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Following a staff presentation on the updated Nearshore Plan at its March meeting, the Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board (LRWQCB) has accepted an updated plan to guide ongoing efforts to monitor, protect and improve nearshore conditions of Lake Tahoe. The nearshore is the part of Lake Tahoe that residents …

The Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) released updated 2019 allocations for Central Valley Project contractors last Friday and have met with a mix of responses from contracting agencies based on geographic locations within the state. Though the updated allocations are reflective of the February and early March storms that have pummeled …

The State Water Resources Control Board has conditionally banned two El Dorado County businessmen from owning or operating gas stations in California after a multi-year investigation accused them of violating multiple underground storage tank (UST) requirements. Azad Amiri and Sarbjit S. Kang, along with 13 other defendants, have settled with …

World Water Day is an annual United Nations observance day that highlights the importance of freshwater. The day is used to advocate for the sustainable management of freshwater resources and is celebrated around the world with a variety of events. Events are celebrated through educational, theatrical and musical events or …

A new competition seeking fresh and innovative ideas to lower the cost of continuous streamflow monitoring has been announced by the Bureau of Reclamation. Reclamation and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) are partnering on this prize competition. Competition participants will be required to develop and submit a white paper detailing …

A water-rich snowpack has blessed the Sierra Nevada thus far this year and indicators are that Californians should expect even more rain and snow this year. The Department of Water Resources (DWR) conducted its third manual 2019 Phillips Station snow survey on Thursday and found 113 inches of snow depth …