Category: Water

  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 23, 2018
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Water News for April 23, 2018

Appeal Democrat: DWR prepares for Oroville rebuild phase two BuzzFeed News: California’s Trees Are Dying at a Catastrophic Rate Sierra Club: The Case for Climate Reparations San Francisco Chronicle: California announces tentative funding for new giant dams Sacramento Bee: California water: The new era of mega-reservoirs now is on tap Your Central Valley: Water Commission […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 20, 2018
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Water News for April 20, 2018

Water Deeply: Deeply Talks: What Western Snowpack Tells Us About the Water Year MindBodyGreenPlanet: A Look Inside the California Water Crisis That Nobody’s Talking About Western FarmPress: Opinion: Proposed Sites Reservoir would benefit tree nut growers and the public Sacramento Bee: Opinion: Three steps we need to take, starting this Earth Day, to avoid a […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 19, 2018
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Water News for April 19, 2018

Maven’s Notebook: OROVILLE DAM SPILLWAYS Construction Update for April 18 (with photos and video) Water Deeply: How California Water Suppliers Are Getting Earthquake-Ready Press Democrat: Sonoma County groundwater management agencies get $3 million in state grants California Water Plan eNews: CWC schedules meetings with Water Storage Investment Program applicants Valley Public Radio: As New Water […]

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Bay Area Climate News from CRI – April 2018

BAY AREA CLIMATE NEWS FROM CRI April 2018      THE BIG PICTURE   GHG Emissions Rose in 2017 — Renewables growing fast…but not fast enough The New York Times breaks down the top 5 reasons why global GHGs rose in 2017. While renewables grew faster than any other energy sector, they couldn’t match the growth in overall energy demand. […]

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Public Stakeholder Workgroup Meeting #2: Performance Standards for Water Loss Control

This is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board Senate Bill 555 (2015) requires the State Water Resources Control Board to develop performance standards for volume of water loss for urban retail water suppliers between January 2019 and July 2020. The State Water Board is conducting a series of four stakeholder meetings during […]

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Tentative Order to Adopt Waste Discharge Requirements for the Permanente Quarry and Cement Plant, Cupertino

This is a message from the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region (2). A tentative order for Waste Discharge Requirements for the Permanente site is being considered. If adopted, the order will regulate waste and activities that generate wastes, which have the potential to impact State waters, including groundwater (excluding those […]

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