On October 29th of 2008, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR)
announced that it would be allocating only 15% of the water requested by the
communities served by the State Water Project (SWP) in the State California;
this represents the second lowest allocation level in over 40 years. Several factors
have contributed to this conservative plan including a prolonged drought in the
region, lower than average snowfall, and a court decision to protect a small fish.
The California DWR is tasked with taking this all into account and managing the
State’s fresh water resources; a difficult task even in a wet year. Read More