Agricultural Water Management Plan Guidebook Workgroup Meeting – September 23, 2019 at 1:30 PM

August 30, 2019

Agricultural Water Management Plan Guidebook Workgroup Meeting – September 23, 2019 at 1:30 PM As part of implementing the 2018 water conservation legislation (Assembly Bill 1668 and Senate Bill 606), the Department of Water Resources (DWR) will hold the second meeting of the “Agricultural Water Management Plan Guidebook Workgroup” (AWMP) in-person and via webinar. Membership to the […]

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation awards MCWRA $179,021.53 grant

August 27, 2019

SAN FRANCISCO (August 27, 2019) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region and National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced more than $3.5 million in grants to restore forests and watersheds impacted by wildfires within the Eldorado and Lassen National Forests, and targeted instream improvements for salmon and steelhead within the […]

California Court of Appeal Affirms Ruling Allowing Irrigation Districts to Withhold Water Deliveries from Landowners That Violate District Rules

August 21, 2019

Written by J. Palmer Hilton Somach Simmons & Dunn Earlier this year, the California Court of Appeal upheld a trial court decision authorizing an irrigation district to withhold water deliveries to landowners within the district who violate rules promulgated by the district.  The ruling in Inzana v.Turlock Irrigation Dist. Bd. of Directors (2019) 35 Cal.App.5th 429 (Inzana) […]

Placer County moves forward on 179 acres of forest thinning to reduce wildfire risk

August 16, 2019

From Placer County Water Agency’s (PCWA) eNews Services Article published July 23, 2019, by County of Placer Today, the French Meadows Forest Restoration Project took a step forward with the Placer County Board of Supervisors voting to award a contract to execute forest thinning on an additional 179 acres of the forest health project. Red […]

Public Comments Sought on Groundwater Management Plan

August 15, 2019

  Joel Metzger, External Affairs Manager, Calaveras County Water District Desk: (209) 754-3123, Mobile: (209) 768-6270, www.ccwd.org   The Draft Eastern San Joaquin Groundwater Sustainability Plan is available for public comment. The draft plan and comment submittal template can be downloaded at http://esjgroundwater.org/ For more information about Calveras County Water District’s (CCWD) involvement in the Sustainable Groundwater […]

SB 1 (Atkins) California Environmental, Public Health, and Workers Defense Act of 2019 ‐ OPPOSE UNLESS AMENDED

August 11, 2019

MCWRA has joined several agencies and organizations in opposition to Senate Bill 1 (Atkins).  Click the link below to see the letter sent to the Honorable Lorena Gonzalez , Chair, Assembly Appropriations Committee A number of the signatories to this letter previously wrote to Senator Atkins on May 8, 2019, to express concern about the Endangered […]

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