Tag: California

  • by BPC Staff
  • onFebruary 3, 2017
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California Water and Drought News for February 3, 2017

Sacramento Bee: Water, water everywhere in California – and not enough reservoir space to store it Associated Press: California snowpack at drought-busting level, water managers say San Francisco Chronicle: Surveyors ‘ecstatic’ as Sierra snowpack measures 173% of normal Sacramento Bee: Gentle storm is first of three to dampen Sacramento, bring snow to … TIME: There’s So Much Snow in California […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onFebruary 2, 2017
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California Water and Drought News for February 2, 2017

NASA: Storms filled 37 percent of California snow-water deficit The Union of Grass Valley: Prolonged snow nourishes Northern Nevada, Lake Tahoe KGO-TV: Snowpack reached highest level in over two decade at “Heavenly … Santa Monica Daily Press: Drought conditions stubbornly persist in Santa Monica despite rainfall Mountain View Voice: As it rains, state considers continuing drought rules Palo Alto Online: Long […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onFebruary 1, 2017
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California Water and Drought News for February 1, 2017

Mercury News: Sierra Nevada snowpack biggest in 22 years and more on way Associated Press: Storms preview ocean-rise damage to California cities, roads Sacramento Bee: Atmospheric Rivers: Five Breakthroughs in Analyzing West-Coast Storms Sacramento Bee: Watch five years of Sierra snow from space Capital Press: Planning for drought still important, experts say Record Bee: February to begin with rain in forecast […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJanuary 31, 2017
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California Water and Drought News for January 31, 2017

Sacramento Bee: Worrying and still waiting for safe drinking water after cancer claimed her daughter Sacramento Bee: One month of storms erases big chunk of California’s snow-water deficit San Francisco Chronicle: Even after epic storms, groundwater still depleted by drought KHOU.com: Weather Blog: California Drought Ending The Mercury News: Bay Area storms: February to begin with rain in forecast Lodi […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJanuary 30, 2017
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California Water and Drought News for January 30, 2017

McClatchy Washington Bureau: California, Oregon farmers lost water in 2001; now they want to be … Sacramento Bee: With rain clouds looming, Sacramento residents rushed to buy flood insurance Sacramento Bee: Watch crews closing gates to Sacramento Weir, and beautiful views of waterway Sacramento Bee: Soggy Sacramento is feeling a little like Portlandia The San Luis Obispo Tribune: SLO County […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJanuary 27, 2017
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California Water and Drought News for January 27, 2017

Los Angeles Times: How a ‘rain shadow’ left this reservoir parched even after all those storms Sacramento Bee: Drought or not, water conservation must remain the norm Capital Public Radio: California Groundwater Levels Remain Critically Low Sacramento Bee: ‘Exceptional drought’ is over in California Washington Post: California drought shrinks to smallest level in years after onslaught … 10News: Water Authority declares […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJanuary 26, 2017
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California Water and Drought News for January 26, 2017

Sacramento Bee: Folsom Lake less than half full after recent rains. Residents ask: Why … Sierra Star: State water project allocation increased Mercury News: California drought is over in roughly half the state, feds say Los Angeles Times: Desalination plant reportedly on list of Trump’s priority projects East Bay Times: Tri Valley: Zone 7 Water to hold workshop on big […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJanuary 25, 2017
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California Water and Drought News for January 25, 2017

Associated Press: When Will Soggy California Drop Water Restrictions? Los Angeles Times: California’s stormy winter sets snowfall record for Mammoth resorts … Fresno Bee: San Luis Reservoir in California could fill for first time in six years And Now U Know: California’s January Storms Lead to Big Snowpack Increases California Farm Bureau: CVP remains cautious on water allocation The Mercury […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJanuary 24, 2017
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California Water and Drought News for January 24, 2017

Capital Public Radio News: Department Of Water Resources To Begin Closing Sacramento Weir Gates Associated Press: California Declares State of Emergency as Winter Storm Leo Hampers Search for Missing; At Least 4 Dead The San Diego Union-Tribune: 5 questions about California’s drought for storm-drenched state Press-Enterprise: The end of California’s drought is much closer after recent rain Santa Maria Times: Recent rain has limited […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJanuary 23, 2017
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California Water and Drought News for January 23, 2017

Sacramento Bee: After years of drought, Sacramento confronts an old foe: Flood risk San Francisco Chronicle: Month’s rains swamp most years’ January figures Reading Eagle: The Latest: Sierra Nevada faces ‘high avalanche danger’ Fox News: The Latest: Floods sweep through California mountain towns Sacramento Bee: Roseville, Placer to join Sites Reservoir effort. What it means for water storage plan. WIRED: A […]

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