California Water and Drought News for September 21, 2015

by BPC Staff
on September 21, 2015
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California Water and Drought News for September 21, 2015

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Associated Press: California eases water restrictions for some farmers, others

San Francisco Chronicle: California allows some with historic water rights to pump again

Associated Press: Northern California wildfire destroys another 162 homes

Sacramento Bee: Public Eye: Does water district’s dam blocking salmon violate state law

Sacramento Bee: Water-wise tip: Get a rebate

San Gabriel Valley Tribune: How much rain will it take to end California’s drought?

IP Watchdog: California won’t likely benefit from El Niño rains

OC Register: California reaps bitter harvest of environmental extremism

Yahoo News: Drought exposes cracks in Australia’s acclaimed water market

Fresno Bee: Mapping the drought is a surprising mix of art and science

Sierra Sun Times: Stanford Researchers Look to Stormwater as a Solution for Semiarid Regions

VICE: Los Angeles Will Borrow Water from Las Vegas

North Bay Business Journal: Economist: North Bay benefits from ‘tapped out’ Bay Area urban areas

Pleasanton Weekly: Water wholesaler could raise rates by another 33%

Reuters: Deal would let southern California buy surplus water from Nevada

Smithsonian Science News: Drought slows wildlife reproduction on California’s Channel Islands

San Francisco Chronicle: Changed delta tunnels plan results in less restoration

Appeal-Democrat: Political notes: Garamendi criticizes water deal

Daily Democrat: Recycle tax money for water renewal

Maven’s Notebook: News Worth Noting, legal edition: New groundwater laws portend more litigation, but faster resolution; Natural uranium contamination in Central Valley aquifers linked to nitrates; Ninth Circuit court refines rules on environmental groups’ standing

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