This is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board Click here to view the Notice of Public Workshop on the 2016 Sacramento River Temperature Management Planning and Implementation. The Workshop is scheduled for March 18, 2016.
Continue ReadingCapital Public Radio News: Storms Boost Sierra Nevada Snowpack, Reservoirs San Jose Mercury News: California drought: Storms send billions of gallons of water into state reservoirs San Francisco Chronicle: Storms filling up Northern California lakes and reservoirs Sacramento Bee: Folsom Lake water releases rise as rain continues Los Angeles Times: Live updates: Major El Niño storm moves through; some areas […]
Continue ReadingAssociated Press: Rain, snow blanket California, easing drought fears San Francisco Chronicle: Lessons for renewal flow from freed river Capital Public Radio News: Delta Smelt Populations Plummet 2nd Year In A Row Contra Costa Times: Guest commentary: Time for the Legislature to get serious about water OC Register: Orange County faces more competition for drought-strangled … The San Luis Obispo […]
Continue ReadingImplementation of California’s New Groundwater Law Continues as DWR Releases Draft Emergency Regulations for Groundwater Sustainability Plans In 2014, the California Legislature adopted the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), which for the first time comprehensively regulates the extraction and use of the state’s groundwater. A significant milestone in SGMA’s implementation is the adoption of emergency […]
Continue ReadingJoin us for ACWA‘s 2016 Spring Conference & Exhibition! This event is set to take place May 3-6, 2016 at the Monterey Marriot & Portola Hotel. With over 90 meetings and program sessions throughout the week, attendees will be informed and updated on a variety of local, statewide and federal water issues and policies. Additionally, […]
Continue ReadingWashington Post: Snowfall could be measured in feet across Sierra during ‘miracle march’ storms Associated Press: El Nino Leaves Much of Drought-Stricken California in Dust Los Angeles Times Strong winter storm to bring several feet of snow to Sierra Nevada, Lake Tahoe Calaveras Enterprise: February heat makes drought conditions linger OCRegister: Billions of gallons needlessly flushed out to sea CBS […]
Continue ReadingREVISED NOTICE OF PUBLIC WORKSHOPS – DRAFT PROPOSITION 1 GROUNDWATER GRANT PROGRAM FUNDING GUIDELINES This is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board Click here to view the Revised Notice of Public Workshops on the Draft Proposition 1 Groundwater Grant Program Funding Guidelines.
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board Click here to view the agenda for the March 15, 2016 SWRCB Board Meeting. This agenda is also posted on the Water Boards website at: http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/board_info/calendar/#mar2016
Continue ReadingLos Angeles Times: LA City Council grants preliminary approval to DWP’s rate hike KCRA Sacramento: ‘Above average’ rain to trigger more water releases from Folsom Dam KCRA Sacramento: Half full? Half empty? Lake Oroville reaches 50 percent San Francisco Chronicle: Storm to dump up to 3 feet of snow in 3 days for Tahoe region Porterville Recorder: Snowpack less than […]
Continue ReadingCommissioner’s Office Washington, DC Media Contact: Peter Soeth, psoeth@usbr.gov, 303-445-3615 For Immediate Release: March 1, 2016 Funding Opportunity Available to Establish or Further Develop Watershed Groups Available from Bureau of Reclamation WASHINGTON – The Bureau of Reclamation has released a funding opportunity for entities seeking to establish or further develop watershed management groups through the […]
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