Drought

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has launched a new website, California Water Watch, that helps Californians easily access information on current local and statewide water conditions – down to their own region and even neighborhood. “The variability of California’s climate and current water conditions we are experiencing now make …

Irvine Ranch Water District and the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California are working together to support drought-stricken communities by making water from IRWD’s water bank available to those that need it most. IRWD and Metropolitan, Southern California’s water wholesaler, are partnering to provide nearly 4,000 acre-feet of water from …

Nevada Irrigation District (NID) just completed their first snow survey for 2022 and despite lower than normal precipitation in January, the snowpack remains above average. During the February survey, NID hydrographers found the average water content in the snowpack was 24.7 inches, or 123.5 percent of average for this time …

The Bureau of Reclamation has selected nine drought resiliency projects in California to receive nearly $15 million in grant funding. “The Western United States is experiencing unprecedented dryness and drought,” said Chief Engineer David Raff. “This WaterSMART funding will help communities be more resilient and diversify their water supplies as climate …

It’s February. Guess what that means, yup an update by the Department of Water Resources (DWR) of the state’s snowpack. Yesterday’s manual snow survey by DWR recorded 48.5 inches of snow depth and a snow water equivalent of 19 inches, which is 109 percent of average for this location for …

Western Municipal Water District’s (Western) Board of Directors adopted an updated retail ordinance and Water Supply Contingency Plan (WSCP) earlier this month and reaffirmed the agency’s Stage 2 – Water Supply Alert status. “Western serves an area where cyclical droughts are a regional reality, which means customer attention to efficient …