Tag: California

  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 19, 2017
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California Water News for April 19, 2017

U.S. News & World Report: Documents Provide Play-By-Play of Dam Crisis Response The Science Times: Opening The Damaged Oroville Dam To Sustain Storm Water From Increasing California Storms Could Potentially Save Mor… Sacramento Bee: Expert performed autopsy on Oroville spillway collapse. Here’s what … KFSN-TV: Oroville Dam managers made missteps in handling crisis, AP reports Capital Press: Dam managers made missteps in handling crisis NBC Bay Area: California […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 18, 2017
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California Water News for April 18, 2017

Sacramento Bee: State awards $275 million contract for Oroville Dam repairs Associated Press: Water flowing down damaged main spillway at Oroville Dam Ralph Vartabedian: Serious design, construction and maintenance defects doomed Oroville Dam, report says Valley Public Radio: California Farmers Say Rain Is A Good Thing, But Too Much Can Delay Planting, Harvest Water Deeply: Water Transfers: Crucial to Western […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 17, 2017
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California Water News for April 17, 2017

Twin Falls Times-News: Northern California sees new record for wettest winter Lake Tahoe News: Purity of Lake Tahoe water a source of pride – Lake Tahoe NewsLake … Los Angeles Times: One key way soggy California could save water for the next rainless … Delta Confluence: April DSC meeting sparks heavy interest, confusion | Delta Confluence Las Vegas Review-Journal: Water again flowing through damaged Oroville spillway Los […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 14, 2017
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California Water News for April 14, 2017

Associated Press: California state water managers will resume releasing water down a damaged spillway at Oroville Dam Sacramento Bee: California’s water chief says he may release Oroville Dam documents after trying to keep them secret  Washington Post: After 63 feet of snow, Northern California mountains break record for wettest water year Sacramento Bee: Why celebrate the latest rainstorm? Because […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 13, 2017
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California Water News for April 13, 2017

CBS Sacramento: Governor Defends State’s Handling Of Oroville Dam Spillway Emergency Oroville Mercury Register: Spillway flows to resume Friday morning Associated Press: California Farmers Get First Full Water Supply in More than a Decade Chico Enterprise-Record: Lake Oroville level rising, close to where DWR said main spillway might be used KCRA Sacramento: Oroville Dam: Here’s where things stand now Central […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 12, 2017
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California Water News for April 12, 2017

Sacramento Bee: Jerry Brown’s administration blocks public review of Oroville Dam records Wall Street Journal: California’s Central Valley Farmers to Get Full Water Allocation for … Sacramento Bee: California water allocations hit 100 percent – here’s why farmers are still miffed Los Angeles Times: From extreme drought to record rain: Why California’s drought-to-deluge cycle is getting worse Sacramento Bee: Big […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 11, 2017
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California Water News for April 11, 2017

The Mercury News: Oroville Dam: More delays for relicensing; appointments needed … E&E News: Deluge overwhelmed dams, exposed lax state oversight ABC10: What’s next with Oroville? University of California: UC Irvine to save 50 million gallons in drinkable water annually Natural Resources Defense Council: Disproving Myths about the CVP’s 2017 Water Allocation Central Valley Business Times: Governor’s train a better deal […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 10, 2017
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California Water and Drought News for April 10, 2017

CBS:  At Issue: The End of the Drought Associated Press: California governor declares historic drought over _ for now PJ Media: Governor Brown: California Drought Is Officially Over Delta Confluence: Gov. Brown ends drought emergency in most of state KRCRTV.COM: Farmers relieved about greatest water supply since the drought E&E News: Drought declared over, so why does water future look […]

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  • 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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