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October 29, 2015

From 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

October 29, 2015

Very 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

October 27, 2015

This 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

October 21, 2015

The regulation now heads to the Office of Administrative Law for processing From the Department of Water Resources: Implementation of...

This just in … EPA’s Water Rule Blocked Nationwide

October 9, 2015

From Downey Brand, this breaking news legal alert: On Friday October 9, 2015, the United States Court of Appeals for...

This just in … Governor Brown Signs Water Legislation

October 9, 2015

From the Office of the Governor: As California’s historic drought continues, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced that he...

CA Weather Blog: El Niño now among strongest in modern history; unusually warm and unsettled conditions persist in California

October 9, 2015

From the California Weather Blog: “It has been a relentlessly warm year across essentially all of California. Not only is...

This just in … DWR Releases Proposed Rules for Modifying Groundwater Basin Boundaries

October 8, 2015

Public input helps refine Sustainable Groundwater Management Act Basin Boundary Emergency Regulations From the Department of Water Resources: “The Department...

This just in … Feinstein Testifies in Support of Drought-Relief Bill

October 8, 2015

From Senator Feinstein’s office: Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today testified before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on the...

Rep. McNerney Blasts “WaterFix” Tunnels Plan that would Devastate the Delta Region

October 6, 2015

From 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”

October 5, 2015

Report Outlines Ways to Make Information Relevant and Accessible From the Delta Stewardship Council: Streamlining the collaboration of huge amounts...

This just in … Interior Issues Briefing Document Regarding Westlands Drainage Settlement Agreement

October 2, 2015

Received via email from Wesltands Water District: Earlier this week, the Obama Administration issued a multi-page U.S. Department of the...

Emergency Drought Barrier Removal Underway in Delta

October 2, 2015

From the Department of Water Resources: Work by the Department of Water Resources (DWR) to dismantle an emergency drought barrier...

This just in … Californians Continue Meeting Governor’s Water Conservation Mandate

October 1, 2015

Savings Must Continue To Reach February 2016 Goal From the State Water Resources Control Board: “Californians reduced water use by...

This just in … The Delta Challenges Report: Former Delta Lead Scientists Summarize Challenges, Complexities in Vital Estuary