New California Law to Help Achieve SGMA Requirements -
Assembly Bill 658, signed into law last week, creates new temporary diversion permits allowing for excess surface water capture during high-flow events. Permits...more
10/17/2019
/ Environmental Policies ,
Groundwater ,
Groundwater Management Plan ,
Municipalities ,
New Legislation ,
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State and Local Government ,
Surface Water ,
Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) ,
Underground Storage Tanks ,
Water Diversion ,
Water Resources Control Board ,
Water Supplies
The State Water Resources Control Board on Tuesday issued a notice lifting water diversion restrictions for the holders of all senior water rights in the Sacramento-San Joaquin watersheds and Delta. The Board issued the...more
In the first of possibly many enforcement actions this year, the State Water Resource Control Board issued a draft cease-and-desist order against West Side Irrigation District in Tracy, Calif., demanding the District curb its...more
Any plans to “substantially divert” water from a river or stream requires notification to the state Department of Fish and Wildlife, the California Court of Appeal found. In reversing a lower court’s decision that favored...more