Drought

Now that summer is nearly here and temperatures are rising, the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) is asking the public to be careful around harmful algal blooms (HABs) in freshwater rivers, lakes, and reservoirs. These blooms can look like paint floating on the water, can cause illness and are …

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced late last week that the State Water Project will deliver 20 percent of requested supply in 2020. An initial allocation of 10 percent was announced in December and increased to 15 percent in January. The increase in allocation comes due to an increase …

Last week three environmental groups sued the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to dispute the award of permanent federal water contracts to water users supplied by the Central Valley Project. The Central Valley Project is one of the world’s largest water storage and delivery systems. It includes 20 reservoirs, about 500 …

Thanks to some late spring storms, the Bureau of Reclamation issued updated allocations for Central Valley Project contractors for the 2020 contract year yesterday. The allocation for south-of-Delta agricultural water service contractors is increased from 15% to 20% of their contract total. Municipal and Industrial water service contractors south-of-Delta are …

The Bureau of Reclamation, NOAA Fisheries and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced the plan today for two pulse flow releases from Whiskeytown Dam into Clear Creek in May and June. Pulse flows are rapid increases and decreases in dam released flows, occurring over a short time frame. The releases …

A new article by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) calls efforts to mitigate land subsidence in the Coachella Valley “an emerging success story,” a finding that is echoed by analysis completed by local water agencies. The USGS article, published in the Proceedings of the International Association of Hydrological Studies, notes …