DWR to hold Three Public Meetings on Draft Grant Proposal Solicitation Package The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has announced the release of its 2017 Draft Proposal Solicitation Package for…
Final Snowpack Almost Double the Average
…California’s precipitation is the most variable in the nation, and we cannot afford to stop conserving water,” DWR Acting Director Bill Croyle said in a press release. DWR said melting…
State Water Project Deliveries Increased
…monitor conditions,” said DWR Acting Director William Croyle. This allocation is the highest since 100 percent in 2006. DWR initially estimated it would only be able to deliver 20 percent…
Northern Sierra Precipitation Sets Water Year Record
Atmospheric Rivers Pushed Total to 89.7 Inches since October 1 Never in nearly a century of Department of Water Resources (DWR) recordkeeping has so much precipitation fallen in the northern…
100 Percent Water Allocation for CVP
…(M&I) contractors South-of-Delta, who were initially allocated 90 percent of their contract supply. On March 30, 2017, DWR reported an average statewide snow water equivalent in the Sierra Nevada of…
Snowpack’s Water Content Remains Far above Average
…this Phillips survey will be posted at DWR’s File Transfer System page after processing. Photography will be available for download in DWR’s online gallery after processing. Electronic snowpack readings are…
65 Percent Water Allocations for CVP
…that, since this is not a Shasta Critical Year, they will receive 100 percent of their contract supply. We then provided additional allocations on February 28. Now, following DWR’s March…
Farmers Volunteer to Monitor Levees
…DWR to further assess the problem. Unlike farmers who already have extensive levee expertise, Fedora’s employees had to go through training by riding with district staff, so they know what…
Snowpack Water Content Remains Far above Average
The Sierra Nevada snowpack continues to build during one of the wettest winters in California’s recorded history. The most recent manual snow survey by the Department of Water Resources (DWR)…
Oroville Dam: Evacuation Order Disrupts Farming in Affected Area
…water in the reservoir eroded the emergency spillway. The evacuation order was lifted Tuesday. Butte County Supervisor Bill Connelly said DWR officials feared a collapse of the spillway, “which would…
Planners Report on Implementing Groundwater Law
…decision. This is your decision on how this is going to work. It’s got to satisfy DWR and it has to meet the goals, but it’s your decision to figure…
NASA Report: San Joaquin Valley Land Continues to Sink
…infrastructure. DWR also will investigate measures for reducing subsidence risk to infrastructure, including groundwater pumping curtailment, creation of groundwater management zones near critical infrastructure, and county ordinance requirements. DWR is…
Snow Survey Shows Big Gains
The Department of Water Resources (DWR) manual snow survey at Phillips Station in the Sierra Nevada range on February 2 found a snow water equivalence of 28.1 inches, a significant…
State Water Project Allocation Increased
As winter storms continue to fill reservoirs and boost the snowpack, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) today increased its estimate of this year’s State Water Project (SWP) supply from…