Tag: California

  • by BPC Staff
  • onMay 18, 2015
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California Water & Drought News for May 18, 2015

Los Angeles Times: California water officials deliver sobering facts on depleted wells  McClatchy Washington Bureau: As California withers, federal water bill mired in secrecy Stockton Record: Uncharted territory: Delta farmers fear losing water supply Associated Press: For California salmon, summer of truck rides, bucket lifts Associated Press: Best hope for California drought: El Nino pattern next year Maven’s Notebook: Reservoir and water […]

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California Land Use & Development Law Report: California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s EIR for Fish-Stocking and Hatchery Program Upheld

The California Land Use & Development Law Report Legal Commentary on Planning and Development We’ve posted an article to our California Land Use & Development Law Report on a development that we think will be of interest to you. Our report publishes articles on recent legal and policy developments in the field of land use, […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMay 15, 2015
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California Water & Drought News for May 15, 2015

Los Angeles Times: Proposed state budget allocates $2.2 billion for drought response San Jose Mercury News: New funding for drought relief, water projects in Jerry Brown’s revised state budget Capital Public Radio: Emergency Drought Response Part of Brown’s Budget Revisions Sacramento Bee: Bottled water companies under fire amid California’s drought  Time: Stronger El Niño Could Bring Drought Relief to California […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMay 14, 2015
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California Water & Drought News for May 14, 2015

Sacramento Bee: Despite cutbacks, Sacramento Valley ponders big water sale in drought Los Angeles Times: Before we can address the California drought, we need a geography lesson Marketplace: California drought threatens even oldest water rights Associated Press: Storm system heads toward drought-stricken California New Scientist Magazine: Recharge pools could help quench future California droughts Quartz: Here’s how much water it takes […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMay 13, 2015
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California Water & Drought News for May 13, 2015

Sacramento Bee: California urban water cuts are matter of ‘self-interest,’ state says Los Angeles Times: Drought update: Dry wells, debate over water cutbacks  Capital Public Radio: California Lawmakers Receive Grim View Of Drought Ventura County Star: Senators urge Brown administration to do more to deal with drought Sacramento Bee: Water wars renewed with drought CNBC: California landowners resist efforts to monitor […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMay 12, 2015
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California Water & Drought News for May 12, 2015

Sacramento Bee: California farmers in line for more drought cutbacks U-T San Diego: Colorado River water shortage looms CBS Sacramento: River Advocates Warn Lawmakers That Dams Aren’t The Answer To California’s Drought KQED: Water Flows Freely in Drought-Resistant Farm Towns of Southern California — For Now Visalia Times-Delta: Drought reveals farmers’ foes  NPR: Why California Farmers Are Conflicted About Using Less […]

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WaterSMART: Drought Resiliency Project Grants for Fiscal Year 2015

The Bureau of Reclamation released two funding opportunity announcements to promote drought contingency planning and resiliency projects. Derived from the $50 millions appropriation Congress provided to help western states, the funding opportunities are a part of a Drought Response Program that supports proactive approaches to drought management. Below is a set of links that provide […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMay 11, 2015
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California Water & Drought News for May 11, 2015

San Jose Mercury News: California drought: How the state’s new water conservation rules affect you Circle of Blue: Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Receives Temporary Dam Fremont Patch: Construction of Temporary Salt Water Barrier Underway on the Delta KTVU: Construction of emergency drought barrier in Delta now underway ABC7 News: Reactions mixed to drought barrier in Sacramento Delta  Central Valley Business Times: Bethel […]

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