Drought

As a dry, hot summer is upon us and drought grips our community, the Nevada Irrigation District (NID) has found it necessary to mandate water-use restrictions. This will help minimize water supply shortage impacts and protect public health, the District’s Board of Directors determined during a July 1 special meeting. …

The El Dorado Irrigation District (EID) Board of Directors voted this week to declare a drought emergency and to authorize a Stage 1 Water Alert for all District service areas. Stage 1 calls for voluntary measures that will lead to a 15% reduction in water use compared to 2020 levels. …

Farmers in Central California will see their water deliveries stop today. Earlier this month, the Fresno Irrigation District (FID) Board of Directors made the decision to end most agricultural water deliveries on June 30. With little to no precipitation occurring in May and June, the Kings River experienced its third …

San Jose Water, (SJW) is encouraging its more than 200,000 customers to immediately cut water usage by 15% in response to the drought emergency declared by Valley Water, its water wholesaler. Valley Water provides approximately 90% of SJW’s water supply. “During every drought, our customers have done extraordinarily well saving …

Worsening drought conditions in the Sacramento San Joaquin Delta prompted the State Water Resources Control Board to send notices of water unavailability to approximately 4,300 right holders in the watershed last week. The notices, state the Delta watershed’s supply is “insufficient” and “not lawfully available” for users with claims to the …

The Oakdale Irrigation District (“OID”) and South San Joaquin Irrigation District (“SSJID”) have come to an agreement over a water transfer of up to 100,000 acre-feet to assist drought-stricken farmers on the west side of the San Joaquin Valley. According to the agreement, water would be moved as early as …