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The Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced late last week that the State Water Project will deliver 20 percent of requested supply in 2020. An initial allocation of 10 percent was announced in December and increased to 15 percent in January. The increase in allocation comes due to an increase …

Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) introduced a bill to authorize $800 million in federal funding for canals in the San Joaquin Valley otherwise known as the Restoration of Essential Conveyance Act. The bill’s aim is to repair the canals damaged by land sinking from overpumping of groundwater, known as subsidence, and …

Last week three environmental groups sued the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to dispute the award of permanent federal water contracts to water users supplied by the Central Valley Project. The Central Valley Project is one of the world’s largest water storage and delivery systems. It includes 20 reservoirs, about 500 …

The Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board announced that a settlement has been reached with a Ceres dairy operator for allegedly dumping more than 200,000 gallons of dairy wastewater onto cropland last winter and for poor waste management practices. The violations were found in February 2019 when regional board …

Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District (EVMWD) is bringing several of its local wells online to meet the increased water demands created by the region’s warm weather and dry conditions. Located in the Lake Elsinore and the Temescal Valley, this series of drinking water wells will go online over the next three weeks and will provide …

The City of Corona, Eastern Municipal Water District, Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District, Jurupa Community Services District, Rancho California Water District, Riverside Public Utilities, and Western Municipal Water District are reassuring customers that their local tap water is safe to drink and wastewater (sewer) collection and treatment systems are reliable. …