From mavensnotebook, April 7, 2022 – Federal and state water agencies have issued an urgency change to conserve more water in Lake Oroville and Shasta Lake. District 1 Rep. Doug LaMalfa announced Wednesday, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) and California Department of Water Resources (DWR) have issued a temporary urgency change petition (TUCP). It will be in effect now through June 30. The urgency petition allows the State Water Project and Central Valley Project to release less water through the Delta, in order to conserve stored water at reservoirs including Shasta Lake, Lake Oroville and Folsom Lake. (more)