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Water Authority Declares End Of Drought In San Diego

/in /by /Fox5 San Diego Quoted: Mark Muir and Maureen Stapleton

The San Diego County Water Authority Board of Directors has declared an end to drought conditions in the region. According to the Water Authority, precipitation at San Diego’s official reporting station at Lindbergh Field is 172 percent of average at this time. Statewide snow-water content is 193 percent of average, while the snowpack in the Colorado River Basin — where San Diego obtains some of its water — is also well above normal, the SDCWA reported.

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San Diego Water Officials Declare Drought Over, Plead With State Regulators To Lift Regulations

/in /by /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Joshua Emerson Smith Quoted: Dana Friehauf

Water officials in San Diego County announced Thursday that the region’s drought has ended. The San Diego County Water Authority, the region’s water wholesaler, made the announcement in an ongoing effort to convince regulators in Sacramento to lift emergency drought regulations on urban water districts throughout the state. “I think it sends an important message to residents and businesses that we have not been experiencing drought conditions here in San Diego County,” said Dana Friehauf, water resources manager with the authority. “We’re requesting the governor and state water board rescind the state emergency regulations.

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Drought Is Over (Says Local Water Authority)

/in /by /San Diego Readerby Don Bauder Quoted: Mark Muir

The San Diego County Water Authority’s board of directors today (January 26) declared that the drought is over. The board urged governor Jerry Brown and the State Water Resources Control Board to rescind statewide emergency water-use regulations for areas of the state no longer in drought conditions, such as San Diego. Heavy local rainfall, record-setting precipitation in the Northern Sierra, and a very good snowpack in the upper Colorado River basin convinced the county water authority board to call an end to the drought.

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Drought Retreats From Nearly Half Of California

/in /by /Mail Tribune (Medford, Ore.)by John Antczak Quoted: Mark Muir

Drought conditions have retreated from nearly half of California after January’s onslaught of storms, the U.S. Drought Monitor said Thursday, and one large water wholesaler urged state regulators to lift restrictions on areas with adequate supplies. The board of directors of the San Diego County Water Authority voted to declare an end to drought conditions in its region and to call on Gov. Jerry Brown and the State Water Resources Control Board to rescind statewide emergency water-use regulation.

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Water Authority Declares Years-Long Drought is Over in San Diego

/in /by /Times of San Diegoby Chris Jennewein Quoted: Dana Friehauf and Jim Madaffer

The San Diego County Water Authority approved a resolution Thursday declaring an end to the drought in San Diego County. The vote came after an unexpectedly rainy January that has already boosted the Sierra Nevada snowpack to springtime levels. The resolution also called upon Gov. Jerry Brown to declare an end the statewide drought emergency and cancel conservation regulations affecting San Diego. The approval was 25-0 with 8 abstentions. Several board members wanted more time to study the resolution, but authority staff said time was of the essence because the state Water Resources Control Board meets early in February.

 

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Water Authority Declares An End To The Drought In San Diego County

/in /by /ABC 10 Newsby Joe Little Quoted: Dana Friehauf and Mark Muir

The drought is over in San Diego County but it doesn’t mean the end of water conservation. That’s according to the San Diego County Water Authority. “We are not in a shortage,” said SDCWA Water Resources Manager Dana Friehauf.  “We want to let our businesses know that and our community members know that we are not in a drought emergency here.” Friehauf said an amazing amount of snowfall and rain throughout California prompted the SDCWA’s Board of Directors to approve a resolution Thursday to declare an end to drought conditions in San Diego County.

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Huntington Beach Desalination Plant Is Among Trump Priorities, Leaked Document Shows

/in /by /The Orange County Registerby Lauren Williams

A document purportedly leaked from the Trump administration indicates that the proposed desalination plant in Huntington Beach is among 50 infrastructure projects nationwide that the president has designated as a priority. The Kansas City Star and The News Tribune reported Tuesday that the $1 billion Poseidon Water desalination plant is on a list of dozens of projects across the country that would cost an estimated $137.5 billion in public-private partnerships.

 

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Storms Leave Bay Area Reservoirs Above Capacity, Spilling Over

/in /by /NBC Los Angelesby Marianne Favro

The recent storms have created a lot of concern and catastrophe in the Bay Area. An example comes in Los Gatos, where a 100-foot tall eucalyptus tree slammed down next to Lisa Gonowski’s house. “We are sleeping in our living room because of these huge eucalyptus tree,” she said. But the storm has also reduced worries about our water supply. Last summer you could see the bottom of the Almaden Reservoir. Today it is nearly full because of the storms. In addition, the Lexington, Coyote and Uvas reservoirs are above capacity and spilling over.

 

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SOME RELIEF | Notable Rainfall; Ventura Talks State Water

/in /by /Ventura County Reporterby Chris O'Neal

A series of strong storms over the weekend helped to relieve the drought-stricken lands known as Ventura County. Beginning on Thursday, Jan. 19, the first of three storms made its way into the county, followed by a stronger storm on Friday — a brief interlude on Saturday — and the strongest of the storms on Sunday through Monday morning. Areas of the county experienced small debris flows and localized flooding, with one family requiring rescue by the Ventura County Fire Department after their vehicle became stuck in flood waters at an intersection of Pleasant Valley Road in Camarillo.

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CVP Remains Cautious On Water Allocation

/in /by /AgAlert (Sacramento)by Christine Souza

As each passing storm delivers more snowpack to the mountains and fills many California reservoirs to above-average levels, operators of the federal Central Valley Project remain cautious about projecting agricultural water supplies for the coming year. In preparation for its initial 2017 water supply announcement, expected next month, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, which operates the CVP, released an update of water conditions for its reservoirs. The largest, Shasta Lake, stood at 82 percent of capacity and 124 percent of average as of last week.

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