Drought

Intense storm activity in December and January has provided the Fresno Irrigation District with an opportunity to begin to immediately offer water to growers for on-farm recharge to help improve local groundwater conditions. Following three years of extreme drought conditions, the storms have filled reservoirs and allowed FID to route …

Desert Water Agency (DWA) has announced they will hold at Level 2 of their water shortage contingency plans due to the statewide drought mandates and not increase mandatory conservation measures unlike other agencies have recently. DWA adopted Level 2 water restrictions in June 2022 and include: No spray/sprinkler irrigation during …

The Bureau of Reclamation announced increased releases this week from Friant Dam into the San Joaquin River to control the fill rate of Millerton Lake and make room for forecasted inflow. Water releases from Friant Dam into the San Joaquin River will increase from about 600 cubic-feet-per-second to 1,600 cfs. …

The first snow survey of the season was conducted by the Department of Water Resources (DWR) at Phillips Station yesterday and the numbers look good. The manual survey recorded 55.5 inches of snow depth and a snow water equivalent of 17.5 inches, which is 177 percent of average for this …

The new year always signals the time for new projects and the Department of Water Resources is letting the public know they are still accepting applications for Urban Community Drought Relief Grants. Public agencies, public utilities, special districts, mutual water companies, regional water management groups, colleges, universities, and non-profit organizations …

The Inland Empire Utilities Agency (IEUA) extended their declaration of a Water Shortage Emergency Condition and elevated the Agency’s Water Shortage Contingency Plan to a Level 6 during a board meeting earlier this month. IEUA’s implementation of the Water Shortage Contingency Plan Level 6 is intended to urge all retail …