LATEST NEWS

January 16, 2015

Yesterday, state officials announced a modest increase in the State Water Project allocation for 2015 to 15%; state and federal...

Obama Administration: Increasing Investment in U.S. Roads, Ports and Drinking Water Systems Through Innovative Financing

January 16, 2015

From the White House press office: Building a 21st-century infrastructure is a critical component of the Administration’s efforts to accelerate...

This just in … State Water Board posts Drought Operations Plan and temporary change petition for South Delta salinity objectives

OTHER NEWS

January 15, 2015

From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Board has posted the following new information on its...

This just in … DWR Increases 2015 Allocation to Water Contractors to 15%

January 15, 2015

From the Department of Water Resources: December storm runoff and close coordination among federal and state agencies to take advantage...

Congressmembers Napolitano, Garamendi, Capps, and Huffman Reintroduce “W21: Water in the 21st Century” Legislation

January 14, 2015

From the office of Congresswoman Grace Napolitano: Today, Reps. Grace F. Napolitano (CA-32), John Garamendi (CA-03), Lois Capps (CA-24), and...

This just in … Supreme Court leaves in place water delivery restrictions to protect Delta smelt

January 12, 2015

From the Associated Press via the Star Tribune: “The Supreme Court has left in place restrictions on water deliveries from...

Water supply index forecast for January 1, 2015

January 9, 2015

From the Department of Water Resources: A Water Year 2015 Water Supply Index (WSI) forecast for conditions as of January...

This just in … State Water Board Reports improvement in urban water conservation rates for November; Individual water use also continues to decline according to per capita daily water use numbers

January 6, 2015

From the State Water Resources Control Board: Against the backdrop of early season rainfall that has delivered only a third...

Governor Brown’s inaugural address briefly mentions water; generates a trickle of reactions …

January 6, 2015

Today, Governor Brown Jr. took the oath of office as Governor of California for the fourth time, and delivered his...

Felicia Marcus reappointed to the State Water Resources Control Board

January 5, 2015

From the Governor’s office: Felicia Marcus, 58, of Emeryville, has been reappointed member and chair of the California State Water...

Survey Finds More Snow in Mountains, but Water Content Is Still Far Below Average for Date

December 31, 2014

From the Department of Water Resources: The first manual snow survey of the Sierra snowpack this winter found more snow...

California Weather Blog: Windy and cold weather on the way, with low elevation snow possible in SoCal, then a dry and cold start to the new year

December 31, 2014

From the California Weather Blog: “After an extremely wet December across much of Northern California, the latter half of the...

This just in … Ninth Circuit Upholds Biological Opinion for Central Valley Irrigation Impacts on Endangered Salmon

December 22, 2014

This just in from the Central Valley Business Times: Salmon and the federal government agencies and environmental groups trying to...

Water agencies and Restore the Delta react to Bay Delta Conservation Plan revisions