Drought

Today, the Bureau of Reclamation continues to build on President Trump’s Memorandum on Developing and Delivering More Water Supplies in California, which he signed in Bakersfield, in February. Reclamation and Friant Water Authority released its plan to repair a 33-mile stretch of the Friant-Kern Canal in California’s eastern San Joaquin Valley. This stretch …

The Department of Water Resources have released updated draft guidance for local water managers in developing state-mandated water management plans for public comment. These new elements for the urban and agricultural water management plans reflect lessons learned from the 2014 – 2017 drought, advances in water measurement technology, and a …

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) reopened State Water Project facilities at San Luis Reservoir after the recent closures due to nearby fires. However, a algal bloom warning advisory has been issued at O’Neill Forebay and a caution advisory is in effect for the San Luis Reservoir in Merced County. …

The San Diego County Water Authority has collaborated with Scripps Institution of Oceanography to optimize water management before, during and after California’s ever-changing seasonal storms and better predict atmospheric rivers. Atmospheric river storms produce 40 to 60 percent of the west coast’s annual precipitation and most of the state’s flood …

As residents begin returning home from the mandatory evacuations caused by the River Fire, California Water Service (Cal Water) recommends customers flush their taps briefly before use to move water that had been stagnant out of their household pipes. While the water system itself was not impacted by the fire …

Phillips 66 Co. has been fined $285,000 by the San Francisco Bay Water Board for discharging more than 5 million gallons of partially treated wastewater from its San Francisco Refinery to San Pablo Bay. The incident in question occurred Feb. 14, 2019 when a discharge was discovered to exceed the …