Storms are lightly blanketing the Sierra with fresh snow, but Department of Water Resources (DWR) snow surveyors today reported that snowpack water content remains far below what will be needed…
California Water Situation Continues to be Bleak
Gary Crawford Despite a couple of storms predicted for this week, the California water supply situation will remain bleak. Gary Crawford has the story. California Water Situation Continues Bleak…
Two Storms for California
Brad Rippey, USDA meteorologist, says that between now and the end of this weekend California will get two storms that could deliver at least some rain and snow. Two Storms…
Federal Drought Aid Coming to California; Long Term Solution Sought
…wildfires, storms, floods are potentially going to be costlier and they’re going to be harsher. Droughts have obviously been a part of life out here in the West since before…
DWR Drops State Water Project Allocation to Zero, Seeks to Preserve Remaining Supplies
…Valley Project operations in order to preserve dwindling supplies in upstream reservoirs for farms, fisheries, and cities and towns as the drought continues. While additional winter storms may provide a…
House-Senate Negotiators Announce Bipartisan Agreement on Final Farm Bill
…livestock disaster assistance program for producers affected by natural disasters, and also covers producers who were affected by recent droughts, winter storms that hit the Northern Plains last year, and…
Year’s First National Water Forecast
…Curtis said. NRCS Oregon lead Snow Surveyor Melissa Webb said she isn’t alarmed yet. “Oregon snowpack looks grim right now, but the season is young and storms are on the…
Secretary for Natural Resources Statement on Water Issues
…a full load. Because we rely on just a few big winter storms in December, January, and February to build our snowpack and refill our reservoirs and groundwater basins, there…
Snow Survey Today
…percent of normal for the date, just as California was turning dry after wet storms in November and December. Today’s scant snowpack dramatically illustrates the result of the near-record dry…
California Water Allocation for 2013
News for California farmers from the water front. Recent storms may help out growers next year. Sabrina Hill reports. Click to Open or Download Audio Report The state Department of…