OTHER NEWS

July 21, 2020

From the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance: Three California environmental nonprofits secured a landmark settlement agreement with the California State Water...

THIS JUST IN … FERC throws curveball in Klamath Dam removal

July 16, 2020

From the Associated Press: “Federal regulators on Thursday threw a significant curveball at a coalition that has been planning for...

THIS JUST IN … Delta Conveyance Project Scoping Summary Report Now Available

July 10, 2020

From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has published a Scoping Summary Report for the proposed Delta...

LEGAL BRIEFS: Judge denies motion for injunction over Shasta operations; San Joaquin County alleges misrepresentations by Westlands in CVP contract

June 26, 2020

The Eastern District Court has issued a ruling in a lawsuit brought by Pacific Coast Federation Of Fishermen’s Associations over...

LETTER sent to Congressional subcommittee requesting funding for California water storage projects under the WIIN Act

June 24, 2020

Funding requested for Shasta Dam enlargement, Friant-Kern Canal, Delta Mendota Canal, and others On Monday, Interior Assistant Secretary for Water...

THIS JUST IN … DWR Submits Delta Conveyance Project Section 404 permit application to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

June 18, 2020

From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has submitted a (revised) Department of the Army...

LETTER: San Joaquin Valley water districts object to further temporary funding of the Delta Conveyance Project

June 16, 2020

Yesterday, four San Joaquin Valley water districts led by the Tulare Lake Basin Water Storage District, sent a letter to...

DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Lower Yolo Ranch Restoration Project Appeal UPDATED

June 9, 2020

ARTICLE UPDATE: On April 7, 2020, Westlands Water District filed a Certification of Consistency for the Lower Yolo Ranch Restoration...

LETTER: State Water Board rejects Reclamation’s Sacramento River Temperature Management Plan

June 2, 2020

Yesterday, the Executive Director of the State Water Resources Control Board sent a letter to Ernest Conant at the Bureau...

NOTICE OF PREPARATION: Delta Plan Ecosystem Amendment

May 26, 2020

On May 11, the Delta Stewardship Council issued a Notice of Preparation of a Program Environmental Impact Report for the...

THIS JUST IN … State Water Project Allocation Increases to 20 Percent

May 22, 2020

From the Department of Water Resources: The State Water Project (SWP) now expects to deliver 20 percent of requested...

THIS JUST IN … Feinstein Introduces Bill to Restore San Joaquin Valley Canals, Improve Water Supply

May 21, 2020

From Senator Dianne Feinstein’s office: Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today introduced the Restoration of Essential Conveyance Act, a bill to...

THIS JUST IN … Lawsuit Challenges Federal Water Contracts That Imperil Delta, Fish, Wildlife

May 20, 2020

Press release from the Center for Biological Diversity, Restore the Delta, and the Planning and Conservation League: Three environmental groups...

THIS JUST IN … Reclamation updates 2020 Central Valley Project water allocations