From the State Water Resources Control Board:
“Responding to record dry conditions and diminishing water supplies in the state’s major rivers and reservoirs, the State Water Resources Control Board announced two key actions Friday to protect public health and safety from more severe water shortages should extreme drought conditions continue.
State Water Board Executive Director Tom Howard is approving a petition to adjust water quality requirements in the Sacramento San Joaquin Delta, allowing the State Water Project and the federal Central Valley Project to conserve water supplies in upstream reservoirs and more effectively operate their facilities in response to ongoing drought conditions. In addition, the State Water Board announced that notices will be issued beginning next week to “junior priority ”water-right holders to curtail their diversions of water from the Sacramento and San Joaquin River systems.
Both of these actions, which are included in the Governor’s recent State of Emergency declaration, reflect extraordinary circumstances brought on by the state’s record drought. … “
Continue reading from the State Water Resources Control Board here: State Water Board Approves State and Federal Water Projects Petition to Conserve Water During Drought Conditions
