Drought

One-third of Southern Californians face new restrictions limiting outdoor watering to one day a week under an unprecedented action taken by the Metropolitan Water District to dramatically reduce water use in communities most affected by the state’s historic drought. The restrictions, unanimously adopted by Metropolitan’s Board of Directors during a …

In an effort to preserve water storage in reservoirs, protect drinking water supplies, prevent salinity intrusion and minimize impacts to fisheries and the environment, the State Water Resources Control Board released a draft emergency regulation to continue curtailments adopted last year. The existing regulation, which authorizes the Division of Water …

To comply with Governor Newsom’s executive order N-7-22, the Vallecitos Water District Board of Directors voted to move to a Level 2 Drought Alert at their regular meeting on April 20, 2022. The new drought level will prompt mandatory water-use restrictions for all Vallecitos customers starting now into the foreseeable …

Western Municipal Water District (Western) recently announced the approval of an agreement that will provide a connection to imported water for the Rubidoux Community Services District (Rubidoux) in partnership with four other regional water agencies. The historic agreement between the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD), San Bernardino Valley …

Last week, the Bureau of Reclamation began releasing water from Friant Dam near Fresno into the San Joaquin River meet contractual obligations to deliver Central Valley Project water to the San Joaquin River Exchange Contractors on the west side of the San Joaquin Valley. The release was increased from 680 …

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) conducted the fourth snow survey of the season Friday and found nearly bare ground. The manual survey conducted at Phillips Station on April 1 recorded just 2.5 inches of snow depth and a snow water equivalent of one inch, which is four percent of …