This just in … Byron-Bethany Irrigation District Served with Draft Administrative Civil Liability, $1.5 Million Penalty Maven Breaking News July 20, 2015From the State Water Resources Control Board: “ The State Water Resources Control Board today issued a draft Administrative Civil...
Sustainable Groundwater Management Act Implementation: An overview of the basin boundary regulation Maven Meetings July 20, 2015Last Friday, the Department of Water Resources released the draft basin boundary regulations for public review and comment, the first...
First meeting for development of groundwater sustainability plan regulations to be held Monday at 2 pm Maven Other News Item July 20, 2015The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) defined several roles for the Department of Water Resources, including developing regulations that define...
This just in … DWR Releases Draft Rules for Changing Groundwater Basin Boundaries Maven Breaking News July 17, 2015From the Department of Water Resources: Historic legislation enacted by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. last year empowers local agencies...
This just in … Trinity County Property Owner Issued Draft Cease and Desist Order for Unauthorized Water Diversion, Bulk Water Delivery Maven Breaking News July 17, 2015From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board today issued a draft Cease and Desist...
Guest commentary: “Might, May, If:” Parsing the guesses, assumptions, and half-truths of the Food and Water Watch report Maven Guest contributors July 17, 2015Mike Wade with the California Farm Water Coalition refutes the recent report on retiring San Joaquin Valley farmland Guest commentary...
House passes HR 2898, Western Water and American Food Security Act; Legislators and organizations react Maven News and Features July 16, 2015McClatchy DC News is reporting that the House of Representatives passed HR 2898, the Western Water and American Food Security...
This just in … West Side Irrigation District Issued Draft Cease and Desist Order for Unauthorized Diversion Maven Breaking News July 16, 2015From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) has issued a draft...
This just in … Court Awards $188.3 Million Plus Interest to San Diego County Water Authority in Rate Case Victory against Metropolitan Maven Breaking News July 15, 2015Trial court’s tentative rulings also find MWD under-calculated Water Authority’s right to MWD water supplies From the San Diego County...
This just in … State Water Board Reissues Water Unavailability Notification Letters Following Court Action Maven Breaking News July 15, 2015From the State Water Resources Control Board: Today the State Water Board partially rescinded and reissued a water supply availability...
This just in … Interest groups release report, say retiring toxic farmland in Western San Joaquin Valley would save water, environment and taxpayer money Maven Breaking News July 14, 2015From C-WIN, Restore the Delta, and Food & Water Watch: A new report by EcoNorthwest, an independent economic analysis firm,...
Media call: Director Mark Cowin on the revised environmental documents for California Water Fix, formerly known as BDCP, more commonly known as the Delta tunnels Maven News and Features July 13, 2015Today, Mark Cowin, Director of the California Department of Water Resources, held a media call with reporters to discuss the...
California Weather Blog: More active summer weather on the way; Very strong El Niño likely during autumn/winter 2015-2016 Maven Other News Item July 13, 2015Daniel Swain at the California Weather Blog runs down recent conditions, and then gives a forecast: ” … The CFS...
This just in … State Water Board issues response to today’s court ruling on curtailments Maven Breaking News July 10, 2015In response to the ruling as reported in the Stockton Record, the State Water Board has issued this statement regarding...
This just in … Judge blocks water right curtailment enforcement Maven Breaking News July 10, 2015Alex Brietler of the Stockton Record reports: “A Sacramento County judge this afternoon blocked the state from enforcing a curtailment...