California River News

URGENT ACTION ALERT US SENATE & OBAMA Prepare “Drought Relief” Emails To Our Senators And To The President Are Needed TODAY Read Here – Friends of the River  Read More

The future of water resources depends on land use policies

The water-land use connection: thoughts from Calaveras County Water District Director Bob Dean. Part 1 of 2. Bob is also a CAP Governing Board Member. Read full article here  Read More

Republican Congressmembers send letter to President Obama and Governor Brown: “The urgency and magnitude of the California drought demands that Federal and state agencies be directed to abandon their inflexible approach of strict regulatory requirements

Republic House members have sent a letter to President Obama and Governor Brown requesting they take immediate action to direct federal and state regulatory agencies to revise environmental regulations and water quality standards that have caused 445,000 acre-feet to flow out to the ocean – water that could have otherwise been sent to drought-stricken communities in Central and Southern California, they say. Full Article Here  Read More

Congressmen Garamendi and LaMalfa announce Sites Reservoir water storage bill; Would help California prepare for future droughts

Today, Congressmen John Garamendi (D-CA-03) and Doug LaMalfa (R-CA-01) announced the bipartisan Sacramento Valley Water Storage and Restoration Act of 2014, which would authorize a feasibility study and construction of Sites Reservoir in Colusa County, California. Read Here  Read More

Wild and Scenic vote was historic

Foothill Conservancy’s Executive Director Cecily Smith writes a “Guest Opinion” in Calaveras Enterprise about the Calaveras County’s Board of Supervisors Feb. 25 vote in support of California Wild and Scenic River designation for the Mokelumne River. Read here  Read More

Drought raises fears S.J. River could run dry

A water district official in south San Joaquin County is sounding the alarm that the county’s namesake river could run dry this summer all the way to the edge of the Delta. Stockton Record  Read More

9th Circuit Court of Appeals Decision to overturn 2011 Wanger Ruling:

San Luis & Delta Mendota Water Authority, State Water Contractors, and Westlands Water District respond to Delta smelt ruling: Read Here  Read More

What Governor Brown’s 14-15 Budget Means for the Environment

The state budget was released early last week due to a leak of the Governor’s Budget Summary.   With nearly $7.6B in state funds allocated for environmental protection and natural resources, this budget reflects the Governor’s priorities and will go a long way towards determining the health of our California’s lands, air, waters and communities.  For more info, click here.  Read More

Drought shows need to invest in local water supplies

With Governor Jerry Brown officially declaring that California is in a drought emergency, we have a stark reminder that our current water policies put all Californians at grave risk from reduced access to clean, safe water.  Now is the time to invest wisely in a ‘reduce, reuse, recycle’ approach to water to create a sustainable future for the State.  Read more about the drought, statewide water planning, and what you can do to help. Read... Read More

Neighbors win ruling against Lode quarry

Project would extract 5M tons of rock each year By Dana M. Nichols Record Staff Writer March 02, 2014 SAN ANDREAS – Ranchers and other neighbors opposed to the proposed Newman Ridge quarry and a related asphalt plant near Ione won a legal victory last month. Amador Superior Court Judge J.S. Hermanson ruled that Amador County officials failed to accurately reveal the likely traffic impacts of the Newman Ridge quarry before environmental documents... Read More