MCWRA Response to Revised Water Conservation Framework In an April 29, 2015, letter to the State Board, MCWRA continues to be concerned, because the draft framework is still of a singular focus on per capita water use, even though the State’s own Drinking Water Information Clearinghouse website (“DRINC Portal”)  states: It is not appropriate to […]

(NSWA) North State Water Alliance – Letter to State Water Board In a letter to the State Water Board, the North State Water Alliance (Alliance), of which MCWRA is a founding member, expressed significant concerns with the draft conservation regulations and particularly the authority relied upon by the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) to […]

April 15, 2015 By John Kingsbury, Executive Director Mountain Counties Water Resources Association On Tuesday, April 7, 2015, the State Water Resources Control Board released a proposed framework for meeting the statewide 25 percent water conservation target announced by Gov. Jerry Brown on April 1.  The state board identified specific reduction standards for water agencies […]

Water Right Curtailment Advanced Letters: In  a letter to the State Water Resources Control Board executive director Tom Howard, MCWRA expressed concerns over an intention to take the unprecedented actions of curtailing vested pre-1914 appropriative rights and requiring reductions of riparian water rights. “We are fully aware that the severity of the drought requires appropriate […]

As springtime brings renewal to our mountain watersheds, it is also the time to renew our over-regulated and politically charged California water management system, says John Kingsbury THIS IS THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF HOLIDAY COMMENTARIES: This year, Maven’s Notebook will be running special commentaries from written by notable people drawing on the theme […]