investigations...

CAL MATTERS: This giant freshwater fish — North America’s largest — gains California protection

Cal Matters

Fish and wildlife

June 20, 2024

Die-offs from algae blooms in San Francisco and Delta water diversions have left a giant, shark-like, prehistoric creature at risk....

REPORT SUMMARY: 2021–2022 Comprehensive Emergency Drought Barrier Effectiveness Report

Maven

ReportsWater project operations

June 20, 2024

The Department of Water Resources has released a report summarizing the construction, monitoring, effectiveness, and impacts of the 2021–2022 West...

EOS: Potential relief for the Colorado River’s near future

American Geophysical Union

Colorado River

June 20, 2024

A new study reveals that precipitation could boost the iconic river’s flow in the next couple of decades despite the...

NOTICE: Advance notice of probable curtailments under standard water right term 91

Maven

ANNOUNCEMENTS

June 20, 2024

From the State Water Resources Control Board: This email is to notify water right permit and license holders with Standard...

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: DWR presents Delta Conveyance Project cost estimate and benefit cost analysis to Metropolitan Committee

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Best of the NotebookDelta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and Features

June 19, 2024

At the June meeting of Metropolitan Water District’s One Water and Stewardship Committee meeting, DWR Director Karla Nemeth was on...

SJV WATER: Kern pistachio farmer ordered to pay $30 million in back fees to high desert groundwater agency

SJV Water

Groundwater News

June 19, 2024

By Lois Henry, SJV Water An Orange County court on Friday approved an injunction mandating that Mojave Pistachios LLC pay...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Water experts encourage partnerships to address climate change

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AgricultureGroundwater News

June 19, 2024

The Golden State’s leaders have ambitious strategies in mind to manage precious groundwater. But scientists and landowners say that partnerships...

NOTICE: Sacramento Regional Water Bank Notice of Public Scoping and Comment Period

Press Release/Notice

ANNOUNCEMENTS

June 19, 2024

From the Sacramento Regional Water Authority: The Regional Water Authority (RWA) is proposing to establish the Sacramento Regional Water Bank...

NOTICE of Preparation: Environmental Impact Report for the State Water Project San Joaquin Field Division Operations and Maintenance Habitat Conservation Plan

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

June 19, 2024

From the Department of Water Resources: Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the California Department of Water Resources...