Utilities in Sonoma, Marin counties ask customers to reduce water use by 20 percent
Eight public water utilities in Sonoma and Marin counties have called on customers to voluntarily reduce their water usage by 20 percent as the region faces worsening drought conditions.
Utilities in Sonoma, Marin counties ask customers to reduce water use by 20%
Eight public water utilities in Sonoma and Marin counties have called on customers to voluntarily reduce their water usage by 20 percent as the region faces worsening drought conditions.
Marin Water District to consider additional usage restrictions to address drought
In response to historically low reservoir levels and drought conditions, Marin Water's board of directors will vote Tuesday on whether to increase restrictions on water use.
Department of Water Resources to truck salmon to Pacific Ocean; low river levels blamed
California will truck millions of young salmon raised at fish hatcheries in the state's Central Valley to the Pacific Ocean because the waterways the fish use to travel downstream are historically low and warm due to increasing drought.
California Senate proposes to spend $3.4 billion on drought
California gets nearly all of its rain and snow in the winter and early spring. But this year, snowpack in the Sierra Nevada mountains is less than half of normal and most of the state is well below normal precipitation amounts.
Newsom declares drought emergency in Mendocino and Sonoma counties
Gov. Gavin Newsom has declared a drought emergency in two Northern California counties in response to conditions affecting much of the state.
Western US prepares for possible 1st water shortage declaration
The lakes that store water supplying millions of people in the U.S. West are projected to shrink to historic lows in the coming months, dropping to levels that could trigger the federal government's first-ever official shortage declaration.
Inflation of Russian River rubber dam begins due to dry conditions
Inflation of a rubber dam began this week on the Russian River to help ensure the drinking water supply to about 600,000 residents of Sonoma and Marin counties, Sonoma County Water Agency officials said Friday.
Sierra snowpack survey delivers disappointing results
Statewide, the overall snowpack was just 59 percent of average for this time of year.
California snowpack below normal again as rainy season wraps up
The water content of California’s Sierra Nevada snowpack was measured at 59% of the April 1 average, when it historically is at its peak, the state’s chief of snow surveys and water supply forecasting said Thursday.
On tap in California: Another drought or "megadrought"
California appears in the midst of another drought only a few years after a punishing 5-year dry spell.
Will the storm move the drought needle?
Bay Area water agencies, starved for snow and rain, are encouraged by this week's storm system.
Bay Area receives first rainfall in more than a month
KTVU's Rosemary Orozco said the first system would hit in the morning and quickly leave.
WEATHER FORECAST: Rain expected Saturday
The dry streak will come to an end Saturday! Mark Tamayo has your Bay Area forecast.
Sonoma County water agency inflating rubber dam early due to lack of rain
The rubber dam, typically inflated in spring or early summer when demand for potable water increases, is being put to use now because of the lack of measurable rainfall in February and warm temperatures, coupled with increased water demand at a time when the river is relatively low.
Amid dry winter, California worries about drought, fires
February is shaping up to be driest on record for much of the state, with chances of light showers on the horizon on March 1 and then not again until March 10.
Experts say February 2020 shaping up to be driest ever recorded in Sierras
Mark Tamayo reports.
Dry February: Officials looking ahead to wildfire season, possible drought
On a hillside next to Highway 17 in Los Gatos, dozens of state and contract workers are clearing dry and dead brush. Captain John Byrne of Cal Fire says the bone-dry month of February is both a blessing and a curse.
Side-by-side photos: Sierra snow pack below normal, drought returns to California
Last year's photo showed a lot of white snow over the Sierra. This year's photo showed a lot of brown and green hills.
'What a difference a year makes!' Sierra snowpack glaringly sparse compared to year ago
With no rain all month, February is on track to be one of the driest on record so far in the region, and newly released side by side satellite images show just how dire the snowpack level is in the Sierra Nevada.