Oroville Dam’s Main Spillway Fully Reconstructed From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today announced it has met its goal of completely reconstructing the main spillway at Oroville Dam by Nov. 1 to be prepared...
A large group of environmental and fishing organizations have sent a letter to Department of Water Resources, saying that the environmental impact review for the State Water Project Contract Extension should be revised due to substantial changes in circumstances since...
By the USGS Extensive groundwater withdrawal from the unconsolidated deposits in the San Joaquin Valley caused widespread aquifer-system compaction and resultant land subsidence from 1926 to 1970—locally exceeding 8.5 meters. The importation of surface water beginning in the early 1950s...
Some of the new water storage projects plan to use Article 21 water in part to fill their projects. What is Article 21 water and how often is it available? The nine members of the California Water Commission have been...
Briefing on the reconsulation process gives context for recent public meetings to maximize CVP deliveries The January meeting of Metropolitan’s Special Committee on the Bay Delta featured a briefing on the process underway at the Bureau of Reclamation for the...
