The Bureau of Reclamation’s Safety of Dams Program will be raising Stampede Dam and dike structures by 11.5 feet to resolve dam safety concerns in the event of large flood events. Completed in 1970, Stampede Dam is an earth-filled embankment dam approximately 11 miles northeast of Truckee in Sierra County. …
Read More »State Water Board approves $9.5 million in grant funds to 28 storm water projects
The California State Water Resources Control Board announced Thursday it has made a total of $9.5 million in grant funding available to 28 storm water planning projects throughout the state. These grants will aid public agencies and their partners in creating either a watershed-wide Storm Water Resource Plan or develop …
Read More »Metropolitan Water District prevails in purchase of five Delta Islands
State Supreme Court declines to block purchase After a hard-fought battle advocates opposing the sale of five islands in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta lost their battle last Thursday when the state Supreme Court ruled that Southern California’s Metropolitan Water District (MWD) could proceed with the $175-million land purchase. A …
Read More »Cadiz Water Project Prevails: Opponents will not Appeal Cadiz Court Victories
Cadiz Inc. has announced that the review period by the California State Supreme Court of the Cadiz Valley Water Conservation, Recovery and Storage Project (Cadiz Water Project) has expired as of Monday, July 11. With the expiration of the available time period for further review of administrative decisions and judicial …
Read More »Court again blocks sale of Delta islands to Metropolitan Water District
California’s Third District Court of Appeal has reinstated a stay temporarily blocking the sale of some 20,000 acres to the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD). The new stay lasts until at least July 15. The controversial sale of Delta island land from Swiss investors to MWD was originally …
Read More »Bureau of Reclamation awards $25.6 million WaterSMART grants, 14 California projects are included
Fourteen California agencies will receive grant funds from the Bureau of Reclamation to support projects to increase water and energy conservation and efficiency, plan for climate change and other threats to our water supplies, and to take action to secure our water resources for the communities, economies and ecosystems they …
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