Associated Press: Obama seeks more coordination on dealing with drought San Francisco Chronicle: Recycled water system to be put to test at development near Tracy San Francisco Chronicle: Fight over senior water rights splashes into the Capitol Las Vegas Review-Journal: ‘Historically dry’ February could lead to first-ever shortage declaration at Lake Mead KFSN-TV: Valley farmers respond to Obama’s […]
Continue ReadingAssociated Press: California water project entering decisive phase San Francisco Chronicle: Why some reservoirs don’t fill as quickly The New York Times: El Niño Upsets Seasons and Upends Lives Worldwide KQED: Despite Rainfall, California County Still Relying on Water Tanks Porterville Recorder: State plans 500 water hook-ups Patch.com: Rancho Bernardo Residents Drank More Water in February Redlands Daily Facts: Redlands […]
Continue ReadingFresno Bee: John Laird: Here’s how to protect fish and deliver water to Central Valley Farmers Valley Public Radio: State Water Project Estimates Most Deliveries Since Drought’s Start Associated Press: The Latest: California eases drought cutbacks for millions San Francisco Chronicle: March rains prompt California to boost water project deliveries Los Angeles Times: Dramatic images show El Niño beginning to […]
Continue ReadingAssociated Press: Recent storms put California drought emergency in question Los Angeles Times: Northern California highway crumbles as storm-soaked hillside collapses NBC Southern California: Drought Conditions Improve in Northern, Central California Newsweek: The California Desert is Dying, and People Seem to Think That’s OK Merced Sun-Star: News on Lake McClure raises hopes for irrigation, recreation NBC Southern California: LA Targets ‘Mega […]
Continue ReadingLos Angeles Times: Drenched by ‘March Miracle,’ Northern California reservoirs inch … Sacramento Bee: California’s biggest reservoirs recover, putting water limits in question San Francisco Chronicle: Shasta Lake reaches 108 percent of its historic average Associated Press: California’s Recent Storms Are Boosting Water Supplies Chico Enterprise-Record: Lake Oroville passes benchmark, now fuller than average Capital Press: March storms in Calif. could […]
Continue ReadingCalifornia Water News A daily compilation for DWR personnel of significant news articles, commentary, and more. March 14, 2016 Top Stories Officials say a group of Northern California farmers has exceeded a voluntary target they set for conserving water during a drought Scott Smith, Associated Press A group of California farmers who delighted regulators combating […]
Continue ReadingAssociated Press: Rain swells lakes, dams in Northern California San Francisco Chronicle: Holy El Niño! It’s possible Shasta Lake will fill up this month Capital Public Radio: Reservoirs Filling, But Snowpack Worries In California New York Times: California Water District Fined by SEC Over ‘Enron Accounting’ Los Angeles Times: A behind-the-scenes battle to divert L.A.’s storm water from going […]
Continue ReadingMcClatchy Washington Bureau: El Niño’s winter storms are no cure-all for California drought Associated Press: Feds: Still hope for El Nino drenching Southern California Associated Press: Largest California water district fined for misleading investors Washington Post: Miracle March, round two: Pineapple express targets California with more rain and snow Bonsall Village News:CA State Water Resources Control Board rescinds […]
Continue ReadingSan Francisco Chronicle: Southern California water giant agrees to buy delta islands Sacramento Bee: The last Sacramento storm by the numbers before more rain Modesto Bee: SSJID boosts water allotment to 40 inches The San Diego Union-Tribune: Droughtwise landscapes: Fake grass not only answer ABC10.com: Folsom Lake water levels reach high point for this time in March Modesto Bee: […]
Continue ReadingCapital Public Radio News: Storms Boost Sierra Nevada Snowpack, Reservoirs San Jose Mercury News: California drought: Storms send billions of gallons of water into state reservoirs San Francisco Chronicle: Storms filling up Northern California lakes and reservoirs Sacramento Bee: Folsom Lake water releases rise as rain continues Los Angeles Times: Live updates: Major El Niño storm moves through; some areas […]
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