A California water official has warned that the longer the Golden State goes without adequate snowfall this winter, the “harder it will be to catch up” to the levels needed to maintain California’s reservoir water supply through the dry summer months. The message came as the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) conducted its second […]
Federal water managers and the local agencies they serve usually gather every January in Reno, Nevada, to swap wish lists, from higher dams to new reservoirs to changes to endangered species rules. This year, at the Mid-Pacific Water Users Conference, the focus was more basic: whether the federal water system has enough people left to […]
California’s Department of Water Resources (DWR) has increased the 2026 State Water Project (SWP) allocation to 30% of requested supplies, up from the initial 10% announced Dec. 1, following mid-December storms that boosted available water supplies. The SWP delivers water to 29 public water agencies serving approximately 27 million Californians and 750,000 acres of farmland. According […]
Another high-pressure system will push temperatures toward near record-breaking levels by midweek, but a major cooldown — and possibly some rain — finally appears in the Southern California forecast. “We’ll get a little bit of a pullback with temperatures today, but those temps are going to go right back up,” KTLA meteorologist Henry DiCarlo said […]
America’s water and wastewater infrastructure is entering a period of reinvestment, and because of that, opportunities for collaboration between private sector firms and public entities will be abundant in 2026. Decades-old treatment plants, pump stations, and collection systems are being pushed beyond their original design lives by population growth, tighter environmental regulations, and volatile weather patterns. Public officials are moving to protect and […]
California’s snowpack is shrinking after a rather dry January. The Department of Water Resources says new measurements show snow levels below average for this time of year. “Although today’s results are below average, we still have some time to catch up before the critical April 1st measurements. Current forecasts don’t show any significant precipitation or […]
California Water Officials Issue Warning as Key Water Supply Number Plunges
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /News Weekby Anna SkinnerA California water official has warned that the longer the Golden State goes without adequate snowfall this winter, the “harder it will be to catch up” to the levels needed to maintain California’s reservoir water supply through the dry summer months. The message came as the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) conducted its second […]
Trump’s Water Ambitions Have a Staffing Problem
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /Politicoby Camille Von KaenelFederal water managers and the local agencies they serve usually gather every January in Reno, Nevada, to swap wish lists, from higher dams to new reservoirs to changes to endangered species rules. This year, at the Mid-Pacific Water Users Conference, the focus was more basic: whether the federal water system has enough people left to […]
California Increases 2026 State Water Project Allocation to 30%
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /Water WorldCalifornia’s Department of Water Resources (DWR) has increased the 2026 State Water Project (SWP) allocation to 30% of requested supplies, up from the initial 10% announced Dec. 1, following mid-December storms that boosted available water supplies. The SWP delivers water to 29 public water agencies serving approximately 27 million Californians and 750,000 acres of farmland. According […]
Record Heat Possible Before Major Southern California Cooldown, Chance of Rain
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /KTLA 5by Tony KurzweilAnother high-pressure system will push temperatures toward near record-breaking levels by midweek, but a major cooldown — and possibly some rain — finally appears in the Southern California forecast. “We’ll get a little bit of a pullback with temperatures today, but those temps are going to go right back up,” KTLA meteorologist Henry DiCarlo said […]
Billions Of Dollars In Play As Communities Tackle Aging Water Infrastructure
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /Water Onlineby Mary Scott NabersAmerica’s water and wastewater infrastructure is entering a period of reinvestment, and because of that, opportunities for collaboration between private sector firms and public entities will be abundant in 2026. Decades-old treatment plants, pump stations, and collection systems are being pushed beyond their original design lives by population growth, tighter environmental regulations, and volatile weather patterns. Public officials are moving to protect and […]
Snow Survey Shows California’s Snow Levels Below Average Sparking Concerns
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /ABC 7by Niku KazoriCalifornia’s snowpack is shrinking after a rather dry January. The Department of Water Resources says new measurements show snow levels below average for this time of year. “Although today’s results are below average, we still have some time to catch up before the critical April 1st measurements. Current forecasts don’t show any significant precipitation or […]