Sacramento Bee: California urban water cuts are matter of ‘self-interest,’ state says Los Angeles Times: Drought update: Dry wells, debate over water cutbacks Capital Public Radio: California Lawmakers Receive Grim View Of Drought Ventura County Star: Senators urge Brown administration to do more to deal with drought Sacramento Bee: Water wars renewed with drought CNBC: California landowners resist efforts to monitor […]
Continue ReadingThe House of Representatives moments ago passed the Regulatory Interpretation Protection Act (H.R. 1732). The vote was 261 to 155. Passage occurred after turning back amendments to scale back the bill’s directives to repeal the proposed rulemaking governing which waters of the U.S. should be subject to USEPA and USACE review and permitting as well […]
Continue ReadingThe California Land Use & Development Law Report Legal Commentary on Planning and Development Court of Appeal Sinks Challenge to TMDL for Lake Bed Sediment A Court of Appeal has upheld the Regional Board’s adoption of the total maximum daily load (TMDL) for concentration of pollutants in the sediment in McGrath Lake, rejecting the […]
Continue ReadingSacramento Bee: California farmers in line for more drought cutbacks U-T San Diego: Colorado River water shortage looms CBS Sacramento: River Advocates Warn Lawmakers That Dams Aren’t The Answer To California’s Drought KQED: Water Flows Freely in Drought-Resistant Farm Towns of Southern California — For Now Visalia Times-Delta: Drought reveals farmers’ foes NPR: Why California Farmers Are Conflicted About Using Less […]
Continue ReadingCommissioner’s Office Washington, DC Media Contact: Peter Soeth, psoeth@usbr.gov, 303-445-3615 For Immediate Release: May 11, 2015 Bureau of Reclamation Releases Two Funding Opportunity Announcements to Promote Drought Contingency Planning and Resiliency Projects Funding Opportunities are part of a Drought Response Program that supports a proactive approach to managing drought WASHINGTON – The Bureau of Reclamation released […]
Continue ReadingThe Bureau of Reclamation released two funding opportunity announcements to promote drought contingency planning and resiliency projects. Derived from the $50 millions appropriation Congress provided to help western states, the funding opportunities are a part of a Drought Response Program that supports proactive approaches to drought management. Below is a set of links that provide […]
Continue ReadingSan Jose Mercury News: California drought: How the state’s new water conservation rules affect you Circle of Blue: Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Receives Temporary Dam Fremont Patch: Construction of Temporary Salt Water Barrier Underway on the Delta KTVU: Construction of emergency drought barrier in Delta now underway ABC7 News: Reactions mixed to drought barrier in Sacramento Delta Central Valley Business Times: Bethel […]
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board. Attached here is the agenda for the May 19-20, 2015 Board Meeting.
Continue ReadingMay 8, 2015 2nd Annual Public Policy Forum Hits the Capitol Wastewater management professionals from throughout the state gathered in Sacramento April 27-28 to hear guest speakers discuss legislative issues, network with their peers, and meet with legislative representatives at the State Capitol. Highlights of the event included guest speakers, Assembly Member Jacqui Irwin, […]
Continue ReadingLos Angeles Times: Editorial: If not this California delta plan, then what? New York Times: Measure California’s Water USA Today: Israel to California: Here’s how to save water Los Angeles Times: Innovation or insanity? Californians’ ideas for busting the drought Maven’s Notebook: News Worth Noting: Diverse coalition negotiating historic venture to reintroduce salmon to Sierra, Lawsuit seeks to halt illegal […]
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