Yuba Water Agency is preparing to release water from its spillway at New Bullards Bar Dam on the North Yuba River to make room for anticipated inflows and snowmelt expected from the incoming storm. Read on...
Yuba Water's electrical technician, Shane Jellsey, safely and efficiently maintains and repairs the agency's electrical assets, including generators and transformers, as well as the protection devices that ensure the reliability of those assets. Read on...
Yuba Water has awarded a $76.8 million contract to a joint venture company made up of Obayashi and Drill Tech Drilling & Shoring, Inc. to upgrade key components of its hydropower generation infrastructure in the Yuba County foothills. Read on...
During its first meeting of the new year, the Yuba Water Agency Board of Directors selected Jon Messick as chair and Wayne Bishop as vice-chairman for the 2025 calendar year. The board also welcomed Renick House as its newest board member. Read on...
At a special meeting of the Yuba Water Agency Board of Directors today, the board issued a resolution of censure for Director Seth Fuhrer, who was also recently censured by the Yuba County Board of Supervisors for inappropriate workplace conduct. Read on...
Yuba Water committed more than $2.9 million to improve the reliability of water deliveries to Yuba County farmers by lining several miles of canals within the Hallwood Irrigation Company’s service area. The funding will serve as a local match. Read on...
Yuba Water committed more than $3 million in funds to support local projects aimed at improving water supply reliability, protecting water quality in the Yuba River watershed and shoring-up key infrastructure that reduces flood risk for Marysville. Read on...
Yuba Water Agency, the University of California, Davis, the City of Wheatland and Beale Air Force Base signed a memorandum of understanding today outlining plans for future projects and a collaborative, applied research facility in Yuba County. Read on...
Yuba Water approved a supplemental environmental impact report as part of its efforts to extend the landmark Yuba Accord’s Water Transfer Program. The report supplements the original 2007 document evaluating any potential environmental impacts. Read on...
Each year, Yuba Water Agency offers college students practical, hands-on experience through its summer internship program. Internships are available in various departments, including engineering, hydrology, communications and more. Read on...
Yuba Water approved two grants totaling $27,500 as part of its Bill Shaw Grant Program, providing funds to support the mental health and wellness of Yuba County first responders and better equip the Yuba-Sutter Fairgrounds for use as an emergency shelter. Read on...
Yuba Water has approved a $5,475,696 cash flow loan and $541,286 grant to the Three Rivers Levee Improvement Authority to ensure the continuation of critical levee improvements throughout Yuba County while TRLIA awaits state reimbursement. Read on...
Construction of a 5-megawatt biomass plant near Dobbins in Yuba County can now move forward with the help of a $7 million grant and $8.3 million low-interest loan to the Camptonville Community Partnership approved today by Yuba Water Agency. Read on...
Yuba Water's board has approved increasing the maximum funding for rescue equipment and specialized training for Yuba County first responder agencies from $10,000 to $20,000, as well as other changes to its Community Impact Grant and Loan Program. Read on...
Construction of Yuba Water’s new Power Systems facilities in Oregon House is on schedule, with completion expected later next year. First 5 Yuba County also provided an update on its Growing Up Wild program, which Yuba Water helped support. Read on...
Yuba Water’s board approved $912,000 in community impact grants to support water infrastructure improvements, water safety and continued flood risk reduction work in South Yuba County. The agency's dam safety engineer also outlined future plans. Read on...
Recreators at Bullards will soon enjoy easier access in and out of Emerald Cove Marina thanks to a new gate placed by Yuba Water this week that is 10 feet wider than the previous gate. It will also secure the floating barrier that runs across the water. Read on...
What if we could use existing and emerging technologies to extend the life of levees and improve their resilience in the face of more extreme weather? That’s exactly what researchers from the University of California are exploring in Yuba County. Read on...
Yuba Water’s board of directors approved an $865,410 grant for the North Yuba Water District to make emergency repairs on its water delivery system ahead of irrigation season. The work is expected to save about two cubic feet of water per second. Read on...
