AG ALERT: New Year brings new laws, policies affecting farmers

Ag Alert

Policy and regulation

January 3, 2024

By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert With the New Year comes a slew of new state and federal policies designed to...

AG ALERT: State readopts curtailment for Scott, Shasta tributaries

Ag Alert

Agriculture

January 3, 2024

By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Even though the clock doesn’t run out on winter for another eight weeks, state water...

THIS JUST IN … First Snow Survey of the Season Finds Below Average Conditions for California

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Current Conditions

January 2, 2024

With Above Average Reservoir Levels, El Niño Conditions, and a Dry Start to the Water Year, California is Preparing for...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Snow on California’s 2024 wish list

Courthouse News Service

Current Conditions

December 29, 2023

By Alan Riquelmy, Courthouse News The drive to the UC Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Lab in California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains...

SJV WATER: Judge limits Bakersfield’s take of Kern River water and orders all sides to the drawing board over fish flows

SJV Water

Water rights and water law

December 29, 2023

By Lois Henry, SJV Water Kern County Superior Court Judge Gregory Pulskamp issued a modified injunction on Kern River flows...

BOOK REVIEW: The Abundance Choice: Our Fight for More Water in California

Justin Scott-Coe

WATER SHELF

December 28, 2023

Visit the Water Shelf main page Listen to this review:   “Abundance” is a concept in wide circulation among California...

SFEWS: Keeping water in headwaters longer; Fishery impacts of hatchery-origin vs. natural-origin chinook salmon, Diets of fish in the Stanislaus River, and more …

San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science

Delta science

December 28, 2023

San Francisco Estuary & Watershed Science (SFEWS) provides credible scientific information on California’s complex water issues, linking new science to...

PRESS RELEASE: Baykeeper Sues Federal Agency for Failing to Meet Endangered Species Act Requirements

San Francisco Baykeeper

Policy and regulation

December 26, 2023

Fish and Wildlife Service Missed Congressional Deadlines to Protect Longfin Smelt From the San Francisco Baykeeper: San Francisco Baykeeper late...

SJV WATER: “Surprised and overjoyed” groundwater managers in Madera rejoice at state’s approval of their plan to stabilize the region’s aquifer

SJV Water

Groundwater News

December 22, 2023

By Jesse Vad, SJV Water The Madera subbasin’s groundwater plan was approved by the state on Thursday much to the...

PRESS RELEASE: Delta Counties Say Final Environmental Impact Report Notice of Determination is Disappointing, Deficient and Destructive

Delta Counties Coalition

Delta Conveyance Project

December 21, 2023

From the Delta Counties Coalition: In response to Department of Water Resources (DWR) certifying the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Department of Water Resources gives OK to Delta tunnel project

Courthouse News Service

Delta Conveyance Project

December 21, 2023

By Alan Riquelmy, Courthouse News Service The plan to build a huge tunnel under the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta passed a...

REACTIONS: Here’s what organizations are saying about DWR’s approval of the Delta Conveyance Project EIR

Maven

Delta Conveyance Project

December 21, 2023

Yesterday, the Department of Water Resources certified the environmental impact report for the Delta Conveyance Project, completing a major milestone.  ...

THIS JUST IN … Department of Water Resources approves Delta Conveyance Project

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Delta Conveyance Project

December 21, 2023

Final EIR Certified; Engineering, Design and Permitting to Move Forward From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water...

PRESS RELEASE: DWR Approves Sustainability Plans for the Madera Subbasin

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Groundwater News

December 21, 2023

From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR or Department) announced today that it has approved...

STATE WATER BOARD: Emergency regulation to ensure minimum flows for Scott, Shasta rivers

State Water Board

Policy and regulation

December 21, 2023

From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board yesterday readopted an emergency curtailment regulation that...