COURTHOUSE NEWS: California halts some Arrowhead water bottling activities

Courthouse News Service

Water rights and water law

September 19, 2023

The Tuesday decision by the State Water Resources Control Board affects 10 of 13 water diversion sites in the Strawberry...

THIS JUST IN … State Water Board requires BlueTriton to immediately cease unlawful diversions in San Bernardino Mountains

State Water Board

Water rights and water law

September 19, 2023

From the State Water Resources Control Board: Following numerous complaints from the public, a multi-year investigation and an adjudicative proceeding...

PRESS RELEASE: Yurok Tribal members prep Klamath River reach for post dam removal flows

Yurok Tribe

Ecosystems

September 19, 2023

Tribal Citizens Adversely Impacted by Dams Participate in Historic Decommissioning Project The Yurok Tribe and the Klamath River Renewal Corporation...

GRIST: Deprived of Colorado River water, an oil company’s plans to mine in Utah may have dried up

Grist

Colorado River

September 19, 2023

An Estonian oil company planned to produce enough oil in 30 years to spew the equivalent of carbon emissions from...

NOW AVAILABLE: 2010 California Motor Vehicle Brake Friction Material Law (Brake Pad Law) – Update Report

State Water Board

Policy and regulationReportsWater quality

September 19, 2023

From the State Water Resources Control Board: The Brake Pad Legislative Report, recently released by The Department of Toxic Substances...

DAN WALTERS: Water rights reformers scored only a minor victory in the Legislature

Cal Matters

Policy and regulationWater rights and water law

September 17, 2023

Three measures to overhaul state oversight of water use, giving the state water board more authority over holders of senior...

CV-SALTS: Salt and Nitrate Control Programs Breaking New Ground

CV Salinity Coalition

Policy and regulationWater quality

September 15, 2023

Newsletter from CV SALTS More than mid-way through 2023, both the Salt and Nitrate Control Programs are both entering new...

NOW AVAILABLE: Nitrate Control Program, Management Zone Implementation Plans

Central Valley Water Board

Policy and regulation

September 15, 2023

From the Central Valley Water Quality Control Board: On September 5, 2023, the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board...

STORY MAP: Floodplain Restoration and Recharge Pilot Studies: Evaluating the multiple benefits of increasing floodplain inundation

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Groundwater News

September 14, 2023

DELTA SCIENCE SPOTLIGHT: Fall X2 Action, Delta collaborative modeling project funded

Maven

Delta scienceScienceWater project operations

September 14, 2023

At the August meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Lead Scientist Dr. Laurel Larsen discussed a recent study on...

CAL MATTERS: California lawmakers move to ban irrigation of some decorative lawns

Cal Matters

Policy and regulation

September 13, 2023

The irrigation bill, which aims to force businesses and institutions to remove their lawns, now goes to the governor. by...

DWR NEWS: DWR Installs Illuminated Bubble Barrier to Help Young Salmon Migrate Safely Through Delta

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

EcosystemsWater project operations

September 13, 2023

From DWR News: To help young salmon survive their perilous migration through the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta, the Department of...

SJV WATER: Tule River tribe suffers chronic water problems, even in record wet year

SJV Water

Water quality

September 12, 2023

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Despite a record snowpack that has kept the South Fork of the Tule River flowing...

PRESS RELEASE: Metropolitan improving water supply reliability for 7 million people

Metropolitan Water District

Water project operations

September 12, 2023

Board advances two projects that will increase access to water supply, storage for communities that faced shortages last year Press...

AG ALERT: State flows plan advances in, out of court

Ag Alert

Policy and regulation

September 12, 2023

By Christine Souza, California Farm Bureau Federation Central Valley water districts subject to a state plan that diverts flows from...