Conveyance Archives

SJV WATER: Project to reduce groundwater pumping near Friant-Kern Canal – damaged by excessive pumping – gets underway

October 4, 2026

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water A groundbreaking ceremony in southern Tulare County last week signaled the start of another chapter...

BUREAU OF RECLAMATION: Major federal investment accelerates modernization of Friant Kern Canal

Bureau of Reclamation News

Water project operations

October 2, 2026

Pump station replacements boost water reliability, strengthen regional economies and support more than 1 million acres of farmland From the...

WATER COMMISSION: DWR explains how Article 21 water could supply WSIP pulse-flow projects

Maven

Planning and management

September 15, 2026

Proposition 1, approved by California voters in 2014, allocated $2.7 billion for water-storage investments administered by the California Water Commission...

REPORT SUMMARY: San Joaquin Valley Conveyance Study: Subsidence and Capacity Challenges

Maven

Groundwater News Reports

April 30, 2026

The San Joaquin Valley Conveyance Study, released by the Department of Water Resources in November of 2025, examines how land...

SJV WATER: San Joaquin Valley farmers will have water certainty – if they can make it through the next few years, panelists say

SJV Water

Planning and management

March 14, 2026

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Water supply certainty is in the future for San Joaquin Valley growers, according to three...

REPORT: New DWR conveyance study finds groundwater stabilization key to protecting San Joaquin Valley water supplies

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Reports Water project operations

November 25, 2025

Sinking Ground Puts San Joaquin Valley Water Systems at Risk By the Department of Water Resources The Department of Water...

WHITE PAPER: A State Role in Financing Conveyance to Meet Climate Change Needs: Findings and Conclusions

Maven

Planning and management

June 18, 2021

The California Water Commission has released its White Paper – A State Role in Financing Conveyance to Meet Climate Change Needs:...

CA WATER COMMISSION: California Water Commission releases White Paper on State Role in Financing Conveyance to Meet Climate Change Needs

CA Water Commission

Policy and regulation

June 8, 2021

The California Water Commission has released its White Paper – A State Role in Financing Conveyance to Meet Climate Change...

CA WATER COMMISSION: Governance and collaboration

Maven

Notebook News and Features Planning and management

May 20, 2021

The California Water Commission is in the process of completing the task assigned to them in the Water Resilience Portfolio...

CA WATER COMMISSION: Draft white paper released with preliminary findings, conclusions on State’s role in financing conveyance needs

CA Water Commission

Planning and management

May 13, 2021

From the California Water Commission: As part of the California Water Commission’s work assessing a state role in financing conveyance...

CA WATER COMMISSION: Advancing Flood-MAR: What are the possibilities?

Maven

Best of the Notebook Groundwater News Notebook News and Features

May 12, 2021

Dr. Graham Fogg and DWR’s Jenny Marr discuss the efforts underway to assess the potential for Flood Managed Aquifer Recharge...

CA WATER COMMISSION: Conveyance and water rights; Considerations for conveyance across the Delta

Maven

Best of the Notebook Notebook News and Features Water rights and water law

May 5, 2021

Delta Watermaster: It’s physically, ecologically, and economically impossible to squeeze water out of the Delta for export. At the April...

CA WATER COMMISSION: Regional conveyance workshop overview; Financing mechanisms

Maven

Notebook News and Features Planning and management

March 3, 2021

In recent months, the California Water Commission has been gathering public and expert input related to conveyance projects as part...

CA WATER COMMISSION: Screening process for eligible water storage projects; Commission continues conveyance conversation

Maven

Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

January 28, 2021

Screening process for potential new Water Storage Investment Program projects At the December 2020 meeting, the California Water Commission approved...

CA WATER COMMISSION: Determining the public benefits of conveyance projects

Maven

Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

January 6, 2021

The California Water Commission is in the process of assessing the state’s role in financing commands projects that could help...