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In State Agencies Announce First Round of Commitments for $200 Million in Drought Funding to Support Small Communities: 10 Systems to Receive $25 Million for Immediate Relief
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Moving to provide immediate support to communities facing water supply challenges, DWR announced the first round of funding commitments for $200 MILLION AVAILABLE through the Small Community Drought Relief Program.
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DWR Completes Installation of Emergency Salinity Drought Barrier After three weeks of round-the-clock work, the EMERGENCY DROUGHT SALINITY BARRIER (EDSB)
was completed in late June. The barrier will help prevent saltwater contamination of water supplies used by millions of Californians who rely on Deltabased federal and state water projects for at least some of their water supplies. Updated Computer Models Released for Key California Water Projects The Bureau of Reclamation and the California Department of Water Resources released the next versions of TWO COMPUTER MODELS that simulate operations of the State Water Project (SWP) and the Central Valley Project (CVP).
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