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The annual conference of the Colorado River Water Users Association held on December 11 – 13 saw the completion of Upper and Lower basin states Drought Contingency Plans(DCP). A very different message was delivered to nearly every native American tribe, environmental groups, municipal water agencies, and irrigation districts, by the U.S. Bureau of …

The County of Riverside and Coachella Valley Water District  (CVWD) have once again teamed up to come to the aid of local Coachella Valley residents. This time the County and CVWD have agreed to provide clean drinking water to the residents of the Oasis Mobile Home Park for the next 60 …

The State Water Resources Control Board recently announced the members of an advisory group formed to help identify needs and designate spending priorities for the recently created Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Fund. The Advisory Group is made up of 19 members chosen from among 50 applicants and include representatives …

The East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) and Sierra Foothill agencies have joined forces to combat the threat of wildfires in and around Mokelumne River Watershed dense overgrown forest, which is where the East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD)’s primary source of water comes from. The project aims to improve resilience …

The initial 2020 State Water Project (SWP) allocation was announced Monday by the California Department of Water Resources (DWR).  DWR’s allocations are based on conservative assumptions and may change depending on rain and snow received throughout the winter. The state’s initial allocation is set intentionally low so as to guard …

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) released an Initial Study/proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) for soil investigations in the Delta earlier this week and has now announced they have extended the deadline for the comment period until January 15, 2020. The proposed Delta data collection, soil samples and surveys were …