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California, Nevada, Arizona Reach Colorado River Agreement With Federal Government

May 22, 2023   12:44 pmMay 22, 2023   12:44 pm
Governor Gavin Newsom, along with Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs and Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo, announced a new agreement with the federal government on Monday designed to reduce the amount of water taken from the Colorado River By all three states by...
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California Holds the Key to Western Water Security

May 9, 2023   9:00 amMay 9, 2023   9:01 am
Dams and aqueducts on the Colorado River make civilization possible in the American Southwest. But for the last 20 years, as a prolonged drought has gripped the region, withdrawals from the river have averaged 15 million acre-feet per year, while inflows into...
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DWR Announces 100% State Water Project Water Allocation For 2023

April 21, 2023   2:30 amApril 21, 2023   5:53 pm
The Department of Water Resources announced Thursday they would be boosting State Water Project allocations this year from 75% to 100%, meeting 100% of all water requests for the first time since 2006. Statewide droughts in the 2010s and 2020s...
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Gov. Gavin Newsom Announces Ending State Water Restrictions

March 24, 2023   7:36 pmMarch 24, 2023   7:36 pm
Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Friday that the state would be ending numerous water restrictions, while keeping those aimed at preserving groundwater and helping further recharge the Klamath River and Colorado River areas. For the past several years, the drought...
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Department of Interior To Give $250 Million In Funding For Salton Sea Restoration Efforts

November 29, 2022   12:28 pm
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation announced on Monday that they will provide $250 million in funding to help reduce health risks and increase aquatic restoration efforts at the Salton Sea in Southern California. Since being formed over 100 years ago,...
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California Water Facts for Legislators

November 18, 2022   9:04 amNovember 18, 2022   3:35 pm
Everyone in California agrees that water policies need to adapt to changing times. There is even growing agreement that enforcing draconian reductions to farm water allocations (which will eliminate all but the most powerful corporate agribusinesses) and outlawing household outdoor...
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Four Californian Water Agencies Offer Federal Government Massive Colorado River Water Cuts

October 7, 2022   2:30 amOctober 6, 2022   9:50 pm
A group of four California water agencies announced on Wednesday an offer to the federal government to conserve 400,000 acre feet, or 130 billion gallons, of water annually from Lake Mead for the next four years. The announcement from the...
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