Despite the recent onslaught of winter storms in California, the state’s snowpack is still below average, according to state officials. During the third snow survey of the season, Department of Water Resources officials “recorded 28 inches of snow depth and a snow water equivalent of 11 inches, which is 47% of average for this location,” the agency said […]
California water officials issued a formal warning to the federal government Monday, asserting that current draft plans for managing the Colorado River after 2026 lack a sound legal basis and unfairly shift the burden of drought onto Lower Basin states. In a detailed comment letter submitted to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, JB Hamby, California’s […]
Farmers in Mexicali are protesting again, arguing they haven’t been paid in full for pulling land out of production to save water for the imperiled Colorado River. The farmers argue they’ve only been paid half for the amount of land they’ve left out of production. Earlier this month those farmers staged a days-long sit-in at […]
California water officials are calling on the federal government to strengthen its legal and environmental analysis of proposed new operating rules for the Colorado River, warning that the current draft plan fails to adequately address interstate obligations, infrastructure limitations, and impacts to communities, including the Imperial Valley, according to a recent Colorado River Board of […]
On Monday, Conservation groups sued the Trump administration for pumping excessive amounts of water out of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta in a way that harms imperiled fish. The lawsuit says that the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation violated the Endangered Species Act by exceeding regulations intended to limit the Central Valley Project’s impacts on Central Valley steelhead, […]
OPINION: As the U.S. Department of the Interior has now taken control of the decision about the Colorado River and the volumes of water for each of the seven states, one agency in California is seeking a “game changing” agreement. Based on a press release, (https://www.sdcwa.org/board-approves-federal-interstate-partnership-on-colorado-river) The San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA) has negotiated […]
California Snowpack Still Below Average Despite Winter Storms
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /Desert Sunby Daniella SeguraDespite the recent onslaught of winter storms in California, the state’s snowpack is still below average, according to state officials. During the third snow survey of the season, Department of Water Resources officials “recorded 28 inches of snow depth and a snow water equivalent of 11 inches, which is 47% of average for this location,” the agency said […]
California Warns Federal Government: Proposed Colorado River Plans May Violate Century-Old Water Compact
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /Imperial Valley PressCalifornia water officials issued a formal warning to the federal government Monday, asserting that current draft plans for managing the Colorado River after 2026 lack a sound legal basis and unfairly shift the burden of drought onto Lower Basin states. In a detailed comment letter submitted to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, JB Hamby, California’s […]
Mexican Farmers Gave Up Water to Protect the Colorado River. They Claim Payment Is Still Due
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /Voice of San Diegoby MacKenzie ElmerFarmers in Mexicali are protesting again, arguing they haven’t been paid in full for pulling land out of production to save water for the imperiled Colorado River. The farmers argue they’ve only been paid half for the amount of land they’ve left out of production. Earlier this month those farmers staged a days-long sit-in at […]
California Water Officials Urge Stronger Legal Review in Post-2026 Colorado River Plan
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /The Desert ReviewCalifornia water officials are calling on the federal government to strengthen its legal and environmental analysis of proposed new operating rules for the Colorado River, warning that the current draft plan fails to adequately address interstate obligations, infrastructure limitations, and impacts to communities, including the Imperial Valley, according to a recent Colorado River Board of […]
Conservation Groups Lawsuit Challenges President Trump’s ‘Dangerous’ Water Grab in California’s Central Valley
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /Gold Rush CamOn Monday, Conservation groups sued the Trump administration for pumping excessive amounts of water out of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta in a way that harms imperiled fish. The lawsuit says that the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation violated the Endangered Species Act by exceeding regulations intended to limit the Central Valley Project’s impacts on Central Valley steelhead, […]
A New Twist of Colorado River Water
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /The Desert Reviewby Kay Day Pricola Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityOPINION: As the U.S. Department of the Interior has now taken control of the decision about the Colorado River and the volumes of water for each of the seven states, one agency in California is seeking a “game changing” agreement. Based on a press release, (https://www.sdcwa.org/board-approves-federal-interstate-partnership-on-colorado-river) The San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA) has negotiated […]