Drought

For the second time this year, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) has increased the allocation for State Water Project deliveries for 2024. On Friday, DWR announced an increased allocation of 30 percent of requested supplies, up from the 15 percent allocation update announced last month for contractors south of …

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced its groundwater mapping project was completed last week. The Statewide Airborne Electromagnetic (AEM) Survey Project surveyed 95 groundwater basins across California between December 2021 and November 2023. Using state-of-the-art helicopter-based technology to scan the earth’s subsurface to depths of up to 1,000 feet, DWR …

The headlines over the past few weeks painted a pretty dismal picture about California’s “frozen reservoir,” stating the state was in a “snow drought” and to prepare for below average snow runoff this spring due to the unusually dry start to the water year. Fortunately, California has received several storms …

Capitalizing on recent rainy weather, California American Water has captured and stored more than 300 acre-feet of water so far this season. The Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) program captures excess winter flows from the Carmel River to replenish underground aquifers. ASR is made possible by a well, pump and …

The Bureau of Reclamation announced its initial 2024 water supply allocations for Central Valley Project water users last week. Water supply allocations are based on an estimate of water available for delivery to Central Valley Project water users and reflect current reservoir storage, precipitation, and snowpack in the Sierra Nevada. …

A modest improvement in California’s frozen reservoir was recorded in the second snow survey of the season at Phillips Station yesterday. The Department of Water Resources (DWR) recorded 29 inches of snow depth and a snow water equivalent of 10 inches, which is 58 percent of average for this location. DWR’s electronic …