Tag Archives: drought

The Department of the Interior announced Friday that it will consider revising guidelines for operations on the Colorado River. To that end, the Bureau of Reclamation is initiating an expedited, supplemental process to revise the current interim operating guidelines for the operation of Glen Canyon and Hoover Dams in 2023 …

Metropolitan Water District’s Board of Directors adopted a resolution last week recommending cities and water agencies across Southern California pass ordinances permanently prohibiting the installation and irrigation of non-functional turf. The resolution focuses on both existing and new commercial, industrial and public properties, as well as HOAs. It also calls for …

Beginning in 2023, California water agencies have pledged to reduce water usage in the Colorado River by 400,000 acre-feet each year through 2026 to protect storage in Lake Mead and help stabilize the Colorado River reservoir system. In a letter to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Department …

Valley Water has decided to crack down on outdoor watering. Last week, the Board of Directors amended the existing water waste enforcement ordinance to allow Valley Water to enforce the State of California’s ban against watering decorative lawns on commercial, industrial and institutional properties. The updated water waste enforcement ordinance goes into …

The Bureau of Reclamation released the American River Basin Study Tuesday, which found an increased variability of fall and winter precipitation that will amplify the severity of droughts and flooding in the basin. “Water management in the basin is expected to be more challenging in the future due to climate …

On August 18 the State Water Board issued a draft Cease and Desist Order to the Shasta River Water Association, which serves roughly 110 farms and ranches in central Siskiyou County, claiming diversions from the Shasta River were unlawful and caused the flow rate at the Yreka US Geological Survey gauge to …