State Water Project Allocation Increase – 15% for Calendar Year 2019

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SACRAMENTO – The Department of Water Resources (DWR) is increasing the allocation of 2019 State Water Project (SWP) water for long-term contractors from 427,167 acre-feet to 631,115 acre-feet. Based on the recent precipitation, runoff, and current water supply condition, SWP supplies are projected to be 15 percent of most SWP contractors’ 2019 requested Table A amounts, which totals 4,172,786 acre-feet.  Click here for more information. 

 

2019 State Water Project Allocation Increase – 15 Percent

Citrus Reservoir will be covered with 7.5 million floating balls

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No landing here; birds and airports do not mix!  San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District, in collaboration with San Gorgonio Pass Water Agency, has come up with a solution that will not only protect the birds and aircraft but will also prevent algae buildup and reduce evaporation from the reservoir.  

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State Water Project Initial Allocation at 10% for Calendar Year 2019

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SACRAMENTO – The Department of Water Resources (DWR) is initially approving 427, 167 acre-feet (AF) of Table A water for the long-term State Water Project (SWP) contractors in 2019. SWP supplies are projected to meet 10 percent of most SWP contractors’
requests for Table A water, which totals 4,172,786 AF.   Click here for more information. 

State Water Project Allocation at 35% for Calendar Year 2018

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SACRAMENTO – The Department of Water Resources is increasing the allocation of 2018 State Water Project (SWP).  Based on the recent precipitation, runoff, and current water supply condition, SWP supplies are projected to be 35 percent of most SWP contractors’ 2018 requested Table A amounts, which totals 4, 172,786 acre-feet.  Click here to read more.

State Water Project Allocation at 30% for Calendar Year 2018

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SACRAMENTO – The Department of Water Resources (DWR) is increasing the allocation of 2018 State Water Project (SWP). Based on the recent precipitation, runoff, and current water supply condition, SWP supplies are projected to be 30 percent of most SWP contractors’ 2018 requested Table A amounts, which totals 4, 172, 786 acre-feet.   Click here to read more. 

Groundwater Recharge Facility Construction Notice

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Residents of Beaumont will see a new construction project as they drive through the intersection of Beaumont Avenue and Brookside.  The San Gorgonio Pass Water Agency is constructing a new groundwater recharge facility at the site.  Construction will begin the week of April 23.

The facility is required to increase reliability of imported water supplies and to help meet increasing   local demands.  “We have recently obtained some new water supplies for the region, and are negotiating to obtain some more.  We need to have a place to store this water locally”, said David Fenn, a Beaumont real estate broker who is Board President.  “This facility will enable us to store the water underground.”  Click here to read more…

DWR, Local Agencies Commemorate Completion of State Water Project’s East Branch Extension

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The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) and local partners today commemorated the completion of a project to extend the State Water Project’s East Branch Aqueduct to bring additional supplies to communities in eastern San Bernardino County.

The East Branch Extension was designed and built in partnership with the San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District and San Gorgonio Pass Water Agency. The extension allows local water managers to further diversify their water portfolios, making them more resilient and better able to meet the challenges of a variable and changing climate. In addition to providing direct water deliveries to communities, the extension also will deliver water to groundwater spreading basins to recharge area aquifers. Click here to read more…

DWR, Local Agencies Commemorate Completion of State Water Project’s East Branch Extension

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REDLANDS – The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) and local partners today commemorated the completion of a project to extend the State Water Project’s East Branch Aqueduct to bring additional supplies to communities in eastern San Bernardino County.  Click here to read more…

STATE WATER PROJECT ALLOCATION AT 20% FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2018

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SACRAMENTO – The Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced today that it is increasing the allocation of 2018 State Water Project (SWP) water.  Based on the recent precipitation, runoff, and current water supply condition, SWP supplies are projected to be 20% of most SWP contractors’ 2018 requested Table A amounts.  Click here to read more.

STATE WATER PROJECT INITIAL ALLOCATION AT 15% FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2018

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SACRAMENTO – The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today announced an initial water allocation of 15 percent for most State Water Project (SWP) contractors for the 2018 calendar year. That allocation will likely change depending on rain and snowfall received this winter.  Click here to read more.