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Encinitas Opens New Water Pipeline Reducing Drinking Water Demand by 27 Million Gallons Per Year

/in , /by /CBS 8by Danamarie McNicholl-Carter

 A new water pipeline project recently finished construction in Encinitas. On Tuesday local and congressional leaders held a ribbon cutting to mark the opening of the pipeline.

The Manchester Avenue Recycled Water Pipeline Project involved the construction of approximately 1.4 miles of six-inch diameter recycled water pipeline. According to a press release, customers connecting to this new pipeline will now irrigate with recycled water, reducing the demand for imported drinking water by more than 27 million gallons per year.

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U.S. Presents Proposals for Major Water Cuts on Colorado River

/in , , /by /Los Angeles Timesby Ian James

The federal government on Tuesday laid out two options for preventing the Colorado River’s depleted reservoirs from falling to critically low levels, saying it could either impose cuts across the Southwest by following the water-rights priority system or by using an across-the-board percentage.

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US Unveils Options for Cutting California’s Colorado River Water

/in , , /by /CalMattersby Alastair Bland

The Biden administration today proposed alternatives for cutting Colorado River water allocations for Southwest states, including one that would substantially reduce the amount of water delivered to Southern California.

One of the three options would retain California’s historic, century-old senior water rights, while another would override them and split the cuts in water deliveries evenly between California, Nevada and Arizona. The even-split option would be a big blow to Imperial Valley farmers while benefiting the other states.

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US Floats Options to Reduce Water Pulled From Colorado River

/in , /by /AP Newsby Ken Ritter and Suman Naishadham

The Biden administration released an environmental analysis Tuesday that outlined two ways that seven Western states and tribes reliant on the overtapped Colorado River could cut their use, but declined to publicly take a side on the best option.

One option would be more beneficial to California and some tribes along the river that have high-priority rights to the river’s water.

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Feds May Cut Supply Across Seven States to Keep Colorado River Afloat

/in , /by /Desert Sunby Janet Wilson

The U.S. Department of Interior announced Tuesday that it could ― and possibly would ― impose cuts to Colorado River deliveries starting next year if necessary, ignoring historic water rights held by the powerful Imperial Irrigation District and other rural farming districts.

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An Epic 31 Atmospheric River Storms Transformed California. The Mystery Remains: Why?

/in , , /by /Los Angeles Timesby Grace Toohey

As winter approached, few anticipated what was about to hit California.

Mired in a serious drought, the state was suddenly battered by an onslaught of 31 atmospheric river storms in a matter of months. While the number alone isn’t exceptional, the location, intensity and duration of these storms had a transforming effect on California’s climate. Record snowfall. Deadly flooding. The end of many drought restrictions.

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California’s Water Battles Continue Despite Record Rain and Snow

/in , , /by /KPVIby Dan Walters

On Monday, California water officials slogged through deep snow 7,000 feet above sea level, west of Lake Tahoe, to affirm what everyone already knew: A series of Pacific storms has generated record-level amounts of precipitation, filling reservoirs, inundating low-lying towns and fields and threatening more disastrous flooding as the Sierra snowpack melts.

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Environment Report: Snowy Winter Cools Contention on Colorado River

/in , , /by /Voice of San Diegoby MacKenzie Elmer

A few months ago drought had so choked the Colorado River – San Diego’s main water resource – that the federal government was ready to enforce significant major water restrictions on the seven states that drink from it.

But it has snowed and rained so much since January, tempers have cooled as the drought has been more or less quenched, at least for now.

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California Sees Record Snowpack Levels, Boost in Water Supply

/in , , /by /Fox Weather

Molly White, Water Operations Manager for the State Water Project at the California Department of Water Resources, said atmospheric river storms have to led to near-record snowpack in many parts of the Sierra Nevada and reservoir storage is above average for this time of year.

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Drought Restrictions Ending Across Bay Area

/in , , /by /The Mercury Newsby Paul Rogers

First came a dozen soaking atmospheric river storms. Then a huge Sierra Nevada snowpack, which on Monday was 248% of normal. Now comes drought relief.

Water agencies across the Bay Area are moving to roll back mandatory drought rules and surcharges as reservoirs have filled this winter and drought conditions have washed away.

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