Tag Archives: drought

With El Nino coming to full fruition, the Department of Water Resources increased the projected water delivery estimate for most of the State Water Project recipients. Most recipients’ estimate increased from 10 percent to 15 percent. “Our modest increase underscores the fact that we still have a critical water shortage …

As required by the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), the Department of Water Resources released a list of critically overdrafted basins throughout the state. When a basin has had too much water pumped from it, there are negative effects, such as groundwater depletion, land subsidence and seawater intrusion. In order …

When Governor Jerry Brown announced his mandatory water cutbacks across the state, Santa Fe Irrigation District restricted the amount of water each person was allowed to use. The strictest aspect of water allocation program had to do with outdoor water irrigation. Residents had to cut outdoor water use by 45 …

Yesterday, Governor Brown addressed Californians to give them an update on the health of the state as a whole. Brown addressed two main areas for concern: water and infrastructure. “In this year’s budget, I am proposing that we use $2 billion of our temporary surplus on one-time investments to repair …

Earlier this week, the State Water Resources Control Board adopted a new regulation: all surface water rights holders and their claimants must measure and report the amount of water they are diverting. The regulation will impact 12,000 water rights holders and claimants, including those with riparian water rights. Previously, riparian …

When the California drought kicked into high gear in 2014, officials at the State Water Resources Control Board made a tough decision: mandating junior and senior water rights holders to curtail the amount of water they use. The severity of the California drought meant even those with historical rights to water had to cutback …