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DWR Offers Financial Assistance for Groundwater Sustainability Projects

New incentive program offers rebates for being water efficient

California’s Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced Friday the final guidelines and proposal solicitation package for the Sustainable Groundwater Management Grant Program. More than $350 million in grants will be available for planning and implementation projects to help regional groundwater agencies comply with the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA). Projects that …

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State Finalizes Groundwater Management Principles and Strategies Addressing Drought Impacts on Drinking Water Wells

The Department of Water Resources and the State Water Resources Control Board issued final groundwater management principles and strategies to help protect drinking water wells from the impacts of drought this week. Developed in response to Governor Gavin Newsom’s drought state of emergency proclamation in April, the principles and strategies …

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Reclamation crowns Canal Safety Challenge winner

Isotrope, LLC of Medfield, Massachusetts, has been named the Canal Safety Challenge winner and will receive $100,000 for its innovative idea to improve canal safety. Competing against two other finalists in November 2021, Isotrope, LLC’s Rescue Deck™ prototype successfully showed the potential to reduce drownings in canals after testing in …

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Federal agencies partner to spur innovation in snowpack forecast

Federal agencies partner to spur innovation in snowpack forecast

The Bureau of Reclamation has is partnered with Bonneville Power Administration, NASA – Goddard Space Flight Center, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, USDA – Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Geological Survey, National Center for Atmospheric Research, DrivenData, HeroX, Ensemble and NASA Tournament Lab to launch a new prize competition for …

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