Tag: California

  • 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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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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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 28, 2017
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California Water and Drought News for March 28, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: State water official vows new Oroville Dam spillway by winter Sacramento Bee: Oroville Dam spillway shut down again as state officials work on long-term plan Chico Enterprise Record: Oroville Dam: Independent team to investigate cause of spillway … KRCRTV.COM: Oroville Chamber encourages businesses to be a part of spillway solution  ‎ KCRA Sacramento: Water flows from Lake […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 27, 2017
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California Water and Drought News for March 27, 2017

ABC10.com: Expert calculates half a billion for full Oroville reconstruction The Union of Grass Valley: Debris removal slows at Oroville Dam Comstock’s Magazine: Infrastructure Issues Demand Attention Breitbart News: California: Worst State in Nation for Infrastructure Spending Chico Enterprise Record: Oroville Dam: Riverbend Park damage assessments begin; repairs will wait Fairfield Daily Republic: Salmon release to San Joaquin River hits high […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 24, 2017
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California Water and Drought News for March 24, 2017

Sacramento Bee: Damage, design flaws in Oroville Dam spillway point to lengthy repairs, consultants say Los Angeles Times: Another reservoir overflows as Northern California receives more rain Associated Press: New storm heads toward California Sacramento Bee: Sacramento’s rainfall year in top 10 when it comes to wettest ever CBS Sacramento: Temporary Fix For Oroville Dam Spillway Could Involve Making … […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 23, 2017
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California Water and Drought News for March 23, 2017

Wall Street Journal: California’s Central Valley Farmers Bemoan Water Allocation New York Times: From the California Sky, Measuring All That Snow Sacramento Bee: Despite Trump promise and a wet winter, California farmers don’t get … East Bay Times: Editorial: DWR’s handling of Oroville Dam crisis keeps getting worse Sacramento Bee: When it comes to roads and dams, Jerry Brown isn’t […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 22, 2017
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California Water and Drought News for March 22, 2017

Chico Enterprise Record: Oroville Dam: How a 21st-century spillway compares to Oroville’s 1968 structure Sacramento Bee: What this week’s storms mean for California’s flood control system Chico Enterprise-Record: Oroville dam builders share insight on original construction California Ag Today: Saving Fish May Have Caused Oroville Disaster NewsBlaze: Oroville Dam Comes Close To Folding HydroWorld: Oroville Dam powerplant back on line, water […]

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