Category: Water

  • by BPC Staff
  • onFebruary 24, 2017
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California Water and Drought News for February 24, 2017

Associated Press: Rural California levees besieged by pounding wet winter Los Angeles Times: Shasta Dam makes history as water flows from top gates for first time … New York Times: America’s Aging Dams Are in Need of Repair Associated Press: Governor Tours Damaged Oroville Dam Napa Valley Register: Ignored Oroville warning raises huge questions about levees and … The Mercury […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onFebruary 23, 2017
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California Water and Drought News for February 23, 2017

Associated Press: The Latest: Governor tours damaged California dam – KTVN Channel 2 – Reno Tahoe Sparks News, Weather, Video Associated Press: The Latest: California dam with earthquake concerns is full Los Angeles Times: Hit by worst floods in a century, San Jose got little warning of impending disaster Los Angeles Times: Powerful storms continue to batter Northern California […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onFebruary 22, 2017
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California Water and Drought News for February 22, 2017

Associated Press: Appeals Court Upholds Water Release Intended to Help Salmon Associated Press: Hundreds rescued from California floodwaters in San Jose Los Angeles Times: Powerful storms continue to batter Northern California amid concern … Los Angeles Times: Modesto prepares for the Tuolumne River to rise above flood stage … Associated Press: Downstream communities brace for flooding as dams overflow Washington […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onFebruary 21, 2017
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California Water and Drought News for February 21, 2017

Los Angeles Times: Does California really need more dams? We’re running out of places … Sacramento Bee: Continued erosion of Oroville Dam’s main spillway part of ‘normal process,’ state officials say Sacramento Bee: Rain falls, and Central Valley flooding begins CBS News: Evacuations, levee break in drenched Northern California New York Times: California Braces for More Rain. How Bad Can […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onFebruary 17, 2017
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California Water and Drought News for February 17, 2017

Sacramento Bee: Oroville shows officials have focused on false choices over California’s water system          Sacramento Bee: How full are Northern California reservoirs and rivers? Los Angeles Times: Will the crisis at Oroville Dam become a catalyst for change? Los Angeles Times: Life below Oroville Dam: Stoicism, faith … and cars poised for a fast getaway Huffington Post: Lessons of Oroville: The Flood […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onFebruary 16, 2017
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California Water and Drought News for February 16, 2017

Los Angeles Times: Hundreds of workers rush repairs at Oroville Dam as storm approaches San Francisco Chronicle: California officials rush to drain lake as new storms begin CNN: Oroville Dam: Residents advised to remain vigilant as storm advances Sacramento Bee: Oroville Dam update: Spillway continues to dump water into Feather River as storms roll in Enterprise-Record: Back into the swing […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onFebruary 15, 2017
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CRWQCB: REMINDER: Board Hearing 2/23 for MUN Evaluation Process in Ag Dominated Surface Water Bodies Basin Plan Amendment

This is a message from the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley (5).   This email is regarding the basin planning effort to establish a region-wide process for evaluating the Municipal and Domestic Supply (MUN) beneficial use in agriculturally dominated surface water bodies. This is a reminder that the item is scheduled for […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onFebruary 15, 2017
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California Water and Drought News for February 15, 2017

Associated Press: Lake Oroville critical to California’s complex water system CNN: Oroville dam: Residents allowed to return as water level drops New York Times: Oroville Is a Warning for California Dams, as Climate Change Adds … Sacramento Bee: Oroville Dam: Crews race to reinforce spillway before storms arrive … Sacramento Bee: Oroville Dam isn’t the only piece of California flood […]

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