FlowWest’s Sustainable Floodplain Habitat Finder application has emerged as the winner of the 2016 White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) and State of California Water Data Challenge. Three California State agencies – the Natural Resources Agency, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Government Operations Agency – joined with the …
Read More »Eradication of northern pike in Lake Davis completed normal lake levels to return
Residents in Plumas County will soon see Lake Davis and its reservoir returning to normal operations after more than two decades of efforts to eradicate invasive northern pike. The state Department of Water Resources (DWR) lowered Lake Davis in the 1990s to prevent water from spilling into downstream waterways thereby …
Read More »Illegal discharges in Suisan Marsh lead to $2.8 million Administrative Civil Liabilities fine
John D. Sweeney and Point Buckler Club LLC are facing an Administrative Civil Liabilities fine of $2,828,000, imposed by the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board, for failing to obtain a water quality certification for discharging fill material into Suisan Marsh. The unauthorized discharging and other unpermitted activities …
Read More »Sierra Nevada Conservancy awards $3.1 million to protect watershed health and tree mortality
Funds from Proposition 1 – the Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014 – has made possible $3.1 million in grants for ten projects from the Sierra Nevada Conservancy (SNC) Governing Board. The projects will help to restore forest and watershed health, decrease wildfire risk and lessen tree …
Read More »Nonnative Quagga Mussels discovered in Pyramid Lake Elderberry Forebay, Castaic Lake on alert
Six adult quagga mussels have been found in the Angeles Tunnel, the connector between Pyramid Lake and Elderberry Forebay, effective Dec. 8. The discovery marks the first time the small, non-native freshwater mollusk has been found in State Water Project (SWP) conveyances since the species was first discovered in California …
Read More »Coachella Valley Water teams with United Way to help pay water bills for limited-income customers
The Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD) is partnering with the United Way of the Desert to initiate a new Help2Others Customer Assistance Program to provide assistance with water bills for low-income customers, effective Jan. 1. Customers who meet eligibility requirements can receive a one-time credit of $50 on their water …
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