As California struggles through one of the worst droughts in history, voters will have the opportunity to cast their ballot on November 4th on Proposition 1: the “Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014.” If passed, the water bon
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The Northern California Water Association (NCWA) Board of Directors has formally supported Propositions 1 (The Water Bond) and 2 (The Rainy Day Fund). By voting “Yes” for these measures, we can help guide California in a positive direction for the next se
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With precipitation from the last two storms falling throughout Northern California, it has been a much needed boost to reservoir levels throughout the region, which will help with water supplies for next year. In the past week, Shasta Reservoir on the Sa
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The State Water Board on May 27, 2014 issued curtailment notices to all post-1914 water right holders in the Sacramento-San Joaquin watersheds based on the lack of available water supplies. In the last several weeks, the State Water Board has begun a mode
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There are two important measures on the November 4 ballot that will affect California’s future. The Northern California Water Association (NCWA) Board of Directors urges you to consider and then vote “Yes” on Propositions 1 and 2. By voting “Yes” for thes
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Governor Brown earlier today delivered his inaugural address to the Legislature in our State Capitol. With three dry years behind us and many challenges facing water suppliers throughout California, water was a central part of Governor Brown’s remarks and
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Recent news reports have lauded the significant efforts for water conservation in the Sacramento Valley. Based on data gathered by the State Water Resources Control Board, the City of Sacramento’s water consumption last November was reduced 20 percent fro
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The Sacramento region has been leading the state in water conservation this year–an outstanding accomplishment that is helping California withstand the multi-year drought. This achievement is a result of both effective water efficiency programs and
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The Central Valley Project (CVP) and State Water Project (SWP) have prepared an initial drought contingency plan for 2015 operations, which they today provided to various state and federal agencies. Although there were late 2014 storms that helped our wat
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In the Sacramento Valley, water has been re-managed over the past several decades to provide essential pathways for spawning salmon and steelhead. Nearly every major watercourse in the Sacramento Valley has flow agreements that are designed to benefit sal
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As part of the water planning process in California, the State Water Resources Control Board has provided a “Notice of Surface Water Shortage and Potential for Curtailment of Water Right Diversions for 2015.” “As the drought emergency continues, it appear
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While water, or the lack of it, has been a hot topic across the region, the Metro Chamber has been playing an important role in policy discussions to protect our water supplies, create solutions to address the current challenges and avoid future water cri
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During dry years, every drop counts. In the Sacramento Valley, water resources managers are working closely with various conservation partners on a broad salmon recovery program. As part of this effort, the Northern California Water Association joined the
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The 2015 water year has been a roller coaster ride, with a very dry January tucked in between big storms in December and early February in Northern California. The hydrologic cycle in California has always been unpredictable, with widely fluctuating wet y
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The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has a new webpage on North of Delta Off-stream Storage (Sites Reservoir) that outlines the benefits Sites Reservoir would provide in a drought year like we experienced in 2014. This off-stream regulating reservoir
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Water agencies throughout the Sacramento Valley have been leaders in progressive water management and environmental stewardship—managing water for farms, birds and fish. Western Canal Water District just south of Chico was recently featured in the ACWA Ne
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Two Butte County leaders and farmers expressed the strong support in Northern California for Proposition 1. Bryce Lundberg, the Chair of the Northern California Water Association, and Jamie Johansonn, the Second Vice President of the California Farm Burea
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After going so long without meaningful rainfall in this third year of California’s drought, the recent storms and the precipitation they have brought are a welcome change. But, while the rainfall and snow are much needed, the overall quantity of the prec
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Recent comments by an economics Professor from the University of California Davis projects that “there’s going to be significantly more pain this year than there was last year” with respect to agriculture and the rural parts of the state. Last year, Dr. H
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In California we are blessed with a stunning geography and 39 million people who depend on and enjoy this landscape every day. This geography depends upon water to support every part of the state. The attached info-graphic shows how water is used in Calif
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