A desperately needed flood control and recharge project in Yucaipa will soon be a reality. The San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District (Valley District) has said they will be investing $1.8 million in Yucaipa’s Wilson III Basin project, which is primarily for flood control, but will also help capture more …
Read More »San Diego Water Authority activates Water Shortage Contingency Plan
The San Diego County Water Authority has activated its Level 1 – Voluntary Conservation of its Water Shortage Contingency Plan. The agency’s 36-member Board of Directors voted unanimously to activate the regional drought response plan for the third time this century. While the San Diego region continues to have long-term …
Read More »Reclamation completes salmonid habitat project on the American River
The Bureau of Reclamation announced the completion of a project to help boost the fall-run Chinook salmon population below Folsom Dam on the lower American River at Ancil Hoffman Park in Carmichael. Workers created spawning habitat by adding more than 15,000 cubic yards of clean gravel into the river channel. “The …
Read More »Eastern Municipal reports 41 percent reduction in water use over past two decades
Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD) customers have continued their longstanding commitment to being statewide examples of water use efficiency. EMWD customers have embraced a culture of efficient water-use habits and have reduced per-capita use by approximately 41 percent in the past two decades. Those numbers have continued to get even …
Read More »State Seeks to Increase Production, Offset Drought Impacts to Feather River Chinook Salmon Populations
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) and the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) have announced a joint effort at the Feather River Fish Hatchery in Butte County to aid in offsetting impacts to spring-run and fall-run Chinook salmon resulting from this year’s extreme drought conditions. Under this …
Read More »Reclamation completes spawning gravel placement project in the Stanislaus River
Chinook salmon, steelhead and rainbow trout in the Stanislaus River will have a better time spawning thanks to the Bureau of Reclamation’s Goodwin Canyon Salmonid Spawning Gravel Placement Project. In 2020, Reclamation added spawning gravel to the restoration site at river mile 58, about 30 miles northeast of Modesto. New …
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