Drought

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced a significant boost in the forecasted State Water Project (SWP) deliveries this year due to continued winter storms in March and a massive Sierra snowpack. DWR now expects to deliver 75 percent of requested water supplies, up from 35 percent announced in February. …

The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California will no longer mandate emergency restrictions on water use for nearly 7 million people after winter storms helped alleviate shortage conditions that severely limited the availability of state water supplies, the Board of Directors decided Tuesday. While the board’s action reflects improvements in …

Recent rounds of heavy snow continue to bolster the snowpack on Nevada Irrigation District’s (NID) snow courses that provide water to customers. The district conducted a snow survey on March 2 and 3. However, the district reported that the harsh winter weather and access restrictions prevented NID hydrographers from taking …

The news coming from the Department of Water Resources (DWR) Friday was welcomed by all as the third manual snow survey recorded 116.5 inches of snow depth and a snow water equivalent of 41.5 inches, which is 177 percent of average for the Phillips Station. Other electronic readings from 130 …

The Bureau of Reclamation announced this week that Central Valley Project water users can expect a 35 percent water supply allocation for 2023. “While we are cautiously optimistic, we are also cognizant of the uncertainties that exist and the fluctuating nature of California’s climate with the possibility that dry conditions …

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced a modest increase in forecasted State Water Project (SWP) deliveries this year due to early gains in the Sierra snowpack. DWR now expects to deliver 35 percent of requested water supplies, up from 30 percent forecasted in January, to the 29 public water …