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So far, only about 4 percent of larger water districts in the state are setting limits on individual water use. But in the San Juan Water District where people rely on Folsom Lake for all their water, individual household water allocation could become a reality too.
Tessa was last seen on Saturday near Folsom Lake. It's not known whether the dog ran away or was taken. Either way, Sarah Himmelmann and her boyfriend Matt Idler are offering a no-questions-asked reward for her return.
Raymond Nocon, 32, of Folsom was last seen floating on Saturday in an inflatable raft with his friend on the river at around 9 p.m. Saturday, when the raft sank a short distance past Gorilla Rock, and the two became separated, according to a statement from the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office.
From boat and equipment rentals to food and drink sales, many businesses are taking a hit, and some are wondering if a wet rainy season could save their business.
The deadly May 10 accident led to a long search for the men, the last of whom was recovered on Monday.
Kenneth Smith, 48, was found off the tip of the peninsula on the south fork side of the lake.
Officials say that two bodies have been recovered from Folsom Lake Saturday afternoon.
A State Parks official says that a body has been recovered from Folsom Lake late Friday morning.
Authorities have announced that they are scaling back the search effort for four men who went missing when their boat capsized on Folsom Lake over the weekend.
The search for four men thrown from a boat on Folsom Lake continued for a third day as crews scoured the lake and found no sign of them.
Dive teams have been forced to suspend search and recovery efforts for four men missing at Folsom Lake.
Three men are missing after a boat capsized at Folsom Lake, Placer Sheriff's officials say.
The promoter of last year's Big Wake Weekend at Folsom Lake has been arrested on fraud charges, the Placer County Sheriff's Office announced Friday.
The water ways were busy Sunday as the warm sun sparkled on the Sacramento River.
Rolling lane closures and a California Highway Patrol escort signaled the arrival of one of Folsom Lake's new spillway gates.
Currently, the US Army Corps of Engineers requires Folsom Lake be kept at about half-empty in the winter months, no matter what the forecast says.
If the lake level, which is at historic lows, drops close to the intake valve at 320 feet, water from the lake can't get into the tubes to be pumped to people who need it.
Even though some parts of the lake still look like a desert after a heavy rain, there's reason the feds are somewhat optimistic.
Plummeting water levels are fueling the search for answers in a decades old mystery at Folsom Lake.
The move comes after a suggested 20 percent reduction in overall water use in homes that could move up to 50 percent if the winter leaves Folsom Lake dry.
The Bureau of Reclamation is drastically cutting back on water releases from the Folsom Dam into the American River from 800 cubic feet per second to just 500 cfs by Friday.
Sacramento ended 2013 14 inches below average rainfall.
Officials say water levels at the lake haven't been this low since the late 1970's. The lake is below 20 percent of capacity. At this time in 2012, it was at 80 percent of capacity.
Folsom tells homeowners to turn off sprinklers as Folsom Lake was at 367 feet on Monday, or 21 percent of capacity and 43 percent of normal for this time of the year.
The current drought has water levels at their lowest level in years. Doug Beardslee rents a slip at the Folsom Lake Marina for easy access to the cool water on a warm day like today.
