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May 2, 2020

From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) is releasing a memorandum...

NOTICE: Cloth Facemasks to California Water and Wastewater Utilities/Agencies from FEMA/EPA available through CalWARN

May 1, 2020

From the State Water Board: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), through a joint effort with the US Environmental Protection...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/1: Thin Sierra snowpack heralds expanding drought; Dry year, not politics, behind 15% water allocation; Can CA’s kelp forests be saved?; Which type of billion-dollar weather disaster has occurred most frequently in each state since 1980; and more …

DAILY DIGEST

May 1, 2020

The Delta Stewardship Council will meet beginning at 9am to consider authorizing to Commence California Environmental Quality Act Review of...

DWR SGMO NEWS: First GSP public comment period ending soon; Draft report on drought and water shortage vulnerability released; View video on draft water budget development handbook webinar; and more …

May 1, 2020

From the Department of Water Resources Sustainable Groundwater Management Office: NEW First GSP Public Comment Period Ending Soon Public comments on the...

THIS JUST IN … Spring storms not enough to offset dry winter; Statewide snowpack just 37% of May average

April 30, 2020

California enters summer with precipitation and snowpack below average From the Department of Water Resources: The season’s final manual snow...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/30:California water wars heat up with multiple lawsuits filed; A recap of all the letters and lawsuits; State Water Board hosts virtual workshop on chromium-6; Ranchers sue Trump administration, arguing water rollback is federal overreach; and more …

DAILY DIGEST

April 30, 2020

Delta Stewardship Council meets beginning at 9am. Agenda items include the Lead Scientist’s report, an update from the Delta Independent...

Restore the Delta webinar on voluntary agreements

News and Features

April 30, 2020

Delta stakeholder group provides history of Delta water quality planning and expresses their concerns over the voluntary agreements In mid-April...

SCIENCE NEWS: A new planting palette for Sierra meadows; Watching the flow of water through oak woodlands at Arbor Creek Experimental Watershed; Can nature help curb climate change?; and more …

Science News

April 30, 2020

A new planting palette for Sierra meadows: “Point Blue Conservation Science is excited to share a new climate-smart resource for...

THIS JUST IN … Lawsuit Challenges California’s Failure to Address State Water Project’s Threat to Bay Delta, Salmon Runs

April 29, 2020

From the Center for Biological Diversity: Four environmental groups sued the California Department of Water Resources today over its approval...

THIS JUST IN … State Water Contractors sues the state over updated permit conditions for State Water Project operations; Plus Metropolitan’s statement

April 29, 2020

From the State Water Contractors: Today, the State Water Contractors (SWC) filed a lawsuit against the California Department of Water...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/29: Bernhardt: Newsom’s water gambit “potentially unlawful”; State’s low water allocation prompts frustration, suspicion; The world is on lockdown. So where are all the carbon emissions coming from?; and more …

DAILY DIGEST

April 29, 2020

WEBINAR: Carbon is not the Enemy – Ecological Restoration Through the Soil Carbon Sponge from 10am to 11am: Brittney Clements,...

SAN JOAQUIN RIVER RESTORATION PROGRAM: Flow schedule released

April 29, 2020

From the San Joaquin River Restoration Program: Reclamation has received and conditionally approved the Restoration Administrator’s recommended flow schedule dated April 17,...

THIS JUST IN … SLDMWA, FWA & TCCA Statement on Lawsuit to Protect the Central Valley Project

April 28, 2020

From the San Luis & Delta Mendota Water Authority, the Friant Water Authority, and the Tehama Colusan Canal Authority: Today,...

THIS JUST IN … Secretary Bernhardt responds to Congressional letters received regarding Delta water project operations