policy &#8211; federal

August 6, 2020

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] At the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) virtual conference last week, one of the keynote speakers was the...

FEATURE: The state of California’s environment

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July 1, 2020

Friends of the River co-founder Mark Dubois and current Executive Director Eric Wesselman discuss the protections for California rivers and...

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

Other News Item

June 24, 2020

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

WATER LAW SYMPOSIUM: The battle over the raising of Shasta Dam

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April 8, 2020

One of the long-running controversies in California water is the effort to raise Shasta Dam, a dam on the Sacramento...

CA WATER LAW SYMPOSIUM: Federalism and Water under the Trump Administration: Has the Long Peace Come to an End?

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February 12, 2020

The California Water Law Symposium is on my short list of not-to-be-missed events on my yearly calendar. The symposium is...

THIS JUST IN … Senate Passes Energy and Water Appropriations Bill

June 25, 2018

From Senator Feinstein’s office: Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), ranking member of the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Subcommittee, today issued...

OC WATER SUMMIT: Reclamation Commissioner Brenda Burman on Bringing Water & Power to the West

June 7, 2018

“We’re facing big challenges ahead of us and big solutions are required to meet those challenges head on,” she says...

DELTA PROTECTION COMMISSION: Delta Watermaster Michael George gives quarterly update

Meetings

December 6, 2017

Update covers consumptive use study, implementation of the WIIN Act, and more … At the November meeting of the Delta...

ACWA CONFERENCE: The Department of Interior’s priorities for water

December 5, 2017

Deputy Assistant Austin Ewell speech at ACWA conference covers a wide range of topics, including the Water Fix, implementing the...

THIS JUST IN … HR 23 passes House 230 – 190: Early reactions from Costa, Garamendi, McNerney, and Nunes

July 12, 2017

This afternoon, the House of Representatives passed HR 23, the Gaining Responsibility on Water Act, by a vote of 230...

THIS JUST IN … Governor Brown writes Speaker Ryan, opposing HR 23, Gaining Responsibility on Water (GROW) Act of 2017

July 11, 2017

“Commandeering our laws for purposes defined in Washington is not right,” says Governor Brown Governor Brown has sent a letter...

THIS JUST IN … House expected this week to take up HR 23, the Gaining Responsibility on Water Act; Feinstein, Harris oppose bill

July 10, 2017

Action expected on California water issues in Washington this week as the house will take up H.R. 23, the Gaining...

The New Trump Administration – A View from the Top