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With California preparing for a third dry year, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced its sixth round of local assistance through the Small Community Drought Relief program. In coordination with the State Water Resources Control Board, DWR has allotted $49 million in funding for 18 projects across the state. …

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) conducted the third snow survey of the season at Phillips Station yesterday. The manual survey recorded 35 inches of snow depth and a snow water equivalent of 16 inches, which is 68 percent of average for this location for March. The snow water equivalent …

Yesterday, the Bureau of Reclamation announced their initial 2022 water supply allocation for Central Valley Project contractors and most irrigation districts in the Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys can expect to receive zero deliveries from the project’s vast network of reservoirs and canals. CVP allocations are based on an estimate …

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has launched a new website, California Water Watch, that helps Californians easily access information on current local and statewide water conditions – down to their own region and even neighborhood. “The variability of California’s climate and current water conditions we are experiencing now make …

Irvine Ranch Water District and the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California are working together to support drought-stricken communities by making water from IRWD’s water bank available to those that need it most. IRWD and Metropolitan, Southern California’s water wholesaler, are partnering to provide nearly 4,000 acre-feet of water from …

Nevada Irrigation District (NID) just completed their first snow survey for 2022 and despite lower than normal precipitation in January, the snowpack remains above average. During the February survey, NID hydrographers found the average water content in the snowpack was 24.7 inches, or 123.5 percent of average for this time …