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Federal officials will more closely monitor the impacts of shrinking lakes throughout the U.S. West after President Joe Biden signed legislation that creates and funds monitoring efforts into the region's saline lakes. -
In Southern California, forecasters say skies will become overcast ahead of the approaching storm, followed by rain Tuesday into Wednesday. Chances of rain will continue the rest of the week. -
Water bills in San Diego are about to go up. That increase is due in part to planned upgrades at the Carlsbad Desalination Plant. -
“It is going to take real cuts to everyone”: Leaders meet to decide the future of the Colorado RiverThe Colorado River is shrinking at the hands of climate change, and the people who decide its future are caught in a standoff over how to share its water. Putting them all in the same room, then, is bound to breed some tension. -
The latest map issued Thursday shows some contraction in all categories of drought, including “exceptional” and “extreme,” compared with a week earlier. -
Thursday's announcement by water officials comes as the most-populous U.S. state anticipates a fourth dry year. -
San Diego city officials released water to keep the lake level from going above safe levels. -
The southern San Diego County agency is conducting a water transfer from its Loveland lake near Alpine, citing drought conditions. -
The Pipeline Project involves the installation of a one-mile pipeline at Miramar Reservoir, which is expected to provide the city with nearly half of its water supply by 2035 through Pure Water San Diego. -
The penalty is the maximum the ranchers — who pumped Shasta River water for eight days — could face under state law. It amounts to about $50 per rancher, which is no deterrent, ranchers and officials agree.
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