Drought

The recent adoption of Drought Conservation Emergency Regulations by the State Water Resources Control Board has caused the Rancho California Water District (RCWD) Board of Directors to vote to move to Stage 3b of their Water Supply Contingency Plan (Plan). According to RCWD, a Stage 3b drought will be triggered …

A series of storms in December has led the Department of Water Resources (DWR) to announce it is increasing the State Water Project allocation to 15 percent of requested supplies for 2022. “December storms enabled DWR to convey and store water in San Luis Reservoir, which allows for a modest …

The El Dorado Water Agency (EDWA) has been awarded a $300,000 grant from the United States Bureau of Reclamation’s WaterSMART Drought Response Program: Drought Resiliency Projects. EDWA’s proposed project, “An Intelligent Hydroclimatic Information System for Water and Power Management in the American River Basin,” was one of 18 selected projects in the …

The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) has announced the award of over $14 million in grant funding for projects in the greater Sacramento area that advance drought and climate resiliency. Over $4 million was awarded to a coordinated application submitted through the Regional Water Authority, which represents 20 water providers …

Californians must tighten their water belts yet again or face financial penalties. On Tuesday the State Water Resources Control Board adopted emergency regulations to limit outdoor water use including: not watering lawns for two days after rain, not using drinking water to clean sidewalks and driveways, having sprinklers run onto …

In what can only be another good sign for California’s drought crisis, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) switched back on the hydropower generation at the Hyatt Powerplant at Oroville Dam in Butte County. The plant was taken offline August 5 due to historic low lake levels driven by the …