Sacramento 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 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 […]
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley (5). Thank you to those of you who responded to the meet-o-matic request for scheduling our next “Evaluation of the Municipal and Domestic Supply (MUN) Beneficial Use in Agriculturally Dominated Surface Water Bodies” stakeholder meeting. Based on the responses, we are […]
Continue ReadingLos Angeles Times: California water districts scramble to deal with ruling on rate tiers Capital Public Radio: Brown Defends Delta Tunnels Project, Agriculture Industry Capitol Weekly: Brown: Water woes have deep roots Los Angeles Times: Meeting water-saving goals will be ‘huge lift for everyone,’ regulator says New York Times: Water Pricing in Two Thirsty Cities: In One, Guzzlers Pay More, […]
Continue ReadingState Board Adopts Final Regulation on Mandated Urban Water Use Reductions Published by ACWA, article by Pamela Martineau View article online here. After several hours of testimony from local water agency officials and others, the State Water Resources Control Board today adopted the final emergency regulation package for implementing the required 25% statewide reduction in […]
Continue ReadingACWA eNews for May 6, 2015 ACWA’s eNews is a weekly roundup of California water news and events. Click here to view ACWA eNews for May 6, 2015.
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