The Hill, 2/5/2025 - President Trump’s order to release billions of gallons of water in California’s Central Valley last week — with the purported goal of dousing fires 100 miles away — is being slammed as both ineffective and wasteful by experts and California lawmakers.
DWR, 2/4/2025 - The Department of Water Resources (DWR) is taking advantage of February storms and increased flexibility in new operating permits for the State Water Project to move more stormwater now for use when dry conditions return.
Merced Sun-Star, 2/5/2025 - California Department of Water Resources data indicates that the Lake McClure reservoir, which supplies water downstream to the Merced County waterways, is currently more than 100% of the historical average for this time of year.
San Francisco Chronicle, 2/5/2025 - The rain-swollen Russian River reached flood stage in multiple places Wednesday morning in the wake of an atmospheric river-fueled storm that brought a deluge of rain and lashing winds to the Bay Area.
CNN, 1/5/2025 - Rain coated Southern California’s Los Angeles County through Wednesday morning, maintaining the risk for debris flows and mudslides in areas still recovering from the devastating recent wildfires. Another atmospheric river-fueled storm with up to an inch of rain is set to arrive Thursday and could renew those threats, but the rain would be largely beneficial for the parched landscape to reduce the fire threat.
Maven's Notebook, 2/5/2025 - Golden mussels may be small, but their impact on aquatic ecosystems is anything but. These invasive species are infamous for their rapid reproduction and ability to spread, quickly infesting waterways across the globe.
CalMatters, 2/5/2025 - Senate President Pro Tem Mike McGuire proposed Tuesday that state firefighters work year-round in place of the seasonal workforce the agency currently staffs for nine months each year. The increased duty for about 3,000 seasonal firefighters is estimated to cost at least $175 million.
CDFW, 2/4/2025 - As part of statewide efforts to help Californians and wildlife recover from the Southern California fires, on Jan. 23 the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) and its partners rescued 271 endangered Southern California steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) from Topanga Creek, the last known population of this species in the Santa Monica Mountains.
Join the Department of Water Resources for an informational Drought Resilience Interagency & Partners (DRIP) Collaborative meeting regarding the task force’s plan for engagement and activities in 2025.
The Department of Water Resources (DWR), in partnership with California State Association of Counties (CSAC), is convening a series of virtual roundtable-style gatherings for county staff who are responsible for the planning and implementation of SB 552 of 2021 (Hertzberg).
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