Drought

The Bureau of Reclamation has released a funding opportunity for communities to take a proactive approach to drought through building projects that increase water supply reliability, improve water management, or provide benefits for fish, wildlife and the environment. The drought resiliency projects funding opportunity is available at www.grants.gov by searching …

The Department of Water Resources conducted the final manual snow survey at Phillips Station yesterday and it was not a pretty picture. The survey recorded 1.5 inches of snow depth and a snow water equivalent (SWE) of 0.5 inches, which is 3 percent of the May average for this location. …

Earlier this week the Bureau of Reclamation updated the water supply allocation for Friant Division Central Valley Project contracts for the 2020 contract year again. This is the second update to the 2020 Central Valley Project water allocation for Friant Division this year. Initial allocations were made on February 25. …

California’s largest urban retail water suppliers are back to being required to report monthly water use per a new regulation adopted by the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB). At a meeting earlier this week, the SWRCB adopted a regulation that requires California’s 400 largest water systems – representing 90 …

In consideration of customers water needs during COVID-19, East Valley Water District (EVWD) has announced they will be temporarily expanding customers’ indoor water budget from 60 gallons per person, per day to 75 gal/p/day. During the March 25 meeting, the Governing Board unanimously approved a temporary twenty- five percent increase …

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) released a draft report on Tuesday to help small water suppliers and rural communities plan for the next drought, wildfire, or other natural disaster that may cause water shortages. The report, entitled Small Water Suppliers and Rural Communities at Risk of Drought and Water Shortage …