Tag: drought

  • by BPC Staff
  • onMay 27, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for May 27, 2016

Los Angeles Times: Water board moves to dismiss record fine against irrigation district Sonoma Index-Tribune: Sonoma Valley lifts drought water restrictions KTLA: Annual Beach Report Card Reveals Cleaner SoCal Water Quality Is Side Effect of Drought Highland Community News: ‎EVWD okays ‘smart meters’ The Packer: House passes Republican’s drought relief amendment Western Farm Press: Could overhead irrigation work in California? […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMay 26, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for May 26, 2016

McClatchy DC: House moves on California water bills, but toward what end? Los Angeles Times: House rejects bid to strip California water provision from appropriations bill NBC Bay Area: House Wading Into California’s Long-Running Water War AgAlert: CFBF seeks movement on drought bills Water Deeply: Recycled Water Key to California’s Water Security Santa Maria Sun: Groundwater basin laws raise concerns in […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMay 25, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for May 25, 2016

Los Angeles Times: ‘Welcome to California water wars’: State’s congressional delegation debates water plans on the House floor Sacramento Bee: Conflicts swirl around San Joaquin Valley irrigation drainage plan Berkeleyside: EBMUD suspends drought restrictions as East Bay exceeds water … Patch.com: Palm Desert’s Water District to Lift Drought Penalties Noozhawk: Grand Jury Report Eyes Lake Cachuma’s Diminishing Water Supplies California […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMay 24, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for May 24, 2016

Sacramento Bee: California water bill has three possible paths for passage UPI: Largest U.S. water reservoir at record low due to drought Porterville Recorder: Governor’s order expands water efficiency rules Times of San Diego: San Diego County Reduces Water Use by 23% in April CBS Sacramento: California Duck Hunting Season Looks Promising With Wet Weather Sacramento Bee: Study: Urbanization To Boost Water Demand Water Deeply: San Francisco Makes History With […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMay 19, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for May 19, 2016

New York Times: In Sharp Reversal, California Suspends Water Restrictions Associated Press: California Water Conservation to Return to Local Hands Los Angeles Times: California board allows water districts to set their own conservation targets KQED: Some Water Suppliers Resisted Drought Measures, But Data Shows They Worked Water Deeply: How Saving Salmon Could Help Ease the Next Drought Los Angeles Times: Interactive […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMay 17, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for May 17, 2016

Sacramento Bee: A question for the ages: Can Congress pass a California water bill?  Porterville Recorder: California’s rice acreage recovers Record Net: Landscape overhaul: Statewide program encourages water conservation Union Democrat: Calls for water conservation relief rolled back The Guardian: Amid Western drought, Oregon county to vote on Nestlé bottling … Associated Press: Warm spring causes difficulty for northwest alfalfa growers Circle of Blue […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMay 16, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for May 16, 2016

Grand Junction Daily Sentinel: Meeting the demands of the Colorado River Breitbart News: When Water Policy Kills Farming, Consumers Will Pay the Price NPR: California Agencies Send Mixed Signals On Drought Conditions Visalia Times-Delta: Governor seeking extra $5 million for drought relief Lake Tahoe News: No opposition to STPUD rate increases The Desert Sun: Latino leaders in the West focusing on […]

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Proposed Emergency Rulemaking and Emergency Regulation Digest

   This is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board The Notice of Proposed Emergency Rulemaking and the Emergency Regulation Digest for the Proposed Emergency Regulation that will be considered by the State Water Board at its May 18, 2016 meeting have been posted online at: http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/waterrights/water_issues/programs/drought/emergency_mandatory_regulations.shtml. The These documents follow the proposed text of […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMay 13, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for May 13, 2016

Sacramento Bee: California irrigation-drainage disputes targeted in new bill Associated Press: Senate Approves $37.5B Measure to Fund Energy, Water ABC10.com: Sierra snowmelt peaking earlier San Bernardino County Sun: San Bernardino, Highland water districts announce new wastewater treatment plant community center Union Democrat: Lake McClure 50 percent full five months after record low Ely Daily Times: Drought causing challenges in agriculture, though […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMay 12, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for May 12, 2016

San Francisco Chronicle: With reservoirs nearly full, EBMUD declares water emergency over  San Diego Union-Tribune: Drought worsening inland water quality The Stanford Daily: Green lawns, dry wells: California’s drought is an issue of equality Foothills Sun Gazette: Cities miss their water mark ACWA: Calif. Governor addresses long-term, emergency water conservation TakePart: Drought Offers Insight Into How Species Will Fare in a […]

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