California water managers have announced their preliminary forecast of supplies that will be available next year from the State Water Project, telling 29 public agencies to plan for as little as 5% of requested allotments. The state Department of Water Resources said Monday that the initial...
The Delta as a Source of Drinking Water: Monitoring Results 1983 to 1987.California Department of Water Resources, 1992b; Contract for Water Service from a 1992 California Drought Emergency Water Bank.California Department of Water Resources, Management of the California State Water Project, Bulletin...
data released by the state Department of Social Services has revealed that 1 in 4 of the state's child-care centers has dangerously high levels of the metal in their drinking water.
Public supply wells provide water to tens of millions of Californians each day. Below is a dashboard designed to allow users to explore public supply wells throughout California based on wells regulated by the California State Water Resources Control Board'sDivision of Drinking Water (DDW)Program....
“Water Police – Does Tattling on Your Neighbor Really Work?” was the focus of the second panel, including Matt Dickens, Resource Conservation Manager, Valencia Water Company; Toby Goddard, Administrative Services Manager, Santa Cruz Water Department; and Patrick Pilz, Manager of Conservation and ...
California GAMA Program: Ground-Water Quality Data in the Northern San Joaquin Basin Study Unit, 2005. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is collaborating with the State Water Board, the California Department of Health Services (CADHS), and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) on impleme...
Since July 1, 2014, when the California Department of Public Health Drinking Water Program was transferred to the State Water Board, the State Water Board has been charged with the development and adoption of uniform water recycling criteria appropriate for specific uses of recycled water. The ...
use efficiency standards for urban water suppliers that would govern indoor use, allowable water loss and outdoor use. The State Water Resources Control Board was charged with crafting the standards, working with the Department of Water Resources, businesses, environmental advocates and water utilities...
California's snowpack has plunged to record low levels for early spring, bringing more ominous news for the drought-stricken state's water supply. Frank Gehrke, left, chief of the California Cooperative Snow Surveys Program for the Department of Water Resources, points to a mark on the snowpa...
Although California's drinking water largely relies on groundwater and the Colorado River, its reservoir system is vital to the massive agriculture industry in the state. According to the California Department of Food and Agriculture, the state produces over a third of the country's vegetables and...