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4 Oct 2021 SACRAMENTO CA

California Will Consider Mandatory Water Restrictions In Event Of Dry Winter

State government is preparing for mandatory restrictions

1 May 2021 SACRAMENTO CA

Nestlé Illegally Extracting Public Water In California

Company alleged to continue pumping operations in violation of expired permits and California state law.

27 Dec 2019 SACRAMENTO CA

US States Sue Federal Government Over Weakening Of Clean Water Rules

The bitter fight between state regulators and the Trump administration over clean water intensified Friday when California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and several other states sued the federal government for eliminating Obama-era protections for wetlands and streams across the country. The lawsuit, filed in U...

7 May 2019 SACRAMENTO CA, United States

California Adjusts North-South Water Transfer Project

Gavin Newsom, the new Governor of California, United States, has announced that the State will withdraw permit applications to state and federal water and wildlife agencies to build two giant water transfer tunnels under the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta.The two-tunnel transfer project, chamioned by former Governor Jerry Brown, would have cost about $19 Billion USD...

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30 Mar 2019 SACRAMENTO CA

Trump Administration Sues California To Block Water Plan For Fish

Turning the tables on California, the Trump administration sued Thursday to block the state’s ambitious plan to reallocate billions of gallons of river water to salmon and other struggling fish species. The lawsuit by the U.S. Department of Interior injects the Trump administration into one of the biggest California water controversies in years — an issue where Gov...

24 Oct 2018 WashINGTON, DC, United States

Trump Enters A California Water War

Two weeks before the US mid-term elections, President Donald Trump's administration has taken a stand on a sensitive issue in the State of California: water allocation in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Trump went on to insinuate that California wild fires, caused by drought, should be blamed on environmental protection legislation, and threaten to withold federal support for the State when future wildfires strike...

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29 Jul 2018 SACRAMENTO CA

California Approves $2.5 Billion USD For New Dams, Water Storage Projects

In a historic vote, the administration of Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday approved spending $2.5 Billion USD to help fund construction of four new dams and four underground storage projects —including two in the Bay Area. The funding came from Proposition 1, a water bond approved by voters in November 2014 during California’s five-year drought...

4 Jun 2018 SACRAMENTO CA

California Legislates Water Conservation Measures

California Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation Thursday establishing new statewide standards to encourage water conservation. The two bills will set water-efficiency goals for water suppliers throughout the state. The governor said the measures will help California be better prepared for future droughts and the effects of climate change.

6 Mar 2018 SACRAMENTO CA

Jerry Brown's Grand Plans for California Water Faces Challenges

Two tunnels, one or none? The question continues to swirl around plans to perform major surgery on the sickly heart of California's water system. Confronted with a shortage of funding, state officials announced last month that they would move ahead with the construction of one giant water tunnel under the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta rather than two.

14 Feb 2018 SACRAMENTO CA

Southern California Water Agency Eyes Possible Control of Delta Tunnels Project

In a dramatic twist on the Delta tunnels saga, Southern California’s powerful water agency is exploring the feasibility of owning the majority stake in the controversial project, a move that raises fears of a “water grab.”

21 Jan 2018 SACRAMENTO CA

Problems Cited in Water Storage Bond Proposals

Signaling trouble for nearly a dozen landmark water storage projects to help California cope with its next drought, state water officials on Thursday announced none of the proposals — including Sites Reservoir west of Maxwell — provide the public benefits that their supporters claim, potentially putting their state funding at risk.

7 Nov 2017 SACRAMENTO CA

Water Data: California Conflict

Digital tools have expanded the ability of governments, companies and nonprofits to measure the uses of California water in detail, and thus build more water-efficient products, boost water conservation, and replace expensive and inefficient infrastructure. But the abundance of water data effectively makes every piece of land and every drop of water in California the subject of measurement—and conflict...