Tag Archives: drought

The El Dorado Water Agency (EDWA) has been awarded a $300,000 grant from the United States Bureau of Reclamation’s WaterSMART Drought Response Program: Drought Resiliency Projects. EDWA’s proposed project, “An Intelligent Hydroclimatic Information System for Water and Power Management in the American River Basin,” was one of 18 selected projects in the …

The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) has announced the award of over $14 million in grant funding for projects in the greater Sacramento area that advance drought and climate resiliency. Over $4 million was awarded to a coordinated application submitted through the Regional Water Authority, which represents 20 water providers …

Californians must tighten their water belts yet again or face financial penalties. On Tuesday the State Water Resources Control Board adopted emergency regulations to limit outdoor water use including: not watering lawns for two days after rain, not using drinking water to clean sidewalks and driveways, having sprinklers run onto …

In what can only be another good sign for California’s drought crisis, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) switched back on the hydropower generation at the Hyatt Powerplant at Oroville Dam in Butte County. The plant was taken offline August 5 due to historic low lake levels driven by the …

Yesterday the Department of Water Resources (DWR) conducted its first snow survey of the season at Phillips Station. The manual survey recorded a depth of 78.5 inches and a snow water equivalent of 20 inches. That’s 202 percent of average for this location at this time of year. Californians should …

California’s Department of Water Resources (DWR) released its first phase of awards through the Urban and Multibenefit Drought Relief Grant Program last week. More than $50 million will go to projects to help communities deal with the impacts from drought conditions. “As we develop long-term strategies to address California’s changing …