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October 30, 2015

From Restore the Delta: At a press conference held on the steps of the State Capitol today, a coalition of...

This just in … Californians meet Governor’s water conservation mandate for fourth consecutive month; Penalties issued against four water suppliers

October 30, 2015

From the State Water Resources Control Board: Californians reduced water use by more than 26 percent during September, exceeding Governor...

More reactions to close of California Water Fix project from Westlands, Metropolitan, and others …

October 30, 2015

Here are more reactions to the close of the comment period for the Cal Water Fix or Delta tunnels project:...

Governor Brown Takes Action to Protect Communities Against Unprecedented Tree Die-Off

October 30, 2015

From 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

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