Yuba Water is teaming up with local public water providers to offer water conservation kits to Yuba County residents as part of a local Water Conservation Pilot Program. The agency’s board unanimously approved the program during its March 5 meeting. Read on...
Tim Truong, Yuba Water’s chief dam safety engineer, has been elected to the board of directors for the United States Society on Dams, a leading organization dedicated to advancing the safe and sustainable operation of dams and levees. Read on...
Yuba Water Agency engineers are meeting with approximately 60 Yuba County middle schoolers this week as part of a new pathway program to expand engineering education opportunities for Marysville Joint Unified School District students. Read on...
Last summer, Yuba Water staff hauled a large amount of material out of New Bullards Bar following last winter's incredible rain and snow. The agency is now working closely with the Forest Service to burn approximately 15 large woody debris piles. Read on...
During its first meeting of the year on Tuesday, Jan. 2, the Yuba Water Agency Board of Directors named Jon Messick as chairman and Gary Bradford as vice-chairman for 2024. The board voted unanimously on both leadership positions. Read on...
Yuba Water approved nearly $25 million in grants and one cash-flow loan for two dozen projects as part of its Community Impact Grant and Loan Program. The agency also approved $10.4 million for Yuba County to help leverage additional external funding. Read on...
Yuba Water’s board of directors approved an amendment to a grant agreement to help the North Yuba Water District replace its deteriorating Hell 4 Stout Flume. The agency previously approved funds for the project and anticipated a follow-up request. Read on...
More than 40 people from half a dozen local agencies came together this week to practice flood fighting techniques in Yuba County ahead of what is forecast to be another wet winter. The day-long, hands-on training covered general flood fighting tactics. Read on...
Yuba Water provided $150,000 to the Yuba County Sheriff’s Department for two new vehicles. The purchase is part of an existing agreement that Yuba Water has with the department to provide security around New Bullards Bar and other critical infrastructure. Read on...
Yuba Water today committed a $1 million grant to further strengthen a levee on the east bank of the Feather River in Reclamation District 10. The funds will be used to complete the construction of an elevated access road on the land side toe of the levee. Read on...
Yuba Water Agency will receive more than $4.3 million from the California Department of Water Resources to expand groundwater monitoring and modeling and to identify areas most suitable for groundwater recharge projects in Yuba County. Read on...
Yuba Water committed $200,000 for the North Yuba Water District to upgrade a deteriorating wooden flume that delivers water for residential and agricultural use in the Yuba County foothills. The funds will cover the construction of a new, inverted siphon. Read on...
Six years ago, Yuba Water employee Bill Shaw was in a catastrophic accident at work. After he recovered, he wanted to find a way to give back to the first responders who saved his life. Today, the Bill Shaw Grant Program has committed nearly $400,000. Read on...
Yuba County will save about $400,000 over the next year thanks to a $9 million low-interest loan from Yuba Water to help cover the county’s annual payment to CalPERS. The agency has helped the county with its unfunded liability each year since 2017. Read on...
Even more Yuba County fourth graders will have the opportunity to participate in the South Yuba River Citizens League’s Salmon Expeditions this fall. Yuba Water’s Board approved a $12,960 grant to expand SYRCL’s Salmon Expeditions to 270 more students. Read on...
Yuba Water Agency has received a Silver Anvil, the highest award given by the Public Relations Society of America for strategic campaigns, for its campaign commemorating 25 years since the New Year’s flood of 1997 in Yuba County. Read on...
The Wildlife Conservation Board recently awarded the South Yuba River Citizens League $4,081,000 for a cooperative project with Yuba Water Agency that will enhance and restore 43 acres of habitat for salmon and other wildlife in the lower Yuba River. Read on...
Cutting-edge research is coming to Yuba County, thanks to a new partnership formed by Yuba Water Agency, the City of Wheatland and the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society and the Banatao Institute (CITRIS). Read on...
A framework agreement announced this week between Yuba Water and state and federal agencies details one of the most ambitious watershed recovery efforts in California, which will also safeguard water supplies from the Yuba River for decades to come. Read on...
Yuba Water Agency will soon break ground on its new Power Systems administration building and associated facilities on Marysville Road in Oregon House. Construction is expected to kick off in late May, with completion by spring 2025. Read on...
