Tag Archives: drought

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) conducted the second manual snow survey of 2020 at Phillips Station yesterday and the results are somewhat less than stellar. The survey showed the snowpack 40.5 inches deep and a snow water equivalent (SWE) of 14.5 inches. This is 79 percent of average for …

Earlier this month the Alliance for Water Efficiency (AWE) released their study on municipal drought response and water demand. The study titled, Use and Effectiveness of Municipal Irrigation Restrictions During Drought, explores how drought response measures have been implemented and how water demand reductions have been achieved across different water suppliers …

Earlier this week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of the Army (Army) finalized the Navigable Waters Protection Rule to define “Waters of the United States” and thereby establish federal regulatory authority under the Clean Water Act. The revised definition identifies four categories of waters that are federally regulated …

The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) has announced an increase in 2020 State Water Project (SWP) allocations to 15 percent of requested supplies, up from the year’s initial 10 percent allocation announced on December 2. The Statewide snowpack is 76 percent of normal for this time of year and …

A more efficient water system that will improve the city of Wheatland’s drinking water supply is in the works with the help of a grant from Yuba Water Agency. The $700,000 grant, approved by the agency board, provides funds for the city to replace its aging water distribution system equipment, …

The University of Arizona recently announced results from a study that studied the annual growth rings of trees to reconstruct a long-term climate history and examine the duration and frequency of “perfect droughts” in Southern California’s main water sources. According to the research, severe droughts happened simultaneously in the regions …