…just about as good as they’re going to get this year when the Department of Water Resources (DWR) conducted its media-oriented snow survey at Phillips Station in the Sierra Nevada…
DWR Reaches Agreement Related to California WaterFix
…modernize our water projects in the Delta.” A summary of the agreement can be found here: CCWD-DWR Agreement Summary A copy of the agreement can be found here: CCWD-DWR Agreement…
Sustainable Groundwater Management Planning Grants
DWR Awards $6.7 Million in Grants to Launch Sustainable Groundwater Management Planning Efforts The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today announced it is awarding 21 counties a total of $6.7…
Water Allocations Increased Again
Water Allocations Increase as Storms Improve Conditions, but Drought Remains With March storms boosting reservoir levels, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) increased its water delivery estimate (allocation) for most…
Wettest Months Finish Below Average
…El Niño would produce much more precipitation than usual this winter,” said DWR Director Mark Cowin. “We need conservation as much as ever.” The Department of Water Resources (DWR) conducted…
State Water Project Allocations Doubled
Supply Outlook Improves, but State Remains in Drought The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) increased its water allocations estimated delivery for most recipients to 30 percent of requests for…
DWR Draft Regulations for Managing Groundwater Basins Sustainably
…regulations is available for public review on DWR’s website, where the public also has the opportunity to submit written comments through March 25, 2016. DWR will host a statewide webinar…
Commentary: Farmers Must Stay Engaged in Groundwater Planning
…30, 2017, to form a Groundwater Sustainability Agency. As of the end of January, 135 local agencies had notified DWR of their intention to become a GSA. The makeup of…
Despite Promising Snowpack, Conservation Should Continue
…media-oriented manual snow survey by the Department of Water Resources (DWR) confirmed what Californians have been saying for weeks: It’s raining and snowing much more this winter than last. Rainfall…
21 Groundwater Basins Identified as Critically Overdrafted
The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has identified 21 groundwater basins and subbasins in which excessive groundwater pumping has resulted in significant overdraft. Overdraft impacts can include seawater intrusion and…
State Water Project Allocation Boosted
With winter storms slowly boosting water supply, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) increased its water delivery estimate for most recipients from 10 percent of requests for the calendar year,…
Snowpack’s Water Content Far Greater than One Year Ago
Snowpack’s Water Content Far Greater than One Year Ago, But It’s Still Too Soon To Know Whether Drought Will Be Broken The Department of Water Resources (DWR) conducted the winter’s…
Water Cuts Inevitable for Valley Future
…The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has developed a Strategic Plan for its Sustainable Groundwater Management (SGM) Program. DWR’s SGM Program will implement the new and expanded responsibilities identified in…
Food and Agriculture Board to Discuss Land Subsidence, Groundwater Management
…landowners can contribute to solutions that minimize the impacts of subsidence and excessive groundwater pumping.” A report recently released by the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) and the National…