Santa Ana River Wash Plan to be published in Federal Register

The Upper Santa Ana Wash Habitat Conservation Plan and Final EIS/SEIR will be published Friday in the Federal Register, signifying a major step toward implementation. The 4,500-acre Wash Plan was developed over many years by a local Wash Plan Task Force made up of the cities of Highland and Redlands; the SBVWCD, East Valley Water District, San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District; CEMEX, Robertson’s Ready Mix; the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and California Department of Fish and Wildlife. It represents a unique collaboration between government, business and environmental interests to expand sensitive habitat areas and water storage, while establishing appropriate areas for mining operations that provide essential construction aggregate and jobs to the region.
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Kangaroo rat protection part of Habitat Conservation Plan 

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Release of water from Seven Oaks Dam

The San Bernardino Valley Water Conservation District captured and recharged some 4.2 billion gallons of recent March rains into the region’s natural groundwater aquifers, which store significant amounts of water for use in times of severe drought. That increase in precipitation, following a dry January and February, helped lessen concerns about drought. impacts for the region in 2020. 
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Season's last snowpack survey confirms dry winter. California inching toward statewide drought
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