Drought

DWR funds new water supply efforts and conservation programs

funding opportunity for agricultural water conservation

Nine projects in six counties received grant awards, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced last week. The $46 million in financial assistance is part of the Urban Community Drought Relief Grant program and will provide critical support to implement drought relief projects that build long-term drought and climate resilience …

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January storms bring snowpack to highest level in 30 years

January storms bring snowpack to highest level in 30 years

Things are really looking up for parched Californians. The Department of Water Resources (DWR) conducted the second manual snow survey of the season yesterday and found a recorded snow depth of 85.5 inches. That is an increase of 30 inches over the first survey conducted in January. Statewide, DWR’s electronic …

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State increases water deliveries to 30 percent

State increases water project deliveries to 30 percent

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced yesterday that they would be increasing deliveries from the State Water Project to 30 percent of requested water supplies – or 1.27 million acre-feet — in 2023, up from the initial 5 percent announced last December. The allocation increase is the direct result …

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Fresno Irrigation District offering on-farm recharge program

Fresno Irrigation District offering on-farm recharge program

Intense storm activity in December and January has provided the Fresno Irrigation District with an opportunity to begin to immediately offer water to growers for on-farm recharge to help improve local groundwater conditions. Following three years of extreme drought conditions, the storms have filled reservoirs and allowed FID to route …

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Desert Water holds water restrictions steady

Desert Water Agency (DWA) has announced they will hold at Level 2 of their water shortage contingency plans due to the statewide drought mandates and not increase mandatory conservation measures unlike other agencies have recently. DWA adopted Level 2 water restrictions in June 2022 and include: No spray/sprinkler irrigation during …

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Reclamation increasing water releases from Friant Dam

Reclamation increases release from Friant Dam, Water Authority says its too much

The Bureau of Reclamation announced increased releases this week from Friant Dam into the San Joaquin River to control the fill rate of Millerton Lake and make room for forecasted inflow. Water releases from Friant Dam into the San Joaquin River will increase from about 600 cubic-feet-per-second to 1,600 cfs. …

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