{"id":69280,"date":"2024-12-20T16:05:19","date_gmt":"2024-12-21T00:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=69280"},"modified":"2024-12-20T16:05:19","modified_gmt":"2024-12-21T00:05:19","slug":"new-federal-actions-will-help-california-better-manage-water-supply","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=69280","title":{"rendered":"New federal actions will help California better manage water supply"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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SACRAMENTO<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Today, California joined the Biden-Harris Administration as it\u00a0signed off on a new framework<\/a>\u00a0key to moving and supplying water for tens of millions of Californians. Adoption of this framework is an important step for integrating future water projects vital to maintaining the state\u2019s water supply, including the Sites Reservoir and the Delta Conveyance Project.<\/p>\n

Combined, the new framework covering the federal Central Valley Project and the State Water Project provides a more balanced approach to water management that will allow water managers greater flexibility when responding to extreme swings between drought and flood brought on by a changing climate.<\/p>\n

The framework also benefits California\u2019s endangered fish species through habitat restoration, improved flow measures, monitoring and hatchery production. The federal government\u2019s adoption of this framework follows the approval of a new operating permit for the State Water Project system in November.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cWe know what the future has in store for our state:\u00a0hotter hots and drier dries. That means we have to do everything we can now to prepare and ensure our water infrastructure can handle these extremes. Thanks to the support of the Biden-Harris Administration, California is taking action to make our water systems more resilient and lay\u00a0the groundwork for new capacity in the future.\u201d<\/h4>\n
\nGovernor\u00a0Gavin Newsom<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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This week, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation signed a Record of Decision for new documents known as \u201cbiological opinions,\u201d which address the water projects\u2019 ecological impacts \u2013 shaping\u00a0how water can be pumped and moved through the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe new framework supercharges our adaptive management and enables project operators to work with water users and the broader public to better manage the system to benefit millions of Californians and endangered fish species,\u201d\u00a0said California Department of Water Resources (DWR) Director Karla Nemeth.<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cExtreme storms and extended droughts mean we need to be as nimble as possible in operating our water infrastructure. DWR remains committed to working with our federal and state partners and using the best available science to support the water supply needs of California\u2019s communities while protecting fish and wildlife.\u201d<\/p>\n

In November, the state\u00a0received a new operating permit<\/a>\u00a0for the State Water Project (SWP). The permit, known as an\u00a0Incidental Take Permit<\/a>, was issued by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) following the certification of a\u00a0Final Environmental Impact Report<\/a>\u00a0for long-term operations of the SWP.<\/p>\n

Building up California\u2019s water supply<\/h2>\n

Other actions the state has taken recently:<\/p>\n