Permitting Archives

October 20, 2026

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Groundwater basins can serve as large underground reservoirs, storing water during wet periods for use in drought years. When...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Environmentalists, tribes sue feds over renewed approval of Mojave Desert pipeline

Courthouse News Service

Water rights and water law

July 29, 2026

Under the Biden administration, the Bureau of Land Management had withdrawn its previous permission to use the water pipeline across...

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers completes Record of Decision for Sites Reservoir Project

US Army Corps of Engineers

Policy and regulation

April 22, 2026

From the US Army Corps of Engineers: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District has finalized its Record of...

STATE WATER BOARD: State accelerates stormwater capture opportunities with 5-year groundwater recharge permits

State Water Board

Groundwater News

February 20, 2026

Board approved nine local agency permits before this week’s storms From the State Water Board: Just before storms began drenching...

STATE WATER BOARD: Notice of Water Quality Certification Application for Sites Reservoir Project

State Water Board

ANNOUNCEMENTS

November 1, 2025

From the State Water Board: Pursuant to California Code of Regulations, title 23, section 3858, the State Water Resources Control...

UCANR: New research reveals California cannabis cultivation and regulatory process puts Tribal cultural resources at risk

UC Ag and Natural Resources (UCANR)

Policy and regulation

October 31, 2025

By Edith Friedman, UC Berkeley A comprehensive new report from researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, and Northeastern University...

PRESS RELEASE: Governor advances Delta Conveyance Project through two key milestones

Office of Governor Gavin Newsom

Delta Conveyance Project

October 24, 2025

Press release from Governor Gavin Newsom: Governor Gavin Newsom announced two recent key victories to advance the Delta Conveyance Project...

PRESS RELEASE: New operating permit issued for California’s State Water Project to preserve water supply while protecting endangered species

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Fish and wildlife Water project operations

November 5, 2024

A balanced approach is key to benefiting California’s endangered fish species through habitat restoration, improved flow measures, monitoring, and hatchery...

NOTICE OF PERMIT APPLICATION: Delta Conveyance, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Contra Costa, and Alameda Counties, California

Maven

Delta Conveyance Project

August 26, 2020

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District has posted Public Notice SPK-2019-00899 to www.spk.usace.army.mil/Media/RegulatoryPublicNotices.aspx The California Department of Water...