After a dry start to the year, March storms provided boost to snowpack but runoff will be the key to future water supply From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today conducted the all-important April...
And nearly two-thirds of that water goes toward crops that feed cattle. By Hillel Aron, Courthouse News The 1,450-mile-long Colorado River runs through four states — it brushes past Arizona — and 11 national parks. It provides drinking water for...
Last month’s massive snowstorm in the Sierra Nevada followed a dry start to winter. Such extremes in precipitation may become the norm. By Andrew Chapman, EOS In late February 2024, residents of California and Nevada communities surrounding Lake Tahoe were...
By Ching Lee As California farmers struggle through impacts of rapid swings between intense drought and severe deluge, the state’s water chief emphasized the need to better manage flood flows and groundwater during wet periods to improve water supply reliability...
From the State Water Resources Control Board: On March 19, 2024, the State Water Board adopted Resolution No. 2024-0011 to revise by emergency regulation the water rights fee schedules in title 23, section 1040 of the California Code of Regulations,...
