By Jennifer Solis, Stateline After Lake Mead hit an all-time low two years ago, the Colorado River’s water supply is in a much better position this summer, but it hasn’t improved enough to prevent further cuts this year. While conservation...
From the State Water Contractors: Today, DWR, Reclamation and public water agencies participating in the Healthy Rivers and Landscapes Program provided responses to questions and comments raised during the April 2024 workshops or submitted to the State Water Board during...
By Mackenzie Elmer, Voice of San Diego This story was first published by Voice of San Diego. Sign up for VOSD’s newsletters here. The Colorado River’s biggest single user – farmers in Imperial Valley – made another agreement with the federal...
by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current The Imperial Irrigation District in California, which uses more Colorado River water than any other district in the West, finalized an agreement on Monday to leave up to 700,000 acre-feet of water in Lake Mead...
By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Farmers and water managers in the Kaweah subbasin are charging headlong into recharge as a key strategy to both keep the state’s hands off its pumping and position growers to better withstand drought years. Fifteen...
