“In a significant breakthrough in California’s efforts to conserve water, state officials Friday agreed to a compromise measure that will reduce supplies to Delta farmers by 25 percent.” Please click here to read more.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press: Drought-ridden California faces decision on new water cuts Los Angeles Times: Mandatory usage cuts loom even for those with senior water rights Stockton Record: Farmers hear more about water cuts – Millions of dollars in crops at stake, violators face steep fines Central Valley Business Times: Delta detours due to drought for boaters Associated Press: Q&A: California Farmers With Oldest […]
Continue ReadingWATER: Calif. House bill in works could portend wider Western drought legislation Nick Juliano and Annie Snider, E&E reporters Published: Thursday, May 21, 2015, on E&E Daily House Republicans from California are readying legislation to address their home state’s ongoing drought by focusing on water transfers and storage while attempting to avoid the most controversial […]
Continue ReadingAssociated Press: California water cuts move to those with century-old rights Associated Press: California farmers offer to give up some water, avoid cuts ABC News10 Sacramento: Delta farmers offer to cut water use by 25 percent San Francisco Gate: Delta farmers offer to take 25 percent less water Capital Public Radio: California Water Board Considers Voluntary Water Cut From Farmers […]
Continue ReadingAssociated Press: California farmers propose voluntary cuts Los Angeles Times: New guidelines approved for emergency drought relief funding Mark Cowin (Director, California Department of Water Resources), Los Angeles Daily News: Guest commentary – California needs to modernize its major water projects The Hill: Groups jockeying to shape EPA water rule ABC7: Ruptured pipeline causes oil spill at Refugio State […]
Continue ReadingSacramento Bee: Poll: Large majority of Californians support water restrictions amid drought San Francisco Chronicle: California drought: People support water conservation, in theory Capital Public Radio: Poll: Most Californians Support Water Restrictions Associated Press: Feds Project Lake Mead Will Fall Below Drought Trigger Point By 2017 Los Angeles Times: USDA allocates $21 million to help farmers, ranchers battle drought Associated Press: California […]
Continue ReadingMay 18, 2015 ACWA Launches New Local Drought Response Web Portal New Interactive Card Feature Replaces Drought Map As local water agencies take action to respond to a fourth year of historic drought, ACWA has launched a new interactive web portal to showcase the plethora of local agency drought response activities by ACWA members statewide. […]
Continue ReadingPlease, click here to view the Revised Notice of Public Workshop for Drought Activities in the Bay-Delta scheduled for Wednesday, May 20, 2015.
Continue ReadingLos Angeles Times: California water officials deliver sobering facts on depleted wells McClatchy Washington Bureau: As California withers, federal water bill mired in secrecy Stockton Record: Uncharted territory: Delta farmers fear losing water supply Associated Press: For California salmon, summer of truck rides, bucket lifts Associated Press: Best hope for California drought: El Nino pattern next year Maven’s Notebook: Reservoir and water […]
Continue ReadingGovernor’s Revised Budget Seeks $2.2 Billion for Emergency Drought Response From ACWA, submitted by Lisa Lien-Mager – Gov. Jerry Brown unveiled a revised budget proposal Thursday that calls for $2.2 billion in additional spending in 2015-’16 for immediate response to drought impacts. The proposed drought funding – a combination of accelerated spending from Proposition 1, […]
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