Drought

The Bureau of Reclamation is providing $486,000 to three entities in California to develop a drought contingency plan or update an existing plan. These drought plans will help regions and communities plan for and build long-term resiliency to drought. The funding is being made available as part of Reclamation’s Drought …

As California faces a second consecutive dry year and many are saying we have slipped back into a drought, Governor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday directed state agencies to take immediate action to bolster drought resilience and prepare for future impacts should dry conditions extend to a third year. The Governor …

Reclamation announced that spring-time operations at Shasta Dam will be adjusted to benefit endangered winter-run Chinook salmon in the Sacramento River during this critically dry water year. The operation change is coordinated with the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration Fisheries, Western Area Power Administration, State Water Resources Control Board, and Sacramento …

The Bureau of Reclamation announced this year’s restoration flow schedule for the Trinity River will begin on April 16. Due to lack of precipitation and snowpack in the Trinity Mountains this winter, the flow schedule for 2021 is scaled to a critically dry water year. Critically dry is one of …

The fourth manual snow survey for the year was conducted at the Phillips Station snow course by the Department of Water Resources (DWR) on April 1 and the results were well below average for this time of year; exactly what we all were expecting. DWR recorded just 49.5 inches of …

The San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA) released their draft 2020 Urban Water Management Plan for public comment earlier this month and despite developing drought conditions, the agency says it has plenty of water to meet demand for years to come. The plan highlights how regional investments in a “water …