El Dorado County Local News: Water

05/18/2023
The unseasonably warm temperatures at Lake Tahoe have prompted officials to issue a flood warning for a rapidly melting snowpack.

05/12/2023
The South Tahoe Public Utility District is developing a strategic plan for recycled water to analyze options and establish a roadmap for the future. The district will host a public meeting from 6-8 p.m. May 23.

05/03/2023
Facing aging water and sewer systems, the South Tahoe Public Utility District Board of Directors will consider raising rates for the 2024 fiscal year.

05/03/2023
Fort Bragg is embarking on an innovative pilot project to desalt ocean water for the Mendocino Coast community using carbon-free wave action to power an energy-intensive process that in other cases generates climate changing greenhouse gases.

04/23/2023
The mantra “Keep Tahoe Blue” has become synonymous with the region. But far fewer people know the history of the movement it represents. Here’s a glimpse of the story behind the sticker.

04/23/2023
And neither was 1952. The top honor should really go to 1983, which clinched first at 231% of normal, an analysis by the Bay Area News Group found.

04/19/2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District has awarded a $114.4 million construction contract to Folsom Dam Constructors.

04/19/2023
Three miles in three different sections of the Mother Lode force main will be replaced by Teichert Construction with completion by August 2024, according to an update heard by the El Dorado Irrigation District Board of Directors.

04/12/2023
For the last five months of 2022, Lake Tahoe was the clearest it has been since the 1980s. That is due in part to a resurgence of the lake's native zooplankton.

04/11/2023
The UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center is sponsoring its third annual circumnavigation of Lake Tahoe, a kayaking journey that takes place June 19-25.

04/11/2023
One of the options would override California’s water rights and split the cuts evenly between California, Nevada and Arizona—which would be a big blow to Imperial Valley farmers.

04/07/2023
El Dorado County is adding $275,000 to its 2022-23 facilities capital work plan for emergency repairs to the Veterans Memorial Building in Placerville after it sustained winter storm damage.

04/07/2023
California State Parks’ Division of Boating and Waterways, the Department of Water Resources and Cal Fire are urging the public to be aware of cold-water dangers this spring as record snowpack is causing flow levels not seen in years.

04/06/2023
According to a new study, ponderosa pine forests in the Sierra Nevada that were wiped out by western pine beetles won’t recover to pre-drought densities. But there’s less risk of another huge die-off this century because the bark beetles will have fewer host trees.

04/03/2023
The Department of Water Resources conducted the fourth snow survey of the season at Phillips Station near Echo Summit, ecording 126.5 inches of snow depth.

03/31/2023
Facing the challenges of fire, rain and snow, the Georgetown Divide Public Utilities District staff continues to move forward with the district’s capital improvement plan.

03/31/2023
Steve Griffin, a resident of the Hidden Lake neighborhood north of Placerville, told the El Dorado Irrigation District Board of Directors he had sent out 50 notices to property owners and received positive feedback on transferring ownership of the lake to a private party or community entity.

03/25/2023
“The Lake of the Sky” is grabbing attention this winter for more than one reason. Emerald Bay froze completely, including the inlet, for the first time in many years.

03/24/2023
Directors of the El Dorado Irrigation District voted 4-1 to accept the midrange bid for a cost-of-service analysis by NBS. Director Lori Anzini shifted her vote from the Feb. 27 meeting when she and Director Alan Day voted for the lowest total cost bid.

03/16/2023
Many people are looking at the snow and water levels and asking that question. The answer depends on where you are in the West and how you define “drought.” A researcher at the Desert Research Institute’s Western Regional Climate Center explains.