San Joaquin County Water Digest

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

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

Excessive groundwater pumping is behind the sinking of the ground level in the San Joaquin Valley. Read on to learn more about the Stanford University research behind this startling finding.

Most ships discharging ballast water into California waters are inspected, but state officials have tested the water of only 16 ships. Experts say invaders like mussels are inevitable under current rules and enforcement.

Read on for updated information about repairs to a leaking and damaged levee on Victoria Island which was the subject of an emergency declaration by San Joaquin County.

The City of Ripon is considering a $15.5 million project to access a new water supply. Click to find out more about this plan.

Following the flooding caused by the atmospheric river storms of 2023, the San Joaquin needs to adapt to future deluges. Learn what some experts think lies ahead.

With the explosive growth of housing in Manteca comes the need to increase water supplies. Read on for more information about plans to meet the need.

In a bid to reduce water usage, the City of Ripon has mandated a once a week landscape watering schedule through the end of February.

Find out which design option was selected for the splash pad to be built at Woodward Park in Manteca.

The dangerous invasive Golden Mussel has been found in the Port of Stockton, stoking fears of it spreading into the Delta.

Sixty years ago, I was a reporter for the Klamath Falls (Oregon) Herald and News and with my family lived in a small house on the Link River, which flows out of Upper Klamath Lake, draining a large portion of the Cascade mountain range.

Low counts of spawning salmon could mean another year without fishing. Experts say the outlook still has time to turn around.

A local state of emergency was issued by San Joaquin County when an inspection revealed risk of a levee failure on Victoria Island in the Delta.

The large aquatic rodents have spread further into the Delta, spreading destruction as they go.

Growers support a federal and state proposal for operating California’s massive systems that send river water south. But it could harm more salmon and other endangered fish.

A look at the recently completed Smith Canal flood gate project and the expected impact on Stockton residents.

Most of us operate on the calendar year — the 12 months that begin on January 1 and end on December 31.

East Bay Municipal Utilities District is considering a ban on use of motorized personal watercraft at Lake Camanche.

Following successful conservation efforts per-capita water use by residents in the City of Manteca crept up in the month of September.

Following a hot summer, residents of the City of Ripon used 5% more water over last year.