Governor Brown Takes Action to Protect Communities Against Unprecedented Tree Die-Off Maven Other News Item October 30, 2015From the Office of the Governor: As record drought conditions exacerbate bark beetle infestation that is killing tens of millions...
Information update on Senate Bill 13 changes to the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act and GSA Formation Maven Other News Item October 29, 2015From the Department of Water Resources: As you may be aware, Senate Bill (SB) 13 (Pavley), which was passed in...
California Weather Blog: Dry start to autumn in California, but near-record strength El Niño still on track to bring a wet winter Maven Other News Item October 29, 2015Very warm, mostly dry…except for some record-breaking localized downpours. And the drought goes on… It has certainly been a summer...
Laura King Moon, Chief Deputy Director of Water Resources, passes away after battle with cancer Maven Other News Item October 27, 2015This memo from Mark Cowin, Director of the Department of Water Resources: DWR Director Mark Cowin writes, “It is with...
This just in … California Water Commission adopts Groundwater Basin Boundary Regulation Maven Other News Item October 21, 2015The regulation now heads to the Office of Administrative Law for processing From the Department of Water Resources: Implementation of...
CA Weather Blog: El Niño now among strongest in modern history; unusually warm and unsettled conditions persist in California Maven Other News Item October 9, 2015From the California Weather Blog: “It has been a relentlessly warm year across essentially all of California. Not only is...
Rep. McNerney Blasts “WaterFix” Tunnels Plan that would Devastate the Delta Region Maven Other News Item October 6, 2015From Representative Jerry McNerney’s office: Today, standing in the heart of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, Congressman Jerry McNerney (CA-09)...
Agencies Release Environmental Data “Vision Document” Maven Other News Item October 5, 2015Report Outlines Ways to Make Information Relevant and Accessible From the Delta Stewardship Council: Streamlining the collaboration of huge amounts...
Emergency Drought Barrier Removal Underway in Delta Maven Other News Item October 2, 2015From the Department of Water Resources: Work by the Department of Water Resources (DWR) to dismantle an emergency drought barrier...
NorCal Congressmembers send letter to Governor Brown on Cal Water Fix Maven Other News Item September 29, 2015The tunnels will fail to increase water supply, devastate an already fragile ecosystem, and divert funding from more effective statewide...
Environmental Water Caucus requests more time for review of Cal Water Fix documents Maven Other News Item September 21, 2015The Environmental Water Caucus, a coalition of over 30 environmental and community organizations and California Indian tribes, have requested a...
CA Weather Blog: Remarkable warm-season precipitation event headed for SoCal; Powerful El Niño right on track Maven Other News Item September 20, 2015From Daniel Swain at the California Weather Blog: “2015 has brought some of the strangest California warm season weather conditions in...
Congressional leaders and groups react to Westlands drainage settlement Maven Other News Item September 18, 2015Here are the reactions I have been able to find regarding the recent agreement between Westlands Water District and the...
Environmental and fishing groups write Secretary Jewell; urge rejection of Delta tunnels, say it’s too risky Maven Other News Item September 17, 2015Friends of the River, Restore the Delta, the Center for Biological Diversity, the Sierra Club, and numerous other fishing and...
Zeke Grader, Champion of West Coast Fisheries and Fishermen, Dies Maven Other News Item September 10, 2015The Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations and the Institute for Fisheries Resources notes the sad news of the passing...