San Joaquin County Water Digest

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.

The California state goal to conserve 30% of its land and coastal waters has advanced, with conserved lands reaching 25% and coastal waters 16%.

Swimming is allowed again at Lodi Lake following closure due to bacteria alert.

A Kings County judge today issued a temporary restraining order against the state that pauses its unprecedented move to crack down on groundwater depletion in California’s agricultural heartland.

Harnessing clean energy is a venture of unprecedented scope in California, bringing big changes to Humboldt and the Central Coast, and requiring 26 ports along the coast.

The measures are substantially weaker than a previous proposal after an onslaught of criticism. But they will still save enough water through 2050 to supply the state’s entire population for a year, at a cost of $4.7 billion.

Almost 400 suppliers, two-thirds in communities of color, don’t meet safety and reliability standards. Fixing them would cost billions.

In the June 18 meeting of the San Joaquin Area Flood Control Agency, an unofficial count of mail-in ballots from stakeholder property owners indicate passage of an increase in property tax to fund levee repairs and upgrades. The count will be verified and certified in July.

A new round of litigation began when environmental groups opposed to the Sites reservoir in Colusa County filed an appeal on a ruling which dismissed their suit seeking to halt the project from proceeding.

Legal rights to use water — particularly those obtained prior to 1914 — lie at the heart of California’s perpetual wrangling over the allocation of increasingly limited water supplies.

Aiming to store more water and protect the public, legislators are negotiating with the governor to restore $50 million to help repair 42 aging dams throughout the state.

A new study, conducted by researchers at three University of California campuses, projects that a combination of factors will reduce California’s water supply by up to 9 million acre-feet a year.

The $4.5 billion Sites Reservoir project is advancing after a judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by environmental groups.

Cal State Fullerton researchers released findings of ancient floods in Southern California which indicate the state may be more prone to mega flooding than previously thought.

Researchers say if California could collect and treat more stormwater in cities, it could provide enough water to supply a quarter of the state’s urban population.

It’s been almost a half-century since I first heard the term “peripheral canal” uttered by William Gianelli, who was then-Gov. Ronald Reagan’s top water official. The project, in one form or another, had already been kicking around for decades.

The centerpiece of California’s water wars pits Gov. Newsom against local communities and environmentalists. A new report says the benefits of the tunnel exceed the cost since other water supplies would cost more.