Drought

Earlier this week, the Bureau of Reclamation announced a Record of Decision allowing consideration of water transfers to increase water reliability for those suffering shortages during dry times. “By signing this Record of Decision, we will be able to streamline the regulatory process for water transfers based on real-time hydrologic …

The Bureau of Reclamation has updated the water supply allocation for Friant Division Central Valley Project contracts for the 2020 contract year. The Friant Division provides water for 15,000 family farms and several cities in the Central Valley. Initial allocations were made on February 25, 2020. Reclamation considered many factors …

The Bureau of Reclamation announced Friday that Lewiston Dam releases into the Trinity River will increase on April 14 and will follow two possible release schedules depending on the 2020 water year designation. Current conditions indicate that this year the area is between a “dry” and “critically dry” designation, according …

Earlier this week, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) issued an Incidental Take Permit (ITP) to the Department of Water Resources (DWR) for long-term operations of the State Water Project (SWP). The permit covers four species protected under the California Endangered Species Act: Delta smelt, longfin smelt, winter-run …

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) conducted the fourth manual snow survey of 2020 yesterday at Phillips Station. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, DWR provided a video of the results in lieu of conducting a live media event on site. Yesterday’s manual survey recorded 43.5 inches of snow depth …

The Bureau of Reclamation announced this week that it has selected 12 projects in the states of California, New Mexico and Utah to receive $7.5 million in drought resiliency grants as part of the WaterSMART Drought Response Program. “Communities throughout the West need to be taking steps to prepare and …