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DROUGHT: State Water Board’s New Goals Ease Conservation Numbers

/in /by /The Press-Enterprise (Riverside)by By Alejandra Molina

The state water board released new water-cutback goals Thursday afternoon, April 7, easing conservation numbers for many Inland suppliers.

The announcement comes in the wake of this week’s Eastern Municipal Water District vote to ease drought restrictions, which may have been among the region’s first to make such changes. Now the State Water Resources Control Board’s new goals show reduced drought restrictions for suppliers across the Inland area.

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Central California Reservoirs Filling Up Due to Recent Storms

/in /by /Capital Public Radio (Sacramento)by By Rich Ibarra

Fisherman, boaters, and campers are eager to return to popular lakes for recreation as Central California reservoirs are filling up thanks to the recent storms and incoming snow melt.

Pardee Lake in Amador County is 97 percent full and Camanche Reservoir in Calaveras County has refilled to almost 70 percent of capacity. Lake Don Pedro in Tuolumne County, which covers 15 square miles, has risen to 60 percent of capacity. Don Pedro Recreation Director Chris Collett says the month of March brought a miracle increase, a 30 foot rise in the lake level.

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California Water-Saving Rules to Ease, but Nobody’s Off the Hook

/in /by /Eureka Times Standard by By Will Houston

In May, California’s water authority is set to soften water conservation requirements for certain areas of the state, including the North Coast.

While this announcement was met with a favorable response by local water officials, the State Water Resources Control Board’s Chairwoman Felicia Marcus said earlier this week that nobody will be off the hook entirely.

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Despite Loss in Court, Water Supplier Still Sticking San Diego With Big Bills

/in /by /Voice of San Diego by By Ry Rivard Quoted: Mark Weston and Dennis Cushman

Even though San Diego water customers may be owed hundreds of millions of dollars by the region’s largest water supplier, it will be a long time before anyone sees a dime.

A judge ruled last year that the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California charged too much to deliver water to San Diego from the Colorado River. The judge said Metropolitan owes the San Diego County Water Authority at least $243 million, including legal fees and interest.

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