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As the first major storm of the season begins its approach to the Bay Area, the region continues to outperform much of the state in terms of water conservation,...
Storage levels at Lake Mendocino continue to be dire. As of September 30th, storage levels were at 15,219 acre feet, down more than 75-percent of the target
Drought prompts California to halt some water diversions ADAM BEAM, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail 8 1of8FILE - In this June 9, 2021, file photo, the dried, cracked earth of a former wetland that was drained in an effort to prevent an outbreak of avian botulism which occurs in Tulelake, Calif. California regulators are planning to stop thousands of farmers from taking water out of the state's major rivers and streams. The State Water Resources Control Board is considering the extraordinary order because of an historic drought gripping the western United States. The board ...
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) â Some farmers in one of the country's most important agricultural regions will have to stop taking water out of major rivers and streams because of a severe drought that is threatening the drinking water supply for 25 million people, state regulators said Tuesday. The Water Resources Control Board approved an emergency resolution empowering regulators to halt diversions from the state's two largest river systems. The order could apply to roughly 86% of landowners who have legal rights to divert water from the San Joaquin ...