From the Department of Water Resources Drought Page:
“This week brings sorely needed and significant precipitation to California. But similar levels of rain and snow would have to fall consistently throughout this winter and spring for the state to begin to recover from extreme drought conditions. In preparation for a fourth year of drought, the directors of five federal and state agencies primarily involved in operating and regulating California’s two biggest water projects, the federal Central Valley Project and the State Water Project, together have developed a strategy for potential implementation. State and federal agencies have developed a plan for 2015 operations and a summary of key lessons learned during 2014 in managing this extreme drought.”
For more information …
- Interagency 2015 Drought Strategy
- CVP and SWP Drought Contingency Plan
- CVP and SWP Drought Contingency Biological Monitoring Plan
- Draft Review Of Applied Adaptive Management
Visit DWR’s drought page by clicking here.