Yuba Water today committed approximately $3.6 million to reduce catastrophic flood risk, improve water supply reliability, education and public safety in Yuba County. The funds were awarded as part of the its Community Impact Grant and Loan Program. Read on...
Yuba Water Agency is implementing emergency repairs to Ostrom Road between Virginia Road and South Beale Road in Yuba County after a culvert that ran under the road failed, causing a sinkhole. The repair is expected to take six to eight weeks. Read on...
Yuba Water was recently recognized as SYRCL’s Partner of the Year for its support of efforts including forest health, habitat restoration on the lower Yuba River and water education. The award was presented at their annual State of the Yuba event. Read on...
“Invest in our planet” is this year’s Earth Day theme for the second year in a row. And for a good reason. Strategic investments are essential to turn plans into action. At Yuba Water, investing in our watershed is at the heart of so much of what we do. Read on...
Yuba Water will help cover just over 20 percent of an approximately $37 million proposed Yuba County project to improve drainage in Olivehurst and add new drainage and other infrastructure. Read on...
To help reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire, promote fire adapted communities and improve forest health, Tahoe National Forest is providing National Forest Foundation $117 million to implement forest management work in the North Yuba Landscape. Read on...
Water supply in Yuba County is in excellent condition. That was one of the key takeaways from today’s board meeting. A presentation by Yuba Water staff detailed the health of Yuba County’s surface and groundwater and efforts to manage those supplies. Read on...
Yuba Water has achieved designation as Yuba County’s first Blue Zones Project Approved™ worksite. It completed the approval process at its three primary worksites by formalizing health and wellness efforts to align with the Blue Zones Project principles. Read on...
Today, Yuba Water's board of directors received an in-depth presentation on the agency’s recently-completed Flood Risk Management Plan, which outlines and prioritizes future flood risk reduction projects and efforts, and is a result of a year-long study. Read on...
On March 8, Yuba Water began releasing water from New Bullards Bar to make room in the reservoir for anticipated inflows and snowmelt expected from the incoming storms. This video shows us ramping up releases to approximately 5,000 cubic feet per second. Watch video...
In anticipation of the upcoming storms, Yuba Water Agency will begin releasing water from New Bullards Bar Dam and Reservoir on Wednesday, Mar. 8 to ensure the reservoir has enough room to store flows and snowmelt expected in the coming days. Read on...
Current and former board members and staff of Yuba Water are saddened to learn of the recent passing of the agency’s former engineer-administrator, Donn Wilson, who oversaw the agency from 1987 until his retirement in 2000. He was 89 years old. Read on...
After a decade of planning and two years of construction, a new-and-improved setback levee was recently completed along the Bear River west of Wheatland. The new levee is a critical step toward 100-year level flood protection for local residents. Read on...
Yuba Water is excited to support Tahoe National Forest in sharing that its draft environmental impact statement for the North Yuba Landscape Resilience Project is now available for public review and comment. Read on...
Yuba Water voted to extend a water transfer agreement with Contra Costa Water District and East Bay Municipal Utility District to potentially sell up to 10,000 acre-feet of water or more, if conditions allow, during 2023, 2024 and 2025. Read on...
Yuba Water Agency today approved more than $4.2 million in funding to support a major water and wastewater infrastructure expansion project in south Yuba County and a planned forest biomass plant and business center in the foothills. Read on...
Yuba Water recently premiered its new documentary, “The Tricky Yuba,” at the Lee Burrows Center for the Arts in Marysville. The film highlights Yuba Water’s history, the reason for its formation, its accomplishments and what’s next for the agency. Read on...
For more than 60 years, Yuba Water Agency has been reducing flood risk and ensuring a sustainable water supply for the people of Yuba County. The agency's other mission areas include hydroelectric power generation, fish habitat protection and enhancement and recreation at New Bullards Bar.
Today, Yuba Water is laser focused on improving the economy and quality of life for Yuba County residents by reinvesting revenue back into the community, with projects that improve forest health, water infrastructure upgrades, levee improvements, water education programs and much more.
