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SWRCB issues draft decision approving Davis-Woodland water right
This week the State Water Resources Control Board issued a draft decision (PDF) approving a permit for a new water right granted to the City of Davis, the University of California at Davis, and the City of Woodland. These entities currently rely on groundwater, but the quality is degraded and they would have to plunge … Continue reading
State Water Resources Control Board adopts Delta flow criteria
Yesterday the State Water Resources Control Board unanimously adopted criteria describing the flows deemed necessary to protect public trust resources in the Delta, as detailed in the draft report released last month. This approval of the report meets the statutory deadline and is even slightly ahead of schedule. Within nine months, the SWRCB collected extensive … Continue reading
Drought Water Bank Is Not Exempt From CEQA, After All
Last week brought some interesting news relating to the 2009 Drought Water Bank (DWB). In early 2009, the DWB had been fast-tracked by Governor Schwarzenegger and the Dept. of Water Resources, to use water transfers as a means of supplying additional water to users experiencing drought shortages. On February 27, 2009, the Governor issued a … Continue reading
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