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Officials Confident in Water Supply Management Without Drought Declaration

Officials Confident in Water Supply Management Without Drought Declaration

Despite a dry water year, state officials do not feel that a drought declaration is necessary. During a recent meeting of the California State Board of Food and Agriculture, Director of the California Department of Water Resources, Karla Nemeth provided a water update. Much of the presentation to the board centered on drought and what the outlook is for California water supplies moving forward.…

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State Water Project Allocation Increases to 20 Percent

State Water Project Allocation Increases to 20 Percent

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The State Water Project (SWP) now expects to deliver 20 percent of requested supplies in 2020 thanks to above-average precipitation in May, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced Friday. An initial allocation of 10 percent was announced in December and increased to 15 percent in January. Today’s announcement will likely be the final allocation update of…

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Final Phillips Survey of 2019 Finds Healthy Late-Spring Snowpack

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today conducted the fifth and final Phillips Station snow survey of 2019. The manual survey recorded 47 inches of snow depth and a snow water equivalent (SWE) of 27.5 inches, which is 188 percent of average for this location.

Statewide, California’s snowpack sits at 31 inches of SWE, which is 144 percent of average for this time of…

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State Withdraws WaterFix Approvals, Initiates Planning and Permitting for a Smaller Single Tunnel

State Withdraws WaterFix Approvals, Initiates Planning and Permitting for a Smaller Single Tunnel

SACRAMENTO – The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today is taking formal steps to withdraw proposed permits for the WaterFix project and begin a renewed environmental review and planning process for a smaller, single tunnel project that will protect a critical source of water supplies for California.

Today’s actions implement Governor Gavin Newsom’s direction earlier this year to modernize the…

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DWR: Snow Survey Boosts Runoff Predictions

California Enters Spring with Substantial Snowpack Across the Sierra

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Department of Water Resources (DWR) Tuesday conducted the fourth Phillips Station snow survey of 2019. The manual survey recorded 106.5 inches of snow depth and a snow water equivalent (SWE) of 51 inches, which is 200 percent of average for this location.

Statewide, the Sierra Nevada snowpack is 162…

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State Water Project Allocations Increase to 70 Percent Following Strong Winter Storms

State Water Project Allocations Increase to 70 Percent Following Strong Winter Storms

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Following several strong winter storms that brought snowpack and precipitation to above average levels, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) Wednesday announced it will increase the 2019 State Water Project (SWP) allocation. Most SWP contractors will now receive 70 percent of their requests for the 2019 calendar year, an increase from the 35 percent allocation…

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Sierra Snowpack Doubles in a Month, at 153% of Average

SACRAMENTO, Calif.– On February 28, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) conducted the third Phillips Station snow survey of 2019. The manual survey recorded 113 inches of snow depth and a snow water equivalent (SWE) of 43.5 inches, which is more than double what was recorded last month at this location. Statewide, the Sierra Nevada snowpack is 153 percent of average for this date, thanks to…

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January Storms Boost California’s Snowpack to 100 Percent of Average

January Storms Boost California’s Snowpack to 100 Percent of Average

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – On Thursday, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) conducted the second Phillips Station snow survey of 2019. The manual survey recorded 50 inches of snow depth and a snow water equivalent (SWE) of 18 inches, which is 98 percent of average for this location. Statewide, the Sierra snowpack is 100 percent of average.

By comparison, on February 1, 2018 measurements at Phillips…

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