Historic Drought Impacting Entire Colorado River Basin; Level 1 Shortage Condition declared at Lake Mead From the Bureau of Reclamation: The Bureau of Reclamation today released the Colorado River Basin August 2021 24-Month Study. This month’s study projections are used...
The Sacramento and San Joaquin water-year type indices are fundamental to the State Water Project and Central Valley Project operations as every year, how much water is allocated to whom depends on whether the hydrology is expected to be wet,...
Seven states from Utah to California share the Colorado River’s roughly 15 million acre-feet of water annually. But in the 100 years since the states agreed how to share the water, it has become clear that the river is over-allocated....
By Christine Souza, Ag Alert The California State Water Resources Control Board on Tuesday unanimously adopted emergency curtailments and reporting regulations for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta watershed due to severe drought conditions. The board’s adoption on the actions affect almost...
By Nate Seltenrich White sturgeon may not typically be considered “charismatic megafauna,” but Veronica Larwood thinks they deserve the recognition....
Growers’ groups voiced strong opposition, questioning the water board’s power to stop senior rights holders from pumping the water. By Rachel Becker, Cal Matters In an aggressive move to address “immediate and dire water shortages,” California’s water board today unanimously...
