Prepared exclusively for Maven’s Notebook by hydrologist Robert Shibatani From a water resources and supply perspective, February was dismal. Monthly...
After record-breaking snowfall at the start of the rainy season, January and February will likely be the driest on record, prolonging California’s drought. By Rachel Becker, Cal Matters The first two months of 2022 are shaping up to be the...
Despite December Storms, Extremely Dry January Wipes Out Surplus From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today conducted the second snow survey of the season at Phillips Station. Following a dry January, the manual survey...
Written by Robert Shibatani As we welcome in the New Year, our reservoir status has taken on a whole new appearance as this past month has generated record amounts of rain and snow. During the month of December alone, precipitation...
Essentially a zero allocation; Water for health and safety needs only From the Department of Water Resources: Today, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced its initial State Water Project (SWP) allocation for 2022 along with several steps to manage...
Officials warn that next year’s cuts in water supply could go even deeper as severe drought grips nearly 90% of California. North Coast and Bay Area residents cut water use while Southern Californians didn’t. By Rachel Becker, Cal Matters Californians...