June 23, 2021
The following article was originally published on June 23, 2021. Contact: Rachel Becker rachel@calmatters.org IN SUMMARY Drought resilience depends on location but also extraordinary engineering — determining which California places are running out of water this year and which remain in good shape. In Los Angeles, people have been hearing about the dangers of drought […]
June 3, 2021
Placerville, Calif. — El Dorado Irrigation District (EID) and Pioneer Community Energy (Pioneer) signed a contract for Pioneer to receive electricity from an EID hydroelectric facility over the next 10 years. The contract represents a mutually beneficial arrangement that meets EID’s non-rate revenue goals through hydroelectric generation, while providing Pioneer with cost-effective, clean electricity for ratepayers […]
May 4, 2021
Special districts interested in partnering with the State of California and other entities to perform wildfire mitigation and watershed protection have a new ally in Sacramento and a developing regional program for planning and collaborating. Keali’i Bright, Division Director of Land Resources Protection within the California Department of Conservation is a featured speaker for the […]
April 15, 2021
The following was published on April 14, 2021. Contact: info@norcalwater.org The Pillars for Sustainable Water Management in the Sacramento River Basin By Bryce Lundberg On Wednesday, March 3rd, the Northern California Water Association (NCWA) Board of Directors officially adopted our 2021 Priorities. The water leaders in this region look forward to working with our […]
March 23, 2021
The following Media Release was published on March 22, 2021. Contact: Ailene Voisin Ailene.Voisin@waterboards.ca.gov Continued dry conditions prompt early warning about potential water shortages Water users urged to reduce and conserve SACRAMENTO – As dry conditions persist throughout California, the State Water Resources Control Board today mailed early warning notices to approximately 40,000 […]
March 2, 2021
The Mountain Counties Water Resources Association (Mountain Counties) has announced that Executive Director John Kingsbury has retired from his position, as has Executive Assistant Ginny Borkowski. John and Ginny have provided outstanding service to Mountain Counties during the past 10 years in their positions. “John has clearly been the driving force in making Mountain Counties […]
February 18, 2021
MARYSVILLE, Calif. (Feb. 16, 2021) – Yuba Water Agency’s board of directors took bold action today to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire and advance landscape-scale forest restoration in the Yuba River watershed. In two separate actions, the board approved $6.5 million in funding for forest restoration projects as part of the North Yuba Forest […]
February 3, 2021
Water Use Studies WG – Variances The Department of Water Resources (DWR) is convening the Water Use Study Group to inform the development of the variances and bonus incentive considerations that are part of DWR’s water use objectives standards, methodologies, and performance measures recommendations to the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) by October 1, […]
January 7, 2021
Yuba Water receives $2.8 million for Yuba River habitat restoration, discusses economic development Yuba Water Agency’s board of directors passed a resolution today to receive a grant worth more than $2.8 million from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife for habitat restoration and flood risk reduction work on the lower Yuba River. The grant […]
January 6, 2021
December 23, 2020 On appeal from the Placer County Superior Court, MCWRA joined the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA), California Special Districts Association (CSDA), California State Association of Counties (CSAC), and the League of California Cities in defense of Foresthill Public Utility District’s water rates. The Local Government Amici wrote to address a single […]
