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3 New Sneaky California Water Initiatives to Look Out For on This November‘s Ballot
California Governor Gavin Newsom and state legislators are fast-tracking three new bills that strip away your rights and will cost you...

by Sara VanderPoel
Jun 24, 20242 min read


Ribbon-cutting Ceremony for Newly Rebuilt Portion of Friant-Kern Canal is on Friday, June 21
The ceremony is to celebrate the completion of Phase 1 of the construction project known as the Middle Reach Capacity Correction Project....

by Sara VanderPoel
Jun 17, 20241 min read


Texas Agriculture Suffers as Mexico Falls Behind on Water Deliveries Promised in 80-Year-Old Treaty
According to a treaty made back in 1944, Mexico agreed to send the US 1.75M acre-feet of water via the Rio Grande every 5 years. In return..

by Sara VanderPoel
May 29, 20242 min read


DWR Releases Analysis Showing Benefits of the Delta Conveyance Project Far Exceed Costs
The DCP would add new intake facilities in the North Delta to divert water from the Sacramento River and a tunnel to convey water to the...

by Sara VanderPoel
May 20, 20243 min read


State Water Project Increases Projected Water Supply Allocation to 40%
The State Water Project forecasted water allocation has increased to 40 percent, up from 30 percent last month.

by Sara VanderPoel
May 13, 20243 min read


California Reports First Increase in Groundwater Storage Since 2019
California achieved 4.1 million acre-feet of managed groundwater recharge during Water Year 2023, which is nearly the water storage capa...

by Sara VanderPoel
May 8, 20242 min read


State Water Board Puts Tulare Lake Subbasin on Probation - Charges Well and Pumping Fees
Growers in the Tulare Lake Subbasin, which includes 837 square miles in the San Joaquin Valley, will be charged $300 registration fee per...

by Sara VanderPoel
Apr 22, 20241 min read


Newsom to Invest $20M in the Second Solar-Over-Canals Pilot Project in the Central Valley
Earlier this week, Newsom announced federal funding for another solar over-canals pilot project "Project Nexus" outside of Los Banos.

by Sara VanderPoel
Apr 10, 20242 min read


CSU Researchers are Targeting Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Irrigation Pumping in CA, TX, and NE
The research was conducted over two years by Driscoll and her co-authors, and analyzed various data sets to estimate irrigation energy....

by Sara VanderPoel
Apr 3, 20242 min read


Forecasted State Water Project Water Supply Allocation Doubles Following February Storms
The forecasted allocation is now 30 percent of requested supplies, up from the 15 percent allocation update announced last month...

by Sara VanderPoel
Mar 29, 20242 min read


March Snow Survey Shows Improvement for Sierra Nevada Snowpack
“We are now in the last month of the traditional snow season and while conditions have dramatically improved since the beginning of the...

by Sara VanderPoel
Mar 11, 20243 min read


California's Largest Reservoir Releases 265 Billion Gallons of Water in 1 Month
Before the flood operations, water officials were releasing slightly over 3 million gallons per day for normal wintertime releases, said...

by Sara VanderPoel
Mar 6, 20241 min read


DWR Announces Increase to Anticipated State Water Project Allocation for 2024
The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today announced an increase in the State Water Project (SWP) allocation forecast for 2024. The...

by Sara VanderPoel
Mar 4, 20242 min read


Westlands Water District Achieves Groundwater Recharge Goal of 200,000AF
With water still available for recharge, predictions of a wet “El Nino” for California, Westlands has set a new target...

by Sara VanderPoel
Nov 29, 20232 min read


Colorado River States Will Pay Farmers to Use Less Water
After intense negotiations, states along the Colorado River reached a groundbreaking agreement to reduce water consumption by 3 million...

by Sara VanderPoel
Oct 9, 20232 min read


What You Can Start Doing Before SWEEP Applications Open in November
Information Sourced from Sentry Ag Services and the CDFA Website The State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program (SWEEP) is a CDFA...

by Sara VanderPoel
Aug 23, 20232 min read


Why is Trinity Lake Still so Low?
As of last week, 11 out of the 17 major reservoirs in California reached over 90% capacity, well above their historic average levels, as...

by Sara VanderPoel
Jul 26, 20232 min read


Shimmick Construction Co Wins $217M Contract for California Water Plant Expansion
At the June 8, 2023, board meeting, the Board of Directors approved a $217 million contract for the expansion of the RWRF by 4 million...

by Sara VanderPoel
Jul 5, 20232 min read


Before and After Photos of Lake Oroville, Now at 100% Capacity
According to the DWR, storage at Lake Oroville has risen more than 240 feet and gained more than 2.5 million acre-feet of water since Dec...

by Sara VanderPoel
Jun 21, 20231 min read


California Reservoir Storage as of 5/31/23
As of May 31, here's the current storage levels of some of California's major reservoirs.

by Sara VanderPoel
Jun 1, 20231 min read
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