Category: Water

  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 7, 2017
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California Water and Drought News for April 7, 2017

Associated Press: California waives some permits as dam repairs rush ahead Sacramento Bee: Oroville Dam fix to span two years, but some key work due before winter rains Sacramento Bee: Mighty L.A. water agency wants a share of Valley’s Sites Reservoir – and is willing to pay Associated Press: Mojave Desert water project gets Trump administration boost KCRA Sacramento: DWR […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 6, 2017
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California Water and Drought News for April 6, 2017

Associated Press: California storm to bring rainfall that could flood river Sacramento Bee: Public needs answers on repairing Oroville dam, Delta levees and … Chico Enterprise-Record: DWR excavating Diversion Pool under emergency federal permit Observer: The Art of Now: Trump Needs to Make a Deal on Infrastructure Immediately The Mercury News: Oroville Dam: Now closed to boaters, a view from […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 5, 2017
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California Water and Drought News for April 5, 2017

Associated Press: State: Urban Californians Still Conserving Water San Francisco Chronicle: Northern Sierra is now only 5 inches from wettest water year on record Sacramento Bee: Drought may be nearly over, but Californians are still saving water Bloomberg: A Smarter Approach to Infrastructure Observer: The Art of Now: Trump Needs to Make a Deal on Infrastructure … Christian Science Monitor: California’s […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 4, 2017
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California Water and Drought News for April 4, 2017

Capital Public Radio News: Series Of Storms Expected To Hit California By End Of The Week Oroville Mercury Register: Hyatt Powerhouse releases resume after maintenance shutdown Merced Sun-Star: Merced County to receive portion of relief funding approved by Trump Modesto Bee: Flooding causes explosion of mosquitoes in Stanislaus County … Here And Now: In California, NASA Scientists Measure Snowpack From […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 3, 2017
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Greenwire – CLEAN WATER RULE: Supreme Court to hear WOTUS litigation

AN E&E NEWS PUBLICATION CLEAN WATER RULE Supreme Court to hear WOTUS litigation Amanda Reilly, E&E News reporter Published: April 3, 2017 at 9:35 AM In a rebuke to the Trump administration, the Supreme Court today decided to continue hearing litigation over the Obama administration’s Clean Water Rule. The high court rejected the Justice Department’s […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 3, 2017
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California Water and Drought News for April 3, 2017

Sacramento Bee: Trump approves funds for California relief, including $274 million for Oroville Dam Sacramento Bee: Oroville Dam documents kept secret by state, federal officials Chico Enterprise Record: A view from the other side of Oroville Dam, now closed to boaters Chico Enterprise-Record‎: Letter: State has taken away from Oroville; now it can give KRON4.com: Trump approves federal disaster relief […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 30, 2017
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California Water and Drought News for March 30, 2017

Associated Press: California sees heaviest mountain snowpack in years Mercury News: Drought? Sierra Nevada snowpack at 164 percent of normal Napa Valley Register: Vallejo reservoir could provide recreation, water for Napa County yourcentralvalley.com: PG&E snow survey promising for hydroelectricity California Water Blog: Pumping out the Inland Sea – Delta exports in a time of plenty Sacramento Bee: Watch water from beautiful lake […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 29, 2017
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California Water and Drought News for March 29, 2017

Los Angeles Times: Why record snow followed by warm temperatures is a dangerous combination for Owens Valley Chico Enterprise-Record: Lake Oroville rises very slowly as spillway flows halted Los Angeles Times: Why record snow followed by warm temperatures is a dangerous combination for Owens Valley Chico Enterprise-Record: Lake Oroville rises very slowly as spillway flows halted Phys.Org: Where states rank […]

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