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GUEST COMMENTARY: An anti-regulatory federal government tries to strongarm California over who controls the State’s water resources
1+ day, 8+ min ago (280+ words) By Chris Shutes and Gary Bobker But Reclamation and Westlands aren’t happy with almost everything. They want complete control. They want the State of California out of the picture altogether. They want no regulation at all. In fact, they want…...
EDWARD RING: Comments on the “Water Quality Control Plan” for the Delta
4+ day, 21+ min ago (500+ words) By Edward Ring, Director of Water and Energy Policy at the California Water Policy Center Anyone who hasn’t spent a lifetime in this business will quickly realize that this plan is huge and hard to follow. The “plan” is a…...
DAILY DIGEST, 9/9: Trump administration tells California its key water plan is ‘unworkable’; How does El Niño impact the weather?; Hoopa Valley Tribe and CDFW announce historic fishery restoration partnership; If Colorado River compact heads to Supreme Court, ‘everybody loses,’ experts say; and more...
5+ day, 14+ min ago (210+ words) Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a subscription. However, gift articles and open-access links are provided when available. For more open access California water news articles, explore the…...
DELTA COALITION: Voluntary agreements fail as federal and state partners pull out of updated Bay-Delta Plan ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK | California Water News Central
5+ day, 35+ min ago (177+ words) From Restore the Delta: The coalition has also consistently warned that the federal government cannot be relied upon as a partner in complying with state laws and regulatory decisions designed to protect Delta ecosystems, Tribes, and Delta communities. The Bureau…...
BAY-DELTA PLAN: Reclamation Provides comments on California State Water Resources Control Board’s Bay-Delta Plan Update
1+ week, 1+ day ago (211+ words) From the US Bureau of Reclamation: On Aug. 19, the State Water Board announced the release of its final draft update to the Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Plan. The Board will consider adoption of the updated Bay-Delta Plan upon the completion…...
HEALTHY RIVERS AND LANDSCAPES: Westlands Water District to end participation in Bay-Delta Program absent reversal by the State
1+ week, 2+ day ago (134+ words) From the Westlands Water District: Westlands Water District will not continue in the Healthy Rivers and Landscapes (HRL) Program under the terms set out in the State Water Resources Control Board’s final draft Bay-Delta plan. The final draft retains the…...
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5+ mon, 2+ week ago (16+ words) CRONKITE NEWS: Federal plan to divide drought-stricken Colorado River water brings flood of pushback Maven's Notebook...
CENTER SQUARE: Caballero: Bond to pay for updates for state's water
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (493+ words) By Madeline Shannon, The Center Square The legislator who wrote a law modernizing California’s water infrastructure says there’s no concrete estimate for the cost to respond to worsening drought conditions. In a press conference held Friday morning at the San…...
EDWARD RING: Building the Abundant Water Coalition
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (372+ words) By Edward Ring, Director of Water and Energy Policy at the California Policy Center So what would it take for Californians to rediscover a consensus so durable that the state could embark on a water project for the 21st century that…...
ILRP: Expert panel nears completion of draft recommendations: A peek inside
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (1210+ words) The Second Statewide Agricultural Expert Panel, convened by the State Water Board to advise it on reducing nitrogen (N) contamination of groundwater through the Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program (ILRP), is drawing closer to releasing a draft report for public comment after…...