Top Story: State Water Board Reports Decline In Urban Water Conservation Rates In October, But Total Urban Water Production Rates Down

December 2, 2014 - After leveling off in September, statewide residential water conservation receded in October to just a 6.7 percent reduction in year-over-year water use. In the most recent survey of nearly 400 urban water retailers, the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) learned that while residential water use per person continues to decline this year, the rate at which water conservation has been occurring in each community compared to water use last year declined for the second straight month.
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DWR: Updated Report: Groundwater Resources Depleted By Drought

December 2, 2014 - Following one of the driest years on record when groundwater resources have provided an increasing percentage of California’s water supply, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) today released an updated report on groundwater basins that details groundwater level changes, potential water shortages, land subsidence, farmland fallowing and gaps in groundwater monitoring.
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Initial State Water Project Allocation Set at 10 Percent

December 1, 2014 - The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today announced an initial allocation of 10 percent for the customers of the State Water Project. Depending upon the volume of rain and snow that reaches California this winter that initial allocation may be increased. Should dry conditions return, DWR may reallocate State Water Project supplies to meet critical human health and safety needs. Improved precipitation forecasts this week allow DWR to set the initial allocation for 2015 at 10 percent, up from the five percent allocation SWP customers got this year.
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Central Coast Water Board Approves Cambria Emergency Drought Project

November 14, 2014 - The Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board today approved permits that will allow the Cambria Community Services District to operate an emergency water treatment system designed to increase the community’s water supplies during the drought.
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Per Capita Daily Water Use Numbers Released By The State Water Board

November 4, 2014 - Despite recent rains and cooler weather throughout much of the state, California’s drought persists, and now for the first time, estimates of daily water use per person are being reported monthly for nearly every community water system statewide, providing important insight into how water systems are encouraging residents to save water. In addition, the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) learned today that the statewide conservation rate leveled off in September after three months of steady improvement. Total urban water conservation was 10.3 percent in September, compared with September 2013.
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Urban Water Suppliers Show Progress In August Water Conservation Report

October 7, 2014 - Water conservation efforts in California’s urban communities continued their upward trend, climbing to 11.5 percent statewide for the month of August, according to of the latest retail water supplier report released today by the State Water Resources Control Board. The August statewide water saving rate is a significant jump from the 7.5 percent reported in July and 4 percent in June, as compared to a year ago.
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CDFA To Initiate Second Round Of Funding For The State Water Efficiency And Enhancement Program (SWEEP)

September 25, 2014 - The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) will begin accepting applications on September 29, 2014 for a second round of funding for the State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program (SWEEP), authorized by emergency drought legislation (Senate Bill 103).
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Governor Brown Streamlines Relief Efforts for Families With Drinking Water Shortages Due to Drought

September 19, 2014 - Just days after signing historic legislation requiring sustainable groundwater management for the first time in California, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. issued an executive order streamlining efforts to provide water to families in dire need as the extreme drought continues to grip the state.
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Governor Brown Signs Historic Groundwater Legislation

September 16, 2014 - Putting California communities on a path to become more resilient to water shortages, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today signed historic legislation to strengthen local management and monitoring of groundwater basins most critical to the state's water needs. "We have to learn to manage wisely water, energy, land and our investments," said Governor Brown. "That's why this is important."
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Urban Water Suppliers Report Progress On Conservation Measures

September 9, 2014 - California’s urban water conservation efforts for the month of July resulted in a seven and one-half percent drop, statewide, in urban water usage from a year ago, according to results of a survey of retail water suppliers released today by the State Water Resources Control Board.
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Klamath River Spit Fishery Closes

August 29, 2014 - The California Department of Fish and Wildlife announces the closure of the Klamath River Spit fishery as of Sept. 1. By sundown on Sunday, Aug. 31, Klamath River anglers will have caught their sub-quota of 619 adult fall-run Chinook salmon below the Highway 101 bridge. This triggers the closure of the Spit (within 100 yards of the channel through the sand spit formed at the Klamath River mouth) to fishing as of the following morning.
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