Category: Water

  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 6, 2017
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California Water and Drought News for March 6, 2017

Sacramento Bee: State officials temporarily shut down power plant at Lake Oroville San Francisco Chronicle: Riverbanks collapse after Oroville Dam spillway shut off Los Angeles Times: California’s reservoirs are filled with gunk, and it’s crowding out room to store water Porterville Recorder: Ignored Oroville warning raises big questions Chico Enterprise Record: Oroville Dam power plant back online Newsweek: West’s Super Floods […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 3, 2017
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California Water and Drought News for March 3, 2017

Sacramento Bee: Oroville Dam’s power plant may resume operations Friday Sacramento Bee: California faces another bleak salmon-fishing season, a holdover from the drought Los Angeles Times: Oroville Dam faces another risk: Earthquakes from rapid rise in water levels The Mercury News: ‘Spoil sites’ for Oroville Dam spillway debris, Hyatt Powerplant … Insurance Journal: Debris Pile Emerges from Water Near Troubled […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 2, 2017
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California Regional Water Quality Control Board – REMINDER: Important Dates for Proposed Basin Plan Amendments

This is a message from the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley (5).   This message contains important information and dates to remember for three Basin Plan Amendment projects related to the CV-SALTS process: 1.       Proposed Basin Plan Amendments to Establish Salinity Water Quality Objectives for the Lower San Joaquin River ·         The […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 2, 2017
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California Water and Drought News for March 2, 2017

Los Angeles Times: Snowpack levels surge in the Sierra Nevada, helping to power … Sacramento Bee: Oroville Dam spillway devastation, ruined hillside, clogged river … San Francisco Chronicle: Oroville Dam: A story of a catastrophe told through photos Sacramento Bee: Record January-February rain total for Sacramento Los Angeles Times: California, please stop resisting Trump long enough to get help for […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 1, 2017
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California Water and Drought News for March 1, 2017

Associated Press: Oroville Dam spillway water shut off to clear debris Sacramento Bee: California water bills are starting to trickle out on Capitol Hill Associated Press: Many Cities, Farms Getting Full Water Supplies, but Not All Associated Press: California snowpack could bring 5-year drought to its knees Sacramento Bee: Oroville Dam’s power plant may be operational by Thursday Huffington Post: Let’s […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onFebruary 28, 2017
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California Water and Drought News for February 28, 2017

Los Angeles Times: Water shut from Oroville Dam’s damaged spillway in race against Mother Nature Sacramento Bee: Faced with crisis, California water managers stepped up New York Times: In California, a Move to Ease the Pressures on Aging Dams KCRA Sacramento: Outflows from Lake Oroville spillway completely shut off KRCRTV.COM: Oroville Dam closes to private and unauthorized drones Sacramento Bee: Giant […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onFebruary 27, 2017
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California Water and Drought News for February 27, 2017

Sacramento Bee: Can Oroville Dam’s badly damaged spillway hold up through the rainy season Associated Press: California dam’s outflow to be stopped to clear debris Sacramento Bee: Jerry Brown wants to spend nearly $450 million on flood control following dam emergency OC Register: The true legacy of Gov. Jerry Brown OC Register‎: Lake Oroville crisis holds lesson for Orange County […]

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