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Earlier this week, the State Water Resources Control Board adopted a new regulation: all surface water rights holders and their claimants must measure and report the amount of water they are diverting. The regulation will impact 12,000 water rights holders and claimants, including those with riparian water rights. Previously, riparian …

When the California drought kicked into high gear in 2014, officials at the State Water Resources Control Board made a tough decision: mandating junior and senior water rights holders to curtail the amount of water they use. The severity of the California drought meant even those with historical rights to water had to cutback …

Late last Friday the State Water Resources Control Board released their draft emergency conservation regulations that extend the existing urban water use restrictions through October 31, 2016 with some slight modifications. Local water suppliers have raised many concerns regarding the May 2015 Emergency Regulation and SWRCB has addressed some of …

Before leaving Washington for Christmas break, nine Members of Congress sent a letter to Neil Kornze, the Director of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM), encouraging him to reconsider the agency’s recent guidance regarding the Cadiz Water Project. On October 2nd, 2015, the California Office of the BLM made an …

A break in the lining and underlying embankment of the California Aqueduct near Taft in Kern County was first discovered January 2 and has caused the Department of Water Resources(DWR) to halt the flow of water so repairs can be made. Water will be drained from a “pool” of the …

Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD), the largest wholesale water seller in the state, has created a significant 25-year plan to address the growing demand for water in the region. On top of conservation efforts, MWD wants to create new water supplies through recycled water projects. “The updated plan …