Drought

A proposal by two state water agencies to the legislature to further reduce indoor home water use may prove to be more challenging to suburban water retailers than its urban counterparts. Last week, the Department of Water Resources and the State Water Resources Control Board submitted a report to the …

State officials announced last week, that water agencies who serve 27 million residents and 750,000 acres of farmland won’t be receiving any water from the State Water Project, (SWP) in 2022 other than what’s needed for critical health and safety. While the announcement may not come as a surprise for …

It was to be expected following consecutive dry years. The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has announced that its initial State Water Project (SWP) allocation for 2022 will focus on the health and safety needs of the 29 water agencies that contract to receive SWP supplies. DWR has advised State …

Effective December 14, domestic water system customers in the City of Bakersfield will have to use less water. The city announced the new restrictions on Monday in response to continuing drought conditions and California Water Service entering Stage 2 of their drought mitigation plan. The restrictions the City of Bakersfield …

California’s Department of Water Resources (DWR) recently announced its fourth round of funding commitments through the Small Community Drought Relief program. DWR, with the help of the State Water Resources Control Board identified 14 projects for funding in the counties of Tulare, Lake, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sonoma, Humboldt, Santa Barbara, …

With the extremely dry conditions facing the state, it was just a matter of time before Southern California’s largest wholesale water provider joined in the call to maximize conservation and declare a Drought Emergency. Metropolitan Water District’s Board of Directors on Tuesday adopted a resolution that calls on member agencies …