| CalGEM Releases 2020 Annual Permit Summary | | CalGEM Releases 2020 Annual Permit Summary | The California Geologic Energy Management (CalGEM) Division reported today that 2020 permits to drill new wells (all well types) in California were down nearly 23% compared to 2019. And for the second consecutive year, well plugging permits outpaced new drilling permits. | https://www.conservation.ca.gov/index/Pages/News/CalGEM-Releases-2020-Annual-Permit-Summary.aspx, https://authoring.consrv.ca.gov/index/Pages/News/CalGEM-Releases-2020-Annual-Permit-Summary.aspx | https://www.conservation.ca.gov/Lists/News/DispForm.aspx?ID=153 | 2021-01-21T01:25:00Z | | |
| $1.5M in Grants Awarded to Support State's Groundwater Management Plan | | $1.5M in Grants Awarded to Support State's Groundwater Management Plan | DOC today annouced five watershed coordinator grants totaling $1.5 million to support regional sustainable groundwater management goals. The grants will go to organizations around the state within medium- and high-priority groundwater basins. | https://www.conservation.ca.gov/index/Pages/News/Watershed-Coordinator-Grants-sustainable-groundwater.aspx, https://www.conservation.ca.gov/index/Pages/News/Watershed-Coordinator-Grants-sustainable-groundwater.aspx | https://www.conservation.ca.gov/Lists/News/DispForm.aspx?ID=152 | 2021-01-19T19:45:00Z | | |
| 2021 California Geological Survey Calendar Now Available | | 2021 California Geological Survey Calendar Now Available | CGS continues its annual tradition of designing beautiful wall calendars featuring geologic scenes within the state. Download this year's calendar now! Limited hardcopies are also available for purchase. | https://www.conservation.ca.gov/cgs/publications/cgs-calendar, https://www.conservation.ca.gov/cgs/Pages/Publications/Calendar.aspx | https://www.conservation.ca.gov/Lists/News/DispForm.aspx?ID=151 | 2021-01-08T23:00:00Z | | |
| Draft Public Health Regulations Update | | Draft Public Health Regulations Update | Consistent with Executive Order N-79-20, CalGEM planned to release its draft regulations this month, but this timeline was extended to enable input and guidance from an independent public health expert panel. Informed by the expert panel, draft regulations will now be posted online in Spring 2021. | https://www.conservation.ca.gov/calgem/Pages/Public-Health.aspx, https://www.conservation.ca.gov/calgem/Pages/Public-Health.aspx | https://www.conservation.ca.gov/Lists/News/DispForm.aspx?ID=150 | 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z | | |
| $52M Awarded to Conserve Agricultural Lands, Reduce Emissions | | $52M Awarded to Conserve Agricultural Lands, Reduce Emissions | With the goal of conserving productive ag land, boosting local land-use planning, contributing to infill development, and reducing carbon emissions, the California Strategic Growth Council today approved Division of Land Resource Protection recommendations for more than $52 million in state grants. | https://www.conservation.ca.gov/index/Pages/News/$52-Million-Awarded-to-Conserve-Agricultural-Lands,,-Reduce-Emissions.aspx, https://authoring.consrv.ca.gov/index/Pages/News/$52-Million-Awarded-to-Conserve-Agricultural-Lands,-Reduce-Emissions.aspx | https://www.conservation.ca.gov/Lists/News/DispForm.aspx?ID=149 | 2020-12-18T17:00:00Z | | |
| $2 Million in Watershed Restoration and Conservation Grants Announced | | $2 Million in Watershed Restoration and Conservation Grants Announced | Today DOC awards $2 million in first-of-their-kind grants for watershed restoration and conservation projects on agricultural lands in Marin, Sonoma, Kings and Ventura counties. Each grant went to a locally focused Resource Conservation District (RCD). | https://www.conservation.ca.gov/index/Pages/News/RCD-Watershed-Restoration-and-Conservation-Grants-Announced.aspx, https://www.conservation.ca.gov/index/Pages/News/RCD-Watershed-Restoration-and-Conservation-Grants-Announced.aspx | https://www.conservation.ca.gov/Lists/News/DispForm.aspx?ID=148 | 2020-11-13T19:10:00Z | | |
