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Friant Division’s Allocation Partially Restored Again
The Bureau of Reclamation has partially restored the Central Valley Project Friant Division's water allocation for the second time this... Read More»
Los Angeles Urges Conservation Due to Low Water Supplies
With record-low water deliveries projected from the Los Angeles Aqueduct, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) is... Read More»
Judge Upholds 2003 Colorado River Quantification Settlement Agreement
The decade-old pact that apportions the state’s share of water from the Colorado River was upheld in a decision issued this week by... Read More»
Allocation Partially Restored for Friant District Contractors
The Bureau of Reclamation announced June 5 that after reviewing “better than expected” recent runoff data from the California... Read More»
New Effort Looks at Future of Colorado River
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation on Tuesday kicked off phase one of a new collaborative effort to solve future water shortages on the... Read More»
Dry Conditions, Warmer Temperatures Fuel Early Wildfire Season
With 2013 proving to be a second dry year for most of California, state fire officials are bracing for a potentially severe fire season.... Read More»
Brown Issues Executive Order to Streamline Approval of Water Transfers
Citing “near-record low precipitation in California this year,” Gov. Jerry Brown on May 20 issued an executive order to... Read More»
Reclamation Announces Further Water Allocation Cutbacks to Friant
The Bureau of Reclamation announced May 14 that “due to persistent dry conditions” it would make additional water allocation... Read More»
Snow Survey Shows Sierra Is High and Dry
Water agencies expected gloomy results from the season’s last snow survey, and those worries were realized May 2 with the Department... Read More»
Reclamation Moves to Improve Water Supplies for CVP Contractors
The Bureau of Reclamation, working closely with the California Department of Water Resources announced this week that it is taking steps to... Read More»
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