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Under the Federal Clean Water Act and the state's pioneering Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act the State Water Board has regulatory authority for protecting the water quality of nearly 1,600,000 acres (6,500 km 2) of lakes, 1,300,000 acres (5,300 km 2) of bays and estuaries, 211,000 miles (340,000 km) of rivers and streams, and about ...
The department was created in 1956 by Governor Goodwin Knight following severe flooding across Northern California in 1955, where they combined the Division of Water Resources of the Department of Public Works with the State Engineer's Office, the Water Project Authority, and the State Water Resources Board. [1]
The California Water Plan (Water Plan) is the State of California’s long-term strategic plan for managing and developing water resources throughout the state. The Water Plan is mandated by California Water Code Sections 10004–10013, [ 1 ] and the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) is required to update the plan every five years ...
The California water board is proposing a ban on watering 'non-functional' grass in some areas. Above, water droplets on grass from a sprinkler in Pasadena. (Francine Orr/Los Angeles Times)
(The Center Square) – The California Water Commission has released their strategic plan for the next five years on how they will work to ensure California’s water supply as drought continues ...
The State Water Board, which has not yet had an opportunity to formally respond, will provide information to the EPA “to demonstrate that the board has complied with all civil rights laws ...
The California State Integrated Regional Water Management (IRWM) Planning is the process that promotes bringing together and prioritizing water-related efforts in the region in a systematic way to ensure sustainable water uses, reliable water supplies, better water quality, environmental stewardship, efficient urban development, protection of agriculture, and a strong economy.
Calls for water conservation in California haven't worked. Now Gov. Gavin Newsom is threatening mandatory water restrictions if Californians don't start using less water on their own. On Tuesday ...