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This week on Blue Dot, we look at how we measure the amount of snowpack in the Sierra Nevada. We hear from Steve Margulis, a hydrology professor at the…
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Some good news for farmers — at least ones drawing state water. The Department of Water Resources is boosting this year’s allocations for those supplied…
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Water conservation by urban areas in California fell again in February to the lowest level since cuts became mandatory last year.The state Water Board…
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For many locals, it seems incredulous. After endless drought warnings and parades of pictures showing sun-baked mud where reservoirs belong, officials…
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In a change of pace, North State waterways are swollen and there’s a healthy amount of fresh snow on the mountains.Lake Shasta, the largest reservoir in…
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Water may be ample right now, but Shasta County officials are considering a hedge.Slapped with curtailments and shortages last year, the board of…
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New data out from the California Water Resources Control Board shows overall the state missed its 25 percent November conservation mandate but is on track…
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All the snow in the Sierra Nevada is good news, but it’s too soon to say whether it will put a dent in the drought.The first manual snow survey found more…
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This week's federal drought update shows the recent storms have helped the Sierra snowpack, but not California's long-term water supply deficit.The…
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More than 2,000 California homeowners have run out of water in the drought, according to the state website that tracks such data.But many homeowners whose…