Temporary Urgency Change Petitions approved for State and Federal Water Projects
The Executive Director of the State Water Resources Control Board has issued an order approving further changes to the license and permit terms requiring compliance with Delta water quality objectives...
View ArticleNews Worth Noting: Water transfer listening session info now available, new...
Water Transfer listening session video & presentations now available: The State Water Resources Control Board and the California Department of Water Resources held a joint listening session at the...
View ArticleState Water Board schedules workshop to discuss options for drought-related...
The time has come. There’s only so much water to go around, and it’s time for the State Water Resources Control Board to start figuring out how to divvy it up. It’s certainly no surprise that this...
View ArticleAn update from the State Water Board on curtailment notice statuses for the...
At today’s meeting at the State Water Resources Control Board, John O’Hagan updated the board on the curtailment notices and the curtailment statuses in the state, and Delta Watermaster Craig Wilson...
View ArticleNews Worth Noting: Updated fact sheet on proposed urban drought regs, CVPIA...
Updated fact sheet on proposed emergency drought regs for urban water conservation: The State Water Board has released an updated fact sheet for the urban water conservation emergency regulations that...
View ArticleThis just in … State Water Board issues draft order denying petitions for...
The State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) has issued a draft order denying the petitions for reconsideration of the Executive Director’s January 31, 2014 order approving the Temporary...
View ArticleState Water Board sets workshop to discuss central and southern Delta water...
In response to recent allegations of unlawful diversions of water in the central and southern Delta, the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) has scheduled a workshop for Wednesday,...
View ArticleUpdate on urban water conservation numbers: State reduces water use overall...
At the September 9 meeting of the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board), Max Gomberg gave a presentation on the August water production data that was provided to the Board as required...
View ArticleState Water Board looking for recommendations on improving the enforcement of...
Do you have ideas on how the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) could more effectively divvy up the water in these dry years? Then State Water Board staff wants to hear from you....
View ArticleEarly morning news flash … Request for Temporary Modification to San Joaquin...
From the State Water Resources Control Board: “Please find attached a request from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to temporarily modify the San Joaquin River flow requirements during October pursuant...
View ArticleThis just in … State Water Board To Allow Limited Collection of Early...
From the State Water Resources Control Board: As the 2015 water year begins, the State Water Resources Control Board announced today that curtailed water right holders in the Sacramento, San Joaquin,...
View ArticleState Water Board issues final order on the reconsideration of Delta...
The State Water Resources Control Board has issued the final order adopted by the Board on September 24, 2014, denying petitions for reconsideration and addressing objections to the Executive...
View ArticleA brief report from the State Water Board’s workshop on Central and Southern...
Cody Phillips, a legal intern with the Delta Stewardship Council, attended the September 24th workshop at the State Water Board, and gave this report to the Delta Stewardship Council at their September...
View ArticleThis just in … Urban Water Suppliers Show Progress In August Water...
From the State Water Resources Control Board: “Water conservation efforts in California’s urban communities continued their upward trend, climbing to 11.5 percent statewide for the month of August,...
View ArticleNews Worth Noting: Revised TUCP order for October San Joaquin River flows,...
Revised Order on Temporary Urgency Change Petition for October San Joaquin River flows: “On September 26, 2014, the U. S. Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) submitted a request for modifications to...
View ArticleThis just in … Per Capita Daily Water Use Numbers Released By The State Water...
From the State Water Resources Control Board: Despite recent rains and cooler weather throughout much of the state, California’s drought persists, and now for the first time, estimates of daily water...
View ArticleFelicia Marcus: California Water: Where We Are, and Where We Ought to Go
Each year, the Environmental Law Section of the California State Bar holds their annual conference at the Tenaya Lodge at the outskirts of Yosemite National Park. The Saturday sessions kicked off with...
View ArticleNews Worth Noting: State Water Board report shows pesticides increasing in...
State Water Board Stream Pollution Report Shows Trends in Chemical Contamination, Toxicity: “Detections and concentrations of pyrethroid pesticides are increasing in California stream sediments,...
View ArticleJUSTICE RONALD B. ROBIE: The State Water Resources Control Board: How it All...
Justice Ronald B. Robie has had a profound influence on the development of water and environmental law in California. Justice Robie served as a judge since 1983 and joined the Court of Appeal in 2002....
View ArticleFELICIA MARCUS on the State Water Board 50th anniversary: ’50 is the new 30’
Felicia Marcus was appointed to the Board by Governor Brown in 2012, and designated as the Board Chair shortly after. Ms. Marcus has had a long and diverse history in water and natural resources,...
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