DWR NEWS: State Report Identifies Future Desalination Plants to Meet Statewide Water Reliability Goals Department of Water Resources (DWR) Groundwater NewsWater supply augmentation February 22, 2024From the Department of Water Resources: As California continues to adapt to the impacts of a changing climate, the State...
REACTIONS to State Water Project and Central Valley Project allocations Maven Current Conditions February 22, 2024Yesterday, DWR raised the State Water Project allocation to 15%, and the Bureau of Reclamation released their water allocations, which...
NOW AVAILABLE: Racial Equity Action Plan 2023 Annual Update State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS February 22, 2024From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Board’s Racial Equity Action Plan 2023 Annual Update is now...
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,...
THIS JUST IN … DWR increases State Water Project allocation to 15% Department of Water Resources (DWR) Current Conditions February 21, 2024Allocation update takes into account hydrology conditions up to February 1 and latest spring runoff forecasts From the Department of...
DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: A new tool can help protect California and Nevada communities from floods while preserving their water supply Desert Research Institute HydrologyScience February 21, 2024DRI’s Anne Heggli is partnering with the National Weather Service to understand flood risk from rain-on-snow storms in real-time, protecting...
NOW ONLINE: A New Decision-Support Tool and Storymap for Delta levees Delta Stewardship Council Fact Sheets/Tools/InfoPlanning and management February 21, 2024From the Delta Stewardship Council: The Delta Stewardship Council is pleased to share new resources related to the Delta Levees...
SJV WATER: Dead end river: Fish carcasses starting to pile up in stagnant pools at the Kern River’s western end SJV Water Fish and wildlife February 17, 2024By Lois Henry, SJV Water Avid cyclist and angler Jonathan Vegas was thrilled last fall when he read that a...
SJV WATER: Newly rebuilt Friant-Kern Canal still sinking from overpumping, Tulare farmers not paying their share for the fix, lawsuit alleges SJV Water Groundwater News February 17, 2024By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Farmers in Tulare County are being allowed to continue pumping so much groundwater that it...
PRESS RELEASE: New Analysis Finds Sites Reservoir Would Be 80 Percent Full After Recent Storms If It Were Operational Today Sites Project Authority Water project operations February 17, 20242023 and 2024 storms combined would have yielded 1.2 million acre-feet of water From the Sites JPA The Sites Project...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Still reeling from pandemic, Sacramento delta residents eye major land, water management deals Courthouse News Service Delta Conveyance ProjectPolicy and regulation February 16, 2024California’s fertile Sacramento delta region has long been central to debates over how to best manage California’s water resources and...
PRESS RELEASE: Friant Water Authority and Arvin-Edison Water Storage District file lawsuit against the Eastern Tule Groundwater Sustainability Agency for breach of settlement agreement and interference with contract for water deliveries Friant Water Authority Groundwater News February 16, 2024Press release from the Friant Water Authority The Friant Water Authority (FWA) and the Arvin-Edison Water Storage District (AEWSD) have...
ASPEN JOURNALISM: Auction of Colorado River water nets $4.7 million Aspen Journalism Colorado River February 16, 2024Bidders paid an average of $74,600 per acre-foot By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism Longmont dairy farmer Jim Docheff has been...
PROFILE: Rosemary Knight and Meredith Goebel: Ground(water) Breaking Science in the San Joaquin Valley NASA/JPL Groundwater News February 16, 2024By Jessica Sheaves, NASA Earth Applied Sciences writer In 2014, Rosemary Knight had access to a helicopter and an ambitious...
PRESS RELEASE: US Forest Service Chief allows company to drain water from San Bernardino National Forest. Taxpayers demand answers Press Release/Notice Water rights and water law February 16, 2024Activists forced to deliver petition to US Forest Service staff on sidewalk when barred entry to headquarters office in DC...
