Water Purveyors in the Mountain Counties Request State Ease Drought Restrictions
Placer County Water Agency (PCWA) and Nevada Irrigation District (NID) have requested the State ease water restrictions in their service areas. Despite full reservoirs, average and above average snowpack in the northern Sierra, and increased reservoir storage releases to the ocean from Shasta, Oroville, and Folsom, the emergency drought water regulations continue to impact the region.
“Adding to the debate over Northern California’s winter stormwaters, U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein and congressional Republicans asked President Obama on Thursday to increase the volume of water pumped through the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to the drought-stricken San Joaquin Valley. Feinstein, D-Calif., and a group of California House Republicans led by Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy called for increased pumping in a pair of letters to the White House. … ” MORE FROM MAVENS NOTEBOOK
On April 20, 2016, the State Water Resources Control Board will hold a public workshop to receive input on the potential modification of the current Emergency Regulation for Statewide Urban Water Conservation. This will be an informational workshop only and the State Water Board will take no formal action. Public Workshop Notice.
NEWS CBS and Fox 40 recently interviewed Ross Branch, Public Affairs Manager for PCWA and reported on this subject:
March 24, 2016: CBS’s report on PCWA’s request to ease drought restrictions:
March 24, 2016: Fox 40’s report on water conservation despite reservoir releases:
