Tag: California

  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 14, 2015
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California Water and Drought News for September 14, 2015

Capital Public Radio News: California Drought Factor In Rapid Growth Of Wildfires Los Angeles Times: After heat wave, rain on the way to Southern California New York Times: Moving Fast, Fire Scorches Community in California San Francisco Chronicle: ‘Incredibly fast’ Valley Fire destroys hundreds of homes San Francisco Chronicle: Who owns California’s water? Gold Rush-era laws cripple system San Francisco […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 10, 2015
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California Water and Drought News for September 10, 2015

Sacramento Bee: Forecasters see 95 percent chance of El Niño Los Angeles Times: A monster El Niño is likely, but there are ‘no guarantees’ Associated Press: Warm temperatures kill 155000 trout at California hatchery  San Francisco Chronicle: Water-hazard warning as summer scorcher smacks Bay Area Los Angeles Times: Sen. Hertzberg proposes California reuse all treated water Tahoe Daily Tribune: California […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 9, 2015
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California Water and Drought News for September 9, 2015

Associated Press: Wildfires reveal artifacts; state officials working to stop looters Los Angeles Times: Extreme California weather: Heat, floods and thunderstorms Los Angeles TImes: Governor, top lawmakers ready to modify climate change measure as negotiations continue Modesto Bee: SSJID explores remaking entire delivery system KERO 23 ABC News: Cal Water says aquifers losing capacity as they drain, water level dropped more […]

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Perkins Coie California Land Use & Development Law Report – Failure to Make Findings Specified in Mitigation Fee Act Requires Refund of All Unexpended Development Fees

The California Land Use & Development Law Report Legal Commentary on Planning and Development Failure to Make Findings Specified in Mitigation Fee Act Requires Refund of All Unexpended Development Fees The Fourth District Court of Appeal has upheld an order requiring refund of over $10 million in accumulated development impact fees because the City’s findings […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 8, 2015
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California Water and Drought News for September 8, 2015

Sacramento Bee: Feds scramble to avoid another mass salmon die-off in the Sacramento River San Francisco Chronicle: Lack of support in D.C. hampers water recycling efforts Los Angeles Times: Purified wastewater triggers release of arsenic within aquifer, study finds Los Angeles Times: 192 drought maps reveal just how thirsty California has become Fresno Bee: Small cities find California water-conservation mandates […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 2, 2015
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California Water and Drought News for September 1, 2015

Associated Press: Wells run dry in small Central California town amid historic drought Associated Press: California plans taking land for huge water tunnels Sacramento Bee: Feds reduce flows out of Folsom Lake to conserve Sacramento region’s water supply Los Angeles Times: Water and Power: A new sign of El Niño’s power Los Angeles Times: Essential California: The downside of conserving […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 31, 2015
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California Water and Drought News for August 31, 2015

Los Angeles Times: Is the drought killing California’s giant sequoias Los Angeles Times: How a 1930s water war between California and Arizona delayed Parker Dam San Jose Mercury News: Largest Orange County jail implements water-saving programs The San Diego Union-TribuneSoCal needs NorCal water San Francisco Chronicle: California’s doing great on water conservation but only above The Budapest Report: Water woes: […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 28, 2015
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California Water and Drought News for August 28, 2015

Associated Press: California water use drops by 31.3 percent in July, says state report Associated Press: California seeks permits for giant water tunnels project New York Times: California Beats Water Conservation Goal for 2nd Straight Month Al Jazeera America: California surpasses water-savings goal, cuts use by more than 30% Capital Press: Researchers give dry farming a try Appeal-Democrat: Biggs rice station […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 27, 2015
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California Water and Drought News for August 27, 2015

Los Angeles Times: Sea levels will rise, experts warn, and ‘it’s not going to stop’ Los Angeles Times: LA cuts water use 21% in July, easily beating state target Associated Press: Judge denies attempt to block extra water for Klamath salmon Los Angeles Times: There’s no drought of cash for California farmers The San Luis Obispo Tribune: Cambria CSD eases […]

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