Drought

The Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board announced a settlement has been reached with Lewis Land Developers for violating a construction stormwater general permit at a 122-acre project in Placer County that led to an uncontrolled discharge of sediment and stormwater into a nearby ravine. Lewis Land Developers has …

Earlier this week, the Bureau of Reclamation announced the fourth increase of the water supply allocation for Friant Division Central Valley Project contracts for the 2020 contract year. Given the current hydrologic conditions, is increasing the Class 1 allocation from 60% to 65%; Class 2 remains at 0%. Friant Division …

Last week the State Water Resources Control Board (Board) sent notices of water unavailability to 110 junior water right holders in the Scott River basin in Siskiyou County, urging them to stop diverting. Dry conditions are resulting in low flows and threatening the survival of coho salmon in the Scott …

The Bureau of Reclamation announced that the forecasted inflow to Shasta Lake is currently projected to be greater than 3.2 million acre-feet and declared we are in a “Shasta Non-Critical” year. The California Department of Water Resources published an updated Bulletin 120 last week that  shows a large increase in …

More than $65 million in grant funding was awarded yesterday by the Department of Water Resources (DWR) as part of a continued effort to support local agencies in building long-term water resilience for their communities. The funding, made possible by Proposition 1, (the $7.5 billion water bond approved by California …

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has urged people to avoid physical contact with the water at San Luis Reservoir in Merced County until further notice due to blue-green algae. This notice comes on the heels of the State Water Resources Control Board’s general advisory regarding harmful algal blooms. While …