For the first time in more than a decade, Shasta Lake has hit near capacity water levels in back-to-back years, according to the Bureau of Reclamation. The reservoir, 10 miles … Click to Contin...
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As of April 15, 2024, California's largest reservoir is near its capacity for the second straight year but officials say there is still plenty of room to fill. Shasta Lake rose over a foot since ...
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The majority of California’s reservoirs are above their historic average levels following the end of two wet winters. The state’s largest reservoirs, Shasta Lake and Lake Oroville, were measu...
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California Governor Gavin Newsom talks about a new water plan at the April 2024 snow survey, which showed slightly above average snowpack. … Click to Continue »
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Surrounded by a blanket of snow, Gov. Gavin Newsom donned snowshoes Tuesday to observe officials surveying this year’s snowpack and unveil a new California water resources plan that factors in ...
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The California State Water Board started its effort to digitize its water rights records at the Cal EPA Headquarters in Sacramento on Dec. 20, 2023. There are as many as 4 million pieces of paper...
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California Department of Water Resources conducts snow survey Feb. 29, 2024 and finds continued improvement in the snowpack. … Click to Continue »
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The California Department of Water Resources on Wednesday began releasing water from Oroville Dam’s main spillway. The release into the Feather River ensures storage space remains in Lake Orovi...
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The Department of Water Resources began releasing water from Oroville Dam’s main spillway at 8 a.m. January 31, 2024. Releases to the Feather River ensure storage space remains in Lake Oroville...
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A Thursday update from the U.S. Drought Monitor shows the eastern slopes of California’s Sierra Nevada are drying — and the lack of snow accumulation could accelerate unfavorable conditions. ...
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California’s water season got off to an unfavorable start, with little help from the swath of warmer-than-normal storms beating down the western region. The snowpack at Phillips Station, locate...
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Rain is expected this week, as an atmospheric river rolls over California, but don’t expect a “megaflood.” The California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services is warning people of fals...
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A month after California’s water regulator gave its seal of approval to a controversial water infrastructure project that could replumb the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, the plan is comin...
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A dry start to the water year in California could ignite drought conditions in a matter of months, climate experts warn. The state is undergoing its worst start to a … Click to Continue »
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California has been nearly drought-free since April, but residents in Sacramento are still being advised to limit the amount they water outdoor landscapes for the fall and winter. According to �...
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There’s no more drought in California, except for a sliver in the most northwestern portion of the state. California is 99.93% drought-free, according to a Thursday update from the U.S. … Cli...
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California is nearly drought-free as the 2022-23 water year has come to a close with well-above-normal precipitation totals. California’s water year runs from Oct. 1 to Sept. 30. Hydrologic for...
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The entire desert region is drought-free for the first time in three years, after record breaking rainfall from a historic tropical cyclone washed the region. Former Hurricane Hilary brought Sout...
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A Trump administration plan for delivering more water to Central Valley farmers — bottled up in court by opponents for almost four years — could be returned from legal limbo … Click to Cont...
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Meteorologists forecast that the remainder of the summer and the beginning of fall will bring above-normal temperatures to California, which could exacerbate the state’s steadily increasing dro...
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When dam operators of the foothill reservoirs outside Fresno have no choice but to release water through their spillways, some folks get a little nervous. No reason to, really. As … Click to Co...
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The Shasta Dam started to leak at the end of May after the snowpack from the wet winter started melting. To Californians who have suffered decades of drought, that was … Click to Continue »
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Meteorologists forecast that the remainder of the summer will bring above-normal temperatures to California, which could worsen the state’s remaining drought. According to the National Oceanic ...
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As hot days become more extreme and common, California education researchers are urging that school districts be required to develop heat plans to keep students safe, just as they have … Click ...
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Meteorologists forecast that June will bring above-normal temperatures to California, which could worsen the state’s remaining drought. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminis...
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Wetlands in California will stay largely protected despite a ruling Thursday by the U.S. Supreme Court that limited the authority of federal regulators. The justices ordered that Clean Water Act ...
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The threat of power shutoffs on hot California days is likely to be kept at bay thanks in large part to thousands of new megawatts of battery storage being added … Click to Continue »
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California, Nevada and Arizona agreed on a deal to conserve about 3 million acre-feet of Colorado River water over the next three years, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office announced Monday. The … Cli...
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed an increase to state spending on flood threats after a record-breaking winter, while retaining previously proposed budget cuts to his climate and environment...
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Meteorologists forecast that May will bring above-normal rainfall and chilly weather to parts of California, and it could be just what the state needs to shake its remaining drought conditions. �...
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