Governor Brown Issues Executive Order to Redouble State Drought Actions

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…say that reservoirs, rainfall totals and the snowpack remain critically low. Current electronic readings show the snowpack’s statewide water content at just 16 percent of average. In the order, Governor…

Federal Drought Aid Coming to California; Long Term Solution Sought

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…of its driest years in a century. Right now, almost 99 percent of California is drier than normal — and the winter snowpack that provides much of your water far…

DWR Drops State Water Project Allocation to Zero, Seeks to Preserve Remaining Supplies

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…reservoirs now is lower than at this time in 1977, one of the two previous driest water years on record. Yesterday’s Sierra snow survey found the snowpack’s statewide water content…

Secretary for Natural Resources Statement on Water Issues

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Secretary for Natural Resources Statement on Record Low Snowpack, Need for Conservation, and Completion of Bay Delta Conservation Plan SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Secretary for Natural Resources John Laird today issued…