The third snow survey was conducted by the Department of Water Resources (DWR) on Monday, March 5 after a series of storms forced a delay of the manual snow survey…
Second Snow Survey Yields Concerning Measurements
On February 1 the Department of Water Resources (DWR) conducted the second snow survey for 2018 at Phillips Station in the Sierra Nevada, approximately 90 miles east of Sacramento. The…
Snow Survey Significantly Below Average
On January 3 the Department of Water Resources (DWR) performed the first snow survey for 2018 about 90 miles east of Sacramento at Phillips Station in the Sierra Nevada. The…
Water Managers Prepare for New Rainfall Season
…on the Feather River, where the main spillway failed. DWR announced last week that phase-one construction on the spillway has been completed. DWR said the spillway, which allows flood control…
CDFA and DWR Award Grant to Improve Water Efficiency
The recipients of a joint water efficiency grant were announced recently by the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) and the Department of Water Resources (DWR). A total of…
California Clears First SGMA Hurdle
…implement groundwater sustainability plans which will be reviewed by the Department of Water Resources (DWR). Sustainability plans will provide a blueprint and timeline for how to bring basins into balanced…
Critical Deadline in Groundwater Law Approaches
…ranchers. “Farmers and ranchers must focus on showing up and staying unified,” Rice said. “If agriculture isn’t engaged or becomes fractured, we jeopardize our own future.” As DWR receives notifications…
$86 Million Available in First Prop 1 Grants
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…