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
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The State Water Resources Control Board adopted a new fee schedule that will be applied to groundwater pumpers in basins where compliance with the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act comes up short. ...more
The State Water Resources Control Board released this week a formal proposal to extend the emergency statewide drought regulations that have been in effect for California in various forms since early 2015. Cities, counties,...more
Public Comments Due July 29th -
The State Water Resources Control Board recently released a series of revisions to its proposed Drinking Water Fee Regulations. The revised regulations make a series of amendments to the...more
State Water Resources Control Board Releases Draft Regulation to Modify Water Conservation Requirements -
Mandatory statewide water use restrictions in California would be replaced by a more locally driven set of water...more
Public Comments Due June 22 -
The State Water Resources Control Board released a series of proposed regulations aimed at increasing total funding for California’s Drinking Water Program and addressing drinking water...more
Proposed Regulations Include Required Plan Elements and Criteria for State Review -
The Department of Water Resources released draft emergency regulations Thursday that spell out the steps and requirements local agencies...more
Public Comments Due Jan. 28 -
The State Water Resources Control Board released a proposed regulation that will extend statewide emergency water conservation mandates through October 2016. Several key provisions could...more
Public Comments Due Jan. 6 -
The State Water Resources Control Board released a proposed regulatory framework for extending statewide emergency water conservation mandates through October 2016. The framework could result...more
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
Just as it did in 2014, the State Water Resources Control Board has issued several notices of curtailment for surface water rights holders in various watersheds because California’s extreme drought has resulted in...more
State Water Resources Control Board Cites Need to Avoid Potential “Catastrophic Impacts” -
The State Water Resources Control Board released revisions to its draft emergency regulations to restrict overall potable urban...more
Recent Rainfall Not Enough to Stop Drought Emergency Measures -
Despite some rainfall and the temporary lifting of certain 2014 surface water curtailment notices during the fall, the drought emergency in California...more