Category: Water

  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 6, 2017
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California Water News for June 6, 2017

Claims Journal: Experts Alarmed at Lack of Warning at California Dam Oroville Mercury Register: Oroville fish hatchery open for viewing, salmon arriving slowly Facility Executive Magazine: Reduce Energy Use, And Save Water Sacramento Bee: Delta tunnels won’t help on climate change NBC2 News: Weather blog: Breaking the drought Stockton Record: Slow trickle of progress on groundwater reform Modesto Bee: Live in Modesto? […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 5, 2017
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California Water News for June 5, 2017

Sacramento Bee: The Oroville Dam crisis was a good thing for these people Catholic Online: Headworks Cracking Risking 3 Highest Level FERC Category 1 … WAVY-TV: Experts: Lack of warning at Oroville dam raises alarms Economic Times: Acidified ocean water found along US West Coast Daily Democrat: Sites Reservoir: Bond fund proposal must be ready in August Voice of San […]

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California Water News for June 2, 2017

New emergency siren installed at dam that forced evacuations (Associated Press) Officials say they have installed a new emergency siren at a Northern California dam whose damaged spillway forced evacuations earlier this year. Experts: Lack of Warning at Oroville Dam Raises Alarm (Associated Press) The sudden collapse of spillways at the nation’s highest dam has […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 1, 2017
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California Water News for June 1, 2017

Associated Press: New Emergency Siren Installed at Dam That Forced Evacuations Seeley Swan Pathfinder: Solid Rock Phys.Org: America’s dam crisis—was Oroville just a drop in the bucket? KCRA Sacramento: Crews tear into what’s left of Oroville Dam’s spillway U.S. News & World report: Santa Barbara Reactivates Seawater Desalination Plant KERO 23ABC News: Rising Kern River invading homes Central Valley Business […]

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SWRCB Notice on Proposed Amendment to General Permit for MS4 Stormwater Discharges

   A message from the State Water Resources Control Board The State Water Resources Control Board released Notice of Public Hearing, Opportunity for Public Comment, and Adoption Meeting on the proposed Amendment to General Permit for Storm Water Discharges from Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4). The Public Hearing is scheduled for July 5, 2017 The […]

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SWRCB Notice for Bacteria Revisions of Water Quality Control Plan

     A message from the State Water Resources Control Board The State Water Resources Control Board released a Notice of Opportunity for Public Comment, Staff Workshop, Public Hearing and Notice of Filing on the proposed Part 3 of the Water Quality Control Plan for Inland Surface Waters, Enclosed Bays, and Estuaries of California—Bacteria Provisions and […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMay 31, 2017
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California Water News for May 31, 2017

Paradise Post: Editorial: Now that the state is paying attention, money will needed KRCRTV.com: National groups create team for Oroville Spillway investigation WaterWorld: How Aging Infrastructure, Sea Level Rise, and Growing Public … WaterWorld The Mercury News: Editorial: Trump pick would drain Delta water supply KSBY San Luis Obispo News: Santa Barbara residents begin receiving water from desal plant ABC10: El […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMay 30, 2017
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CalDesal News Update for May 26, 2017

California Desalination News Update – May 26, 2017         CalDesal is pleased to send along some links to some news items over the past few weeks that refer to desalination projects in California.   State Wide Poll reveals support for Desalination (some of the news articles) http://www.acwa.com/news/desalination/statewide-poll-shows-californians-strongly-support-seawater-desalination   http://www.tulchinresearch.com/2017/05/04/new-statewide-poll-shows-californians-overwhelmingly-support-seawater-desalination/   http://californiawaternewsdaily.com/infrastructure/seawater-desalination-overwhelmingly-support-by-californians-in-every-demographic-group/    […]

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Water Hyacinth Treatments Schedule May 29 – June 2, 2017

    FLOATING AQUATIC VEGETATION CONTROL PROGRAM    Department of Parks and Recreation Division of Boating and Waterways   Water Hyacinth, Spongeplant and Water Primrose      Treatments for May 29 thru June 2, 2017       Herbicide treatment of invasive floating aquatic vegetation began on March 1, 2017, the earliest date the program […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMay 30, 2017
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California Water News for May 30, 2017

Los Angeles Times: Here’s why we should think about protecting California fish News Deeply: Oroville Dam in Miniature: Scale Model Helps Repair Damaged … CBS News: Wildfires on the rise due to drought and climate change Marketplace.org: California’s drought is all but over, but some wells are still dry Jefferson Public Radio: West Coast Study Suggests Long Term Impacts of […]

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