Drought

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced yesterday that wet and cold storms in March have allowed for another increase to the State Water Project (SWP) allocation forecast for 2025. The allocation has increased to 40 percent of requested water supplies, up from 35 percent last month. The latest allocation …

A minor deviation to the Water Control Plan at Prado Dam is expected to increase water supply in Orange County. A collaboration between the Orange County Water District and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, allows for higher water storage levels at Prado Dam, temporarily raising it to 508 feet …

Mother Nature just can’t make up her mind whether or not to bless California. According to the manual snow survey conducted by the Department of Water Resources Friday, the state’s “frozen reservoir” is 85 percent of normal for this time of year. The third such survey of the season at …

Central Valley Project Contractors have received good news. The Bureau of Reclamation has announced the initial allocation for water deliveries will be twice what the initial allocation was in 2024, a year with similar hydrology. In addition, the Trump administration is investing more than $315.5 million to create new water …

State Water Project Contractors will receive an additional 15 percent of requested supplies this year. A series of storms in February delivered much needed rain and snow, allowing the Department of Water Resources (DWR) to increase the State Water Project (SWP) allocation forecast for 2025. The new allocation is 35 …

The second snow survey of the season revealed a disappointing 46 percent of average last Friday. The manual survey conducted by the Department of Water Resources (DWR) at Phillips Station recorded 22.5 inches of snow depth and a snow water equivalent of 8 inches. Just 30 days earlier, DWR recorded …