NOTICE: State Water Board issues order conditionally approving a Temporary Urgency Change Petition filed by the Department of Water Resources and Bureau of Reclamation

State Water Board

Water project operations

June 1, 2021

From the State Water Board: On June 1, 2021, the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) issued an...

RULING: State Water Board issues ruling on Kings River FAS Hearing–Ruling on Motions to Exclude Evidence from Phase 1A Hearing

State Water Board

Water rights and water law

June 1, 2021

From the State Water Board’s Administrative Hearings Office: On December 2, 2020, the Administrative Hearings Office (AHO) of the State...

Memorial Day 2021

Maven

Website announcements

May 31, 2021

  Maven’s Notebook will return tomorrow. Thank you for your readership!...

CAL MATTERS: Running out of water and time: How unprepared is California for the drought?

Cal Matters

Policy and regulation

May 30, 2021

With most of the state gripped by extreme dryness, some conditions are better, some worse, than the last record-breaking drought....

NOW AVAILABLE: Your Delta, Your Voice Environmental Justice Community Survey Report

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Delta Conveyance ProjectReports

May 29, 2021

From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) undertook the Your Delta, Your Voice survey to gather input from...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Drought Spurs Worry, Opportunities for Water Solutions in California

Courthouse News Service

Policy and regulation

May 27, 2021

Water experts believe efficiency measures and technological innovation will help California meet the needs of its 40 million thirsty residents...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: EPA to Toss Trump-Era Limits on State and Tribal Control of Waterways

Courthouse News Service

Policy and regulation

May 27, 2021

Reversing another policy from the last administration, President Biden’s EPA is bolstering the ability of states and tribes to block...

COMMENTARY: Water: We can go on fighting or we can get to work

Ag Alert

AgricultureCommentary

May 26, 2021

By Justin Fredrickson, environmental policy analyst for the California Farm Bureau We’re in a drought again—and a bad one—and that...

AG ALERT: Cover crops could benefit orchards, specialists say

Ag Alert

Agriculture

May 26, 2021

By Dennis Pollock, Ag Alert Several people who are knowledgeable about cover crops gathered virtually for a webinar presentation on...

AG ALERT: Farm groups seek review of order on fertilizer use

Ag Alert

AgricultureWater quality

May 26, 2021

By Kevin Hecteman, Ag Alert Saying new regional regulations will have a profound impact on food production, farm organizations have...

AG ALERT: State Water Board considers drought-response actions

Ag Alert

Water project operations

May 26, 2021

By Christine Souza, Ag Alert More signs of drought and tightening water supplies have arisen, in filings with the State...

AG ALERT: Water shortages hit North Coast farms

Ag Alert

Agriculture

May 26, 2021

By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Describing the situation as “bleak,” farmers in Mendocino and Sonoma counties, who rely on water...

AG ALERT: Wintertime farmland flooding appears to help drinking water

Ag Alert

AgricultureGroundwater News

May 26, 2021

From the California Farm Bureau Federation: Using farmland for wintertime aquifer recharge could help nearby communities replenish their groundwater supplies,...

THIS JUST IN … Reclamation updates Central Valley Project 2021 water supply

Bureau of Reclamation News

Current Conditions

May 26, 2021

Agriculture and M&I water users allocation reduced;  5% allocation for CVP agricultural water service contractors both north-of-Delta and south-of-Delta confirmed...

THIS JUST IN … Extremely dry conditions prompt restrictions for some water right holders on the Russian River

State Water Board

Policy and regulation

May 26, 2021

Low flows are a threat to drinking water supplies, endangered fish From the State Water Board: With drought conditions resulting...