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August 19, 2015

From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has made preliminary identification of 21 groundwater basins...

This just in … NASA Groundwater Subsidence Report: Drought Causing Valley Land to Sink

August 19, 2015

Maven note: Headline is the one issued with the press release. It should perhaps more properly be: “Groundwater Subsidence Causing...

This just in … UC Davis: Drought costs California agriculture $1.84B and 10,100 jobs in 2015

August 18, 2015

From the UC Davis Newsroom: The drought is tightening its grip on California agriculture, squeezing about 30 percent more workers...

This just in … Restore the Delta: Delta Tunnels “Confidential” Documents Reveal State Plans to Take Delta Farms – Includes AP Story Link

August 17, 2015

From Restore the Delta: Newly released documents gained through Public Records Actions show that water exporters and the Delta Design...

Sustainable Groundwater Management Update: Draft List of Critically Overdrafted Basins Available for Comment *** UPDATED with actual list

August 17, 2015

From the Department of Water Resources, Sustainable Groundwater Management Program: The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) directs DWR to identify...

This just in … Groups Sue State Water Board to Prevent Fishery Extinctions

August 5, 2015

C-WIN, CSPA, and AquAlliance say the regulatory agency refuses to enforce and comply with laws protecting fisheries and water quality...

California Weather Blog: California fire season explodes with a new lightning outbreak on the way; El Niño strengthening as expected

August 5, 2015

From Daniel Swain at the California Weather Blog: Summer 2015 has thus far featured remarkably active and unusual weather conditions...

This just in … CSPA files complaint against State Water Board and Bureau of Reclamation over Sacramento River temperature criteria

August 3, 2015

Complaint alleges violations of Basin Plan, WR Order 90-05, CWA, ESA and Public Trust The California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (CSPA)...

Secretary Laird, legislators, and organizations react to Senator Feinstein’s introduction of the California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2015

July 31, 2015

On Wednesday, Senators Feinstein and Boxer introduced the California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2015. Here are reactions from elected...

This just in … California Water Use Drops 27.3 Percent, Exceeds 25 Percent Mandate for June

July 30, 2015

From the State Water Resources Control Board: With record-breaking heat throughout much of the State in June, Californians continued to...

Latest PPIC survey finds majority of Californians say global warming contributing to drought, admit they don’t know how much water they should be saving

July 29, 2015

From the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC): A solid majority of Californians believe that global warming is already having...

This just in … Feinstein, Boxer Introduce California Emergency Drought Relief Act

July 29, 2015

From the office of Senator Dianne Fienstein: “Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer (both D-Calif.) today introduced the California Emergency...

This just in … Reclamation Transmits to Congress Final Report on Proposed Shasta Dam Raise

July 29, 2015

From the Bureau of Reclamation: The Bureau of Reclamation transmitted to Congress today the Final Feasibility Report and Environmental Impact...

This just in … Public Comment Period on Revised Delta Conveyance Document Extended Until October 30, 2015