The Event: Water and Agriculture in Northern California Date:  Tuesday, September 18, 2012 Mountain Counties Water Resources Association is holding an event titled “Water and Agriculture in Northern California” on September 18, 2012, at the Blue Goose in Loomis. The program will provide a better understanding of the challenges and opportunities for sustaining a reliable, high […]

The Event: Water and Agriculture in Northern California Date:  Tuesday, September 18, 2012 Location:  Blue Goose Event Center   3550 Taylor Road, Loomis, CA  (916) 287-7021 Map/directions to the Event Center Time:  Registration:  9:00 AM Program starts at 9:45 AM – 4:00 PM; reception follows program Mountain Counties Water Resources Association is holding an event titled “Water […]

AB 685 passed from the Senate on August 23 by a vote of 22 to 16. The bill is now eligible to be heard on the Assembly Floor. AB 685 (Eng) would declare that it is the policy of the state that every human has the right to clean, affordable, and accessible water on an […]

Lake water is priority Written by Chris Caskey, The Union Democrat August 14, The Tuolumne Utilities District Board of Directors and the Tuolumne County Board of Supervisors held a joint meeting to discuss the immediate priority to get more leeway from the State Water Resources Control Board at Pinecrest Lake.  TUD is bracing for a potential […]

AUBURN — Leaders of the Placer County Water Agency continue to express concern over proposed changes in Yuba River flows that would negatively impact the amount of water available to PCWA for its water customers.  “There are major threats on the horizon and among them this is our No. 1 issue,” General Manager David Breninger […]

Delta Stewardship Council sees two key people move on Mountain Democrat Newspaper By Roberta Long August 20, 2012 The seven-member Delta Stewardship Council is now a six-member band. Gov. Jerry Brown announced the appointment of Felicia Marcus to the State Water Resources Control Board on May 10 for a four-year term beginning July 2. The […]

AB 685  – Introduced by Assembly Member Eng This bill would declare that it is the policy of the state that every human being has the right to safe, clean, affordable, and accessible water adequate for human consumption, cooking, and sanitary purposes. MCWRA Oppose Letter link :  AB 685 Oppose Letter – Aug 2012 Click […]

News Media Release : Five organizations have come together to form the North State Water Alliance. The founding partners are: Mountain Counties Water Resources Association, Northern California Water Association, Regional Water Authority, Sacramento Metro Chamber, and Sacramento Area Council of Governments. They combine expertise in water management, government, agriculture, business, economic development, engineering and science….. […]

The Irrigation Leader Magazine takes interest in Mountain Counties Water Resources Association Click here for irrigation Leader Magazine  see page 10 Irrigation Leader magazine is published 10 times a year by: Water Strategies, LLC P.O. Box 100576 Arlington, VA 22210 Circulation: Irrigation Leader is distributed to irrigation district managers and boards of directors in the 17 western […]

On July 17, Mountain Counties Water Resources Association Executive Director John Kingsbury moderated a panel of four legal experts in California water rights at the Sierra Water Workgroup Summit at King’s Beach, North Lake Tahoe. Click here for story: MCWRA-Water Rights Panel News Release