Drought

CAL MATTERS: Audit: California utilities aren’t doing enough to reduce wildfire threats

Cal Matters

Planning and managementWildfires and watersheds

March 24, 2022

Regulators approved “seriously deficient” fire prevention plans, including from PG&E, which sparked California’s deadliest wildfire, state auditor says. By Julie...

AG ALERT: State deepens water supply cuts as drought continues

Ag Alert

Policy and regulation

March 23, 2022

By Christine Souza, Ag Alert The California Department of Water Resources is cutting its water allocation for the State Water...

THIS JUST IN … State Water Board warns 20,000 water right holders to prepare for water shortages due to ongoing drought conditions

State Water Board

Policy and regulation

March 21, 2022

From the State Water Resources Control Board: As drought conditions persist throughout California, the State Water Resources Control Board today...

THIS JUST IN … Reclamation and DWR seek temporary changes to Delta outflow requirements to preserve water storage amid extreme drought conditions

Bureau of Reclamation News

Water project operations

March 18, 2022

From the Bureau of Reclamation and the Department of Water Resources: Today, the Bureau of Reclamation and California Department of...

CAL MATTERS: Californians used more water as state braces for another dry year

Cal Matters

Policy and regulation

March 15, 2022

New data from urban areas suggests that people are ignoring the governor’s pleas for voluntary conservation during the drought. Some...

AG ALERT: 2022 water year looks dismal as snowpack melts

Ag Alert

Current Conditions

March 9, 2022

By Christine Souza, Ag Alert The optimism spurred by heavy snowstorms in December has melted away, and the 2022 water...

AG ALERT: Drought means no Central Valley Project water for many irrigators

Ag Alert

AgricultureCurrent Conditions

March 2, 2022

By Kevin Hecteman, Ag Alert Zero. That’s how much water is being allocated to Central Valley Project irrigation contractors north...

CAL MATTERS: No end in sight: California drought on course to break another record

Cal Matters

Current Conditions

February 16, 2022

After record-breaking snowfall at the start of the rainy season, January and February will likely be the driest on record,...

AG ALERT: Snowpack from December shrinks after dry January

Ag Alert

Current Conditions

February 9, 2022

By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Facing a third straight year of dry conditions, many Californians are looking for any sign...

AG ALERT: Scott, Shasta river water cuts worry farmers in region

Ag Alert

Policy and regulation

February 2, 2022

By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Farming and ranching families in the Scott River and Shasta River watersheds say drought emergency...

STATELINE: California’s Drought Reckoning Could Offer Lessons for the West

Stateline

Planning and management

January 11, 2022

by Matt Vasilogambros, Stateline The golden hills of California have turned green in recent weeks after a series of storms...

CAL MATTERS: No, California’s drought isn’t over. Here’s why.

Cal Matters

Current ConditionsPolicy and regulation

January 5, 2022

California today issued emergency drought rules aimed at wasteful water use. Although snowpack is 150% of average today, climatologists predict...

CAL MATTERS: Danger in Droughtsville: California’s urban water at risk

Cal Matters

Planning and managementWater supply augmentationWildfires and watersheds

December 21, 2021

By Erica Yee, Cal Matters Droughtsville, California, is in trouble. Its water supply is endangered as multiple crises intensify: worsening...

ACWA CONFERENCE: Chair Joaquin Esquivel on drought, partnerships, affordable water, wildfires, and more …

Maven

Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation

December 10, 2021

At the recent ACWA Fall Conference, held in-person in Southern California, State Water Resources Control Board’s Joaquin Esquivel sat down...

MET BAY DELTA COMMITTEE: Update on interim operations plan for SWP/CVP, voluntary agreements

Maven

Notebook News and FeaturesWater project operations

December 1, 2021

At the November meeting of Metropolitan’s Bay-Delta Committee, Bay-Delta Initiatives Manager Steven Arakawa briefed the committee members on recent communications...