The California Water Commission (CWC) met on July 20 for its monthly briefings, most from Department of Water Resources (DWR) staff, on its various areas of responsibility.  After an update from the Executive Officer, commissioners got a presentation on three pieces of federal legislation.  We’ve already written at length about the disastrous consequences of one...Read More

At its June meeting, the California Water Commission (CWC) amended and approved Agricultural Water Measurement Regulations developed by DWR staff under SBX7-7.  This was a tedious and time-consuming process, with the CWC’s Rules and Regulations Committee proposing amendments, the full Commission scrutinizing them, and public comments being taken. But that wasn’t the end of it. ...Read More

Staff briefed the commissioners on the CWC’s role in eminent domain,  reviewing both the land acquisition process and the Resolution of Necessity, a governing authority’s formal decision to acquire real property rights.  The CWC is the “governing authority.” DWR isn’t talking about acquiring land for a peripheral canal or tunnel YET.  First they have to...Read More

Water Commission staff have scheduled two Water Storage Workshops this fall.  Panels for the first workshop, on September 14, will provide the Commission with a historical perspective on water storage projects in California and will give an overview of project types, benefits, and fiscal and climate issues. Panels for the second workshop, on October 25,...Read More

Natural Resources Secretary John Laird has told Restore the Delta in a letter that “The BDCP management and executive committees that have been meeting for the past few years have had their functions merged into a single group.  Meetings of the merged committee, now called the BDCP management committee, are open to the public.  Meeting...Read More