THIS JUST IN … Metropolitan board rescinds emergency conservation mandate imposed on dozens of communities Press Release/Notice Agency News March 15, 2023 555Southern Californians asked to continue using water efficiently to prepare for uncertainty of Colorado River water supplies, by increasing storage...
JEANINE JONES: Drought and lessons learned Maven Meetings and Events March 1, 2023 301At the January meeting of the California Water Commission, Jeanine Jones took the commissioners through the history of past droughts...
THE CONVERSATION: A new strategy for western states to adapt to long-term drought: Customized water pricing The Conversation News February 13, 2023 22By Matthew E. Kahn, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and Bhaskar Krishnamachari, University of Southern California, for...
THIS JUST IN …Governor Newsom Signs Order to Build Water Resilience Amid Climate-Driven Extreme Weather Office of Governor Gavin Newsom Press Release/Other February 13, 2023 2306From the Office of the Governor: Governor Gavin Newsom today signed an executive order to protect the state’s water supplies...
AG ALERT: Federal actions on water frustrate Klamath farmers Ag Alert News February 8, 2023 6By Christine Souza, Ag Alert A decades-long tussle over water continues at the California-Oregon border, as irrigators of the federal...
METROPOLITAN IMPORTED WATER COMMITTEE: Challenges ahead for Southern California’s water supplies Maven Meetings and Events December 15, 2022 11A region-wide water allocation will be required should conditions remain dry Southern California’s water supply news remains dismal, with little...
CAL MATTERS: California drought: Water providers still predict shortages next year Cal Matters News December 13, 2022Despite December storms, water supplies remain low in many areas. Some managers expect to impose severe restrictions on their customers....
COURTHOUSE NEWS: San Joaquin Valley residents, growers vying for water in fourth year of drought Courthouse News Service News November 19, 2022 10Residents and growers in the driest land in California’s Central Valley are struggling to decide who gets priority water first....
METROPOLITAN’S IMPORTED WATER COMMITTEE: Southern California’s worsening water supply situation Maven Meetings and Events November 15, 2022 382“As we look at the supply outlook for the next year, we again stress the importance of our member agencies...
METROPOLITAN’S IMPORTED WATER COMMITTEE: Southern California water supplies to be stretched thin if 2023 is dry Maven Meetings and Events October 18, 2022 468[cmtoc_table_of_contents] At the October meeting of Metropolitan’s Imported Water Committee, staff briefed committee members on available supplies and water demands,...
METROPOLITAN IMPORTED WATER COMMITTEE: Challenges ahead for Metropolitan’s water supplies in 2023 Maven Meetings and Events September 20, 2022 338Storage supplies not evenly distributed throughout the service area; Changes in accounting on the Colorado River could further impact supplies...
THIS JUST IN … State Water Board issues statement on ruling by Sixth District Court of Appeal regarding its curtailment authority State Water Board Agency News September 14, 2022 1441Statement from the State Water Resources Control Board regarding the ruling by the Court of Appeal (see here and here):...
GRIST: Pipe dreams: Why far-fetched Western water projects won’t go away Grist News August 15, 2022 1By Jake Bittle, Grist This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. This story...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Despite more stored water than in 2021, California will keep closing spigots Courthouse News Service News July 20, 2022 10The prospect of extreme drought is driving the Golden State’s conservation efforts. By Kevin Winter, Courthouse News Service As drought...
AG ALERT: Costs spike, fields go fallow in Klamath Ag Alert News June 22, 2022 11By Kathy Coatney, Ag Alert The Klamath Basin has dealt with reduced water for decades, but this year is particularly...