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The 2016-2017 water year’s first snowpack measurement came up lacking on Tuesday but super-soaker storms and up to five new feet of snow in the Sierras within the next several days could soon change the measurement’s forecast.  Even drought-dry Southern California is expected to see more rain in the next …

Chino Basin Water Conservation District’s (CBWCD) annual poster contest is open through Jan. 20 to all kindergarten through 12thgrade students for all public, private and home-schooled students within the district’s boundaries. This year’s theme is “Be a Groundwater Guardian.” The contest is comprised of two categories. Kindergarten through fifth graders …

The State Water Resources Control Board announced in a report late last week that they consider it feasible to develop and adopt regulations for using recycled water as drinking water with the caveat that certain research and key knowledge gaps are addressed. The statement follows a draft report issued on …

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) will conduct its first media oriented manual snow survey of Water Year 2017 at 11 a.m. on January 3 at Phillips Station, just off Highway 50 near Sierra-at-Tahoe Road approximately 90 miles east of Sacramento. Earlier electronic readings of the Sierra Nevada mountain snowpack …

The Orange County Water District (OCWD) was recently honored with the Sandor C. Csallany Institutional Award by the American Water Resources Association (AWRA) for their exemplary contributions to water resources and management. In receiving the award OCWD was recognized for its creative vision and implementation of water reuse and its …

Thanks to an extensive water system improvement project by Cal Water, customers in the Bear Gulch District — including the Portola Valley and the Los Trancos area – are experiencing better water pressure, stronger water system reliability, increased fire protection, and fewer road and trail closures. The project also included …