Sacramento Update
The Legislature is back to work after a near two-month hiatus following the statewide shelter-in-place order in response to COVID-19. Now, the legislature is moving forward in expedited fashion [...]
Temporary May 11 preliminary injunction was not about delta smelt, longfin smelt or delta outflow…so what was it about?
State Water Contractors Blog – 13 MAY 2020 Several media outlets have reported that the May 11 federal court ruling related to the Federal Biological Opinion case governing Central Valley [...]
President’s Message
Another week has come and gone as we get closer to wrapping up the season for most. There continues to be good movement on most varieties of citrus, and pricing has shifted to the positive side [...]
Water Conflict Escalating
When Governor Newsom was elected, he reached out to agriculture to hear our concerns. He made decisive actions that reshaped the State Water Resources Control Board and appointed an agricultural [...]
Secretary of the Interior responds to Newsom Administration Lawsuit against the Central Valley Project on February 20, 2020
“Our team of career professionals did a great job using the best available science to develop new operational plans for the coordinated operations of the Central Valley Project and State Water [...]
CCM Board Chairman Matt Fisher Delivers Remarks at Press Conference with President Donald Trump
CCM Board Chairman Matt Fisher spoke at the press conference regarding California water accessibility with President Donald Trump. It was at this press conference that the President signed a [...]
U.S. Department of Interior Press Release on February 19, 2020: Trump Administration Optimizes Water Delivery and Increases Species Protection in California’s Central Valley
BAKERSFIELD, CA – Today, U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt joined President Donald Trump and other federal officials in Bakersfield, California for the signing of a [...]
Press Release from Congressman Kevin McCarthy: McCarthy Announces Funding for Critical Water Infrastructure Projects in California
February 4, 2020 – Today, Congressman Kevin McCarthy applauded the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s (BOR) Fiscal Year 2020 Distribution of Additional Funding plan. The plan details how BOR will [...]
State Agencies Release Water Resilience Portfolio
On January 3, 2020, California Natural Resources Agency, California Environmental Protection Agency, and the California Department of Food & Agriculture released the draft water resilience [...]
California Rejects Federal Water Proposal; Files Lawsuit over Endangered Species
Today, the Newsom Administration rejected the Federal Government’s water proposal and released its draft environmental impact report for “fish protective management” of the State Water Project [...]
