Articles for State Water Project

As fish deaths increase at pumps, critics urge California agencies to improve protections
8 months, 2 weeks ago

As fish deaths increase at pumps, critics urge California agencies to improve protections

LA Times  

Powerful pumps that supply much of California’s population with water have killed several thousand threatened and endangered fish this year, prompting a coalition of environmental groups to demand that state and federal agencies take immediate steps to limit “alarming levels” of deaths. “To see the state and federal water agencies exceed their take limits and continue business-as-usual water exports is …

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TS govt seeks NDSA probe of Kaleshwaram barrages
10 months, 1 week ago

TS govt seeks NDSA probe of Kaleshwaram barrages

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The state government wrote to the National Dam Safety Authority seeking an inquiry into the condition of Medigadda, Annaram, and Sundilla barrages of the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme and suggest measures on the future course of action. In informal conversations with media persons at his chambers in the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday, irrigation minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy slammed …

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California sets initial State Water Project allocations at 10% after two dry months
1 year ago

California sets initial State Water Project allocations at 10% after two dry months

LA Times  

Last winter’s historic storms filled California’s reservoirs to the point that the state was able to deliver water agencies 100% of their allotments from the State Water Project for the first time since 2006. The State Water Project’s aqueducts and pipelines transport water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta to 29 water agencies that supply 27 million people. In Southern …

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A wet California boosts water allocations to 100% for first time in nearly 20 years
1 year, 8 months ago

A wet California boosts water allocations to 100% for first time in nearly 20 years

LA Times  

The San Luis Reservoir near Los Banos, a key water supply for millions of Californians from Silicon Valley to San Diego, is nearly at full capacity after a series of storms this winter. “Even in pretty wet years, we haven’t gotten to 100% allocations.” Just last year — when the state faced a third season of punishing drought — officials …

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On eve of storms, California water authorities boost State Water Project allocation to 35%
1 year, 10 months ago

On eve of storms, California water authorities boost State Water Project allocation to 35%

LA Times  

A section of the California Aqueduct in Palmdale. The Department of Water Resources said it now expects to deliver 35% of requested water supplies — up from the 30% announced last month — via the State Water Project. “Careful planning and the use of advanced forecasting tools will enable the department to balance the needs of our communities, agriculture and …

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California set for more brown lawns and water restrictions as state issues 5% allocation
2 years ago

California set for more brown lawns and water restrictions as state issues 5% allocation

LA Times  

The California Aqueduct flows water through Central Valley farmland. “California and most of the western U.S. states do remain in extreme drought conditions driven by climate change, and as water managers, we are adjusting to these hotter and drier conditions,” said Molly White, operations manager for the State Water Project. “This initial allocation is an important indicator of what Southern …

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Minister warns of floods in downstream River Krishna
2 years, 4 months ago

Minister warns of floods in downstream River Krishna

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Water resources minister Ambati Rambabu has warned of heavy floods in River Krishna due to water being released from Nagarjunasagar Dam, which is almost full. The minister said state government has alerted officials as well as people about the huge quantities of water being released. Rambabu refuted allegations in a section of media that state government is allotting mines …

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Telangana Rains: 2 Kaleshwaram pump houses submerged, Godavari rages on
2 years, 5 months ago

Telangana Rains: 2 Kaleshwaram pump houses submerged, Godavari rages on

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Two pump houses under the Kaleshwaram lift irrigation project were submerged in floodwaters of the Godavari in Mahadevpur mandal of Bhupalpally district on Thursday, as heavy rains continued to lash the state for a seventh consecutive day on Thursday. Meanwhile, the situation at the Kadem project in Nirmal district normalised after the water receded on the day, but the …

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Early signs indicate Southern California finally using less water. But big test lies ahead
2 years, 6 months ago

Early signs indicate Southern California finally using less water. But big test lies ahead

LA Times  

Benita Perez teaches her grandson, Nevaeh Perez, 1, how to walk in front of their apartment on Thomas Street in Lincoln Heights, where the grass they are standing on used to be green. Less than a month after sweeping water restrictions took effect across Southern California, early indications suggest residents are finally heeding calls to conserve as officials report a …

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California nixes plant, but says open to desalination
2 years, 7 months ago

California nixes plant, but says open to desalination

Associated Press  

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. — California officials have nixed a proposal for a $1.4 billion desalination plant but say they’re open to growing the state’s capacity to turn Pacific Ocean seawater into drinking water to buffer against persistent drought. Poseidon said in a statement that it was disappointed by the panel’s decision, and believes the project “would have created a sustainable, …

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DWP customers in L.A. face two-day-a-week water restrictions, with eight-minute limit
2 years, 7 months ago

DWP customers in L.A. face two-day-a-week water restrictions, with eight-minute limit

LA Times  

Standing among blooming water-resistant sage, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti speaks at a news conference about new water conservation guidelines. “We believe that going to two-day-a-week watering and getting people to really pay attention and ramp down their water use will keep us within the allotment that Met has offered us.” The new Phase 3 rules will apply to everyone …

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California slashes State Water Project allocation as year begins with record dryness
2 years, 9 months ago

California slashes State Water Project allocation as year begins with record dryness

LA Times  

After a record dry start to 2022, California water officials announced Friday that they were cutting State Water Project allocations from 15% to 5%, and warned residents to brace for a third year of drought. “But not every community is able to do that.” The largest urban water supplier in Southern California, the Metropolitan Water District, said about 30% of …

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December storms allow for ‘modest increase’ in state water deliveries
2 years, 11 months ago

December storms allow for ‘modest increase’ in state water deliveries

LA Times  

The Delta-Mendota Canal runs south along the western edge of the San Joaquin Valley, parallel to the California Aqueduct for most of its journey. Nearly two months after extreme drought conditions forced the state to eliminate water allocations along the massive State Water Project, regulators have announced a modest increase in deliveries due a recent series of drenching storms. “December …

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Southern California drought emergency declared
3 years, 1 month ago

Southern California drought emergency declared

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — The giant Metropolitan Water District of Southern California has declared a regional drought emergency due to record dry conditions. “We need immediate action to preserve and stretch our limited State Water Project supplies,” board Chairwoman Gloria D. Gray said. Next year, we’ll be lucky to get a small fraction of that.” Water years 2020 and 2021 were …

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Metropolitan Water District declares drought emergency in Southern California
3 years, 1 month ago

Metropolitan Water District declares drought emergency in Southern California

LA Times  

An aerial view of the California Aqueduct, near Bakersfield. Southern California’s largest urban water district declared a drought emergency on Tuesday and called for local water suppliers to immediately cut the use of water from the State Water Project. Upadhyay said MWD is asking the six agencies that depend on the State Water Project to “implement actions that they deem …

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Los Angeles shifts water supplies as drought hammers State Water Project
3 years, 2 months ago

Los Angeles shifts water supplies as drought hammers State Water Project

LA Times  

Mayor Eric Garcetti tosses one of millions of black plastic balls used to help with evaporation at the Los Angeles Reservoir following a news conference Tuesday in Granada Hills. With the project’s supplies now severely limited due to the drought, Southern California’s water agencies have begun shifting these precious supplies to areas that need it most, while Los Angeles is …

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