San Joaquin County Local News: Water

02/01/2025
Read on to learn more about the Trump-ordered "emergency" release of water from two San Joaquin Valley reservoirs and how it is literally going down the drain (and not to preserve LA from fires as claimed).

01/30/2025
Repairs to the Victoria Island Levee have been complete, just in time as an atmospheric river approaches the region. Read on to learn more.

01/27/2025
Read on to learn more about upcoming increases to water and sewage rates in the City of Manteca, and why the rate increases are necessary.

01/22/2025
It would be impossible to overstate the complexity of water supply management in California.

01/21/2025
Trump apparently wants to override new Biden-Newsom rules that have widespread support among Southern California cities and some Central Valley farmers.

01/17/2025
California State Senator Jerry McNerney, representing San Joaquin County and parts of Alameda County, has been appointed to the state Delta Protection Commission. Read on to learn more about the commission.

01/17/2025
Read on for the latest progress in the B.F. Sisk Dam Raise and Reservoir Expansion Project to raise the dam at the San Luis Reservoir to add storage capacity.

01/16/2025
Read on for more information about a proposed rate increase to fund $30 million in upgrades to the Manteca water system.

01/08/2025
President-elect Donald Trump faulted California water policies for the devastating wildfires that are burning in Los Angeles County. The fires started because of fierce winds and extremely dry conditions.

01/07/2025
Some Northern California cities have been soaked with almost twice their average rainfall, while southern cities are bone-dry. This season’s huge — possibly unprecedented — disparity works in favor of the state’s water supplies.

01/04/2025
The Delta Stewardship Council, a state-appointed agency that works to protect the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta while preserving it as a major water source, recently released a draft adaptation plan called Delta Adapts: Creating a Climate Resilient Future. 

12/20/2024
The vintage cruise ship which sunk near Stockton, has been towed away by the Coast Guard. Read on for more information about the process of raising the vessel and the use of three tugboats to "deadship tow" it away.

12/20/2024
New operating rules for massive Delta systems will increase water deliveries to Southern California cities and some growers. Salmon numbers could drop, especially in dry years.

12/17/2024
Get the details behind a proposed hike in Manteca water rates, the first in 15 years.

12/12/2024
Read on to learn how much water and sewer rates will be going up for Manteca residents, and why.

12/10/2024
In a December 10 press conference, Governor Newsom urged lawmakers to press forward in building the Sites Reservoir in Colusa County. Read on to learn more about the project, the largest new reservoirs to be built in California in the last 50 years.

12/09/2024
The San Joaquin County Sheriff will be enforcing the state boater ID law. Get the details of what you need to pilot area waters.

12/06/2024
The levee at the southwest edge of Victoria Island was found to have sunk enough to warrant concern. Read on to learn more about this project.

12/05/2024
Find out why SSJID is planning a five-year $125 million capital improvement project to its water delivery network.

12/04/2024
Each December there’s a new version of an old guessing game about how much water will be provided to agricultural and municipal users in the year ahead.