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Water Board renews emergency regulation for Scott, Shasta Rivers

Earlier this month the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) adopted an updated emergency regulation for the Scott and Shasta River watersheds that maintains minimum flow requirements and authorizes curtailment orders in the event flows fall below those levels. The SWRCB in a release stated the regulation was necessary to …

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Feds increase water supply allocation to 50 percent

California increases water allocation from State Water Project

The Bureau of Reclamation recently announced another increase in the Central Valley Project 2024 water supply allocation for south-of-Delta contractors. While all north-of-Delta Central Valley Project contractors are currently at 100% of their supplies, south-of-Delta agricultural contractors are being increased from 40% to 50%.  All other Central Valley Project contract allocations remain the same …

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Water transfers will support Native American farmers

DWR approves Yuba Groundwater Sustainability Plan

Working together to support local Tribal farmers, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) and Santa Rosa Rancheria Tachi Yokut Tribe have expedited two water transfers to meet immediate water supply needs and to address long-term demands north of the Tulare Lake area. Working with the Tulare Lake Irrigation District, DWR …

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