Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories including the DWR announcing the initial water allocation for the…
Farm City Newsday Thursday, 12-03-20
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories including the DWR announcing the initial water allocation for the…
Low Initial Water Allocation Released for State Water Project Again
The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) has announced the initial water allocation for the State Water Project (SWP). It has been a slow start to the beginning of the…
Friant-Kern Canal Repair Bill – SB 559 – Vetoed by Governor Newsom
…supply systems. This bill focuses on a single piece of conveyance and directs DWR to develop a proposal for the state to help fund this specific project,” Governor Newsom stated…
Water Resilience Projects Receive Nearly $84 Million from DWR
The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) has announced the latest funding awards for several water resilience projects throughout the state. A total of $83.9 million grant funding has been…
Snowmelt Runoff Could Be Up To 70 Percent of Average for 2020
…and final manual snow survey was conducted by the Department of Water Resources (DWR) on April 30 at Phillips Station snow course revealed discouraging measurements. “For our results today, we…
California Sees Even More Water Litigation
…four million acres of farmland. The lawsuit challenges the science used by the DWR and CDFW in determining water pumping restrictions. Four environmental groups have also filed suit against DWR…
Lawmakers Urge Governor Newsom to Reconsider Incidental Take Permit
…the administration of state and federal waterways. By issuing the ITP to the Department of Water Resources (DWR), the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (DFW) has essentially bypassed the…
Water Conflicts Continue as California Clashes with Federal Agencies
…the Department of Water Resources (DWR) for long-term operations of the State Water Project (SWP). At issue is that the ITP is contrary to the federal biological opinions that were…
March Storms Had Nominal Impact on California’s Snowpack
…1 manual snow survey conducted by the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) at Phillips Station reflected some noticeable gains from the month prior, but the measurements remain well below…
California Snowpack Roughly Half of Average Despite Driest February on Record
The California snowpack is still about half of the historical average despite the driest February on record, according to the most recent data from the Department of Water Resources (DWR). …
California Snowpack ‘In Decent Shape’ According to Second 2020 Snow Survey
On Thursday morning the Department of Water Resources (DWR) performed its second 2020 snow survey which revealed a snowpack that is nearly on pace for the historical average for this…
First 2020 Snow Survey Bodes Well for the Year Ahead
The Department of Water Resources (DWR) conducted the first 2020 snow survey at Phillips Station, providing a positive outlook for the months ahead. After a slow start to the 2020…
State Officials Move to Circumvent Federal Plans for California Water
The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) has released its draft Environmental Impact Report for the long-term operations of the State Water Project (SWP). The announcement was made at the…