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Gov. Brown Declares California Drought is Over
After two soaked winters in a row, Jerry Brown, California Governor, declared on March 29th the end of California’s 3-year drought, although water resource officials will remain vigilant in conservation measures. The end to the drought was recognized after optimistic snowpack readings provided by the California Department of Water Resources. Officials anticipate further data will [...]
Continue reading...California water project allocation increased 10 percent (via news10.net)
Friday, January 21, 2011
The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) Friday increased its projected 2011 deliveries of State Water Project (SWP) water to 60 percent of contractors’ requests, up 10 percent from the December forecast. The SWP delivers water to more than 25 million Californians and nearly a million acres of farmland. Last year, the SWP delivered 50 [...]
Continue reading...State Increases Water Allotment After Storms
Thursday, June 24, 2010
SACRAMENTO — California officials plan to increase the amount of water they supply to farms and cities after a series of late spring storms boosted the Sierra Nevada snowpack. The Department of Water Resources said on Wednesday it would supply 50 percent of the water its customers are requesting. That’s up from 45 percent in [...]
Continue reading...Legislation To Protect Northern California Water
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Alarmed that a proposed canal to funnel water around the delta to Southern California is gaining momentum, a Northern California lawmaker wants to ensure the Legislature has the final say. A bill by Assemblywoman Alyson Huber, D-Lodi, would prohibit the construction of a canal, tunnel or any other project that would send delta water south [...]
Continue reading...Department of Water Resources Raises 2010 Water Delivery Projection
Monday, April 26, 2010
Citing April’s wintry Sierra storms, the California Department of Water Resources on Friday increased its 2010 allocation of State Water Project deliveries to 30 percent. “The spring storms have been good to California’s snowpack, allowing us to increase our water deliveries to communities, farms and businesses this year,” says DWR Director Mark Cowin. “Still, three [...]
Continue reading...California Water Plan 2009 Available
Friday, April 2, 2010
California state water experts have published the California Water Plan Update 2009. The five-volume report is the newest, most comprehensive reference document on California water conditions, challenges and water resource management. “The 2009 California Water Plan Update sets forth a blueprint for sustainability and forges a new direction for water management in California,” said Lester Snow, [...]
Continue reading...Snow Water Content in California Above Normal (SF Chronicle)
Monday, March 8, 2010
Sierra snow pack numbers were released today, revealing an above-average year. Of course, water officials are still crying drought, making one wonder what act of nature would be necessary to end California’s seemingly endless water shortage. Luckily, we skiers are a short-sighted lot, happy to slide around on the snow stuff while the reservoir watchers [...]
Continue reading...Water Supply: Snow Far, Snow Good (SF Chronicle)
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Californians are experiencing a unique kind of drought – one in which there appears to be plenty of water to squirt around. Repeated deluges have replenished many reservoirs and blanketed the Sierra with snow, ensuring that there will be at least an average amount of runoff in the spring. And the state’s third monthly survey [...]
Continue reading...State Has 4 Days to Write Water Plan: Legislators Optimistic About Decades-Old Issue
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
(Ventura County Star) Most Californians know the adage about which beverage is for drinking and which is for fighting over, so it seemed appropriate last week that Assemblyman Kevin Jeffries, R-Riverside, did not reach for a bottle of Arrowhead when a special legislative conference committee began to tackle its challenge of producing a comprehensive water [...]
Continue reading...Calif. Adds ‘Delta Tunnel’ to List of Possible Water Supply Solutions
Monday, August 10, 2009
35-mile tunnel under the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta might help solve some of the state’s water supply problems. (NY Times) Teresa Engstrom, chief of the delta engineering branch at the California Department of Water Resources, confirmed that the agency is conducting feasibility studies on an “all tunnel” option that would route water under the Bay [...]
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