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California Reservoirs Topping Off, Quelling Drought Fears

March 9, 2024 2:30 amMarch 9, 2024 2:31 am

A growing number of reservoirs in California have topped out water according to new reports on Friday, with state Department of Water Resources (DWR) officials having to release hundreds of billions of water through controlled releases since the beginning of...

California Becomes Drought-Free For The First Time Since 2020

November 9, 2023 5:26 pmNovember 9, 2023 5:26 pm

According to new data released by the U.S. Drought Monitor this week, the entire state of California is officially drought-free for the first time since 2020. Since the late 2010’s, California has had megadrought conditions across the state resulting in water...

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...

Gov. Newsom, DWR Announce $5 Million In New Desalination Project Investments

April 19, 2023 5:20 pmApril 19, 2023 5:20 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Wednesday that the state would commit to more desalination programs to get more potable water in the future, allocating $5 million each to programs in Los Angeles, Fresno, and Mendocino counties. In the past several...

California Reaches 237% On Average Snowpack Level On Critical April 1st Measuring Date

April 4, 2023 2:36 amApril 4, 2023 2:37 am

The California Department of Water Resources announced that the April 1st snow survey at Phillips Station, widely regarded as the most crucial snow measuring day of the year, was at 221% of average snowpack at the location, with statewide averages...

State Increases Public Water Agency Allocations From 5% To 30% Due To Unprecedented Rainfall, Snowfall

January 27, 2023 7:00 amJanuary 27, 2023 7:15 am

The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced on Thursday that due to the amount of snowpack and higher reservoir levels as a result of numerous storms earlier this month, the State Water Project (SWP) will boost deliveries to 29...

Silicon Valley Has 20-40 Inches of Rain, Flooding, But Clings to ‘Severe Drought’

January 18, 2023 3:30 pmJanuary 18, 2023 3:43 pm

The California Department of Water Resources announced that snowpack levels have reached nearly 250%, the Globe reported Tuesday. Specifically, the Northern Sierra region is currently at 209% of snowpack, with the Central Sierra/Tahoe region coming in at 246%, and the...