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Feb 24, 2022 · Maddeningly, the industry continues to operate extensively in California — using and polluting vast amounts of water. Between January 2018 and March 2021, the industry used over 3 billion gallons of freshwater for drilling operations. To put this in perspective, this is the equivalent of 120 million showers for California households.
The latest maps and charts on California's water supplies, including urban water use, rain, snowpack, reservoirs and drought conditions.
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At the heart of California’s water system is the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. It's a natural feature of California’s hydrology, where the state’s two mighty rivers join and find their way to sea. It is also the export pool of the SWP, pumping water to millions of people in the San Francisco Bay Area, San Joaquin Valley, Central Coast, and Southern...
In addition to supplying water to farms, cities, and industry, the SWP provides flood control, recreational opportunities, and water for fish and wildlife. The SWP’s water storage facilities provide year-round recreation opportunities for communities and tourists. Lake Oroville, the SWP’s largest reservoir, was originally built in response to the Y...
California’s heavily engineered water system is blamed by many for declining fish populations, yet simultaneously praised by others for timely releases of cool water to sustain salmon, steelhead and other species. CVP and SWP pumps in the Delta operate under State and federal guidelines to reduce their effects on sensitive fish species. California ...
California has many competing needs for water. Cities, farms, and fish have been pitted against each other for more than a century in a 3-way tug-of-war for a sustainable supply of water. Sustainable groundwater management has been given a high priority as aquifers continue to be over pumped in many areas, particularly during dry periods when surfa...
In order to maintain a reliable water supply, we must invest in our water system’s infrastructure. Infrastructure includes the aqueduct, canals, dams, spillways, reservoirs, levees, pumping plants, and more. Much of our infrastructure is aging and needs to be bolstered or reconstructed. New infrastructure plans are designed to ensure a reliable and...
Dec 14, 2023 · Part of a series on the causes and consequences of disappearing water. Dec. 14, 2023. The story of California’s water wars begins, as so many stories do in the Golden State, with gold. The ...
May 15, 2022 · California’s reservoirs are already at critically low levels, yet residents and businesses across the state are using more water now than they have in seven years.
Welcome to California Water Watch! This site offers the most current local and statewide water conditions down to your region and even your neighborhood. This information is updated dynamically from a variety of data sources. Everyone is welcome to research, learn, and stay informed about California's most precious resource -- water.
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Nov 7, 2022 · Source: California Department of Water Resources. California’s underground aquifers can hold vastly more water than its reservoirs — between 850 million and 1.3 billion acre-feet of capacity below ground, compared to about 38.1 million acre feet above ground, according to the Department of Water Resources.
