Sacramento Bee: Southern California water agency signs $175 million deal to buy Delta islands New York Times: Sierra Nevada Snow Won’t End California’s Thirst Feedstuffs: USDA: Cattle, winter wheat affected by drought expansion Eureka Times Standard: California water-saving rules to ease, but nobody’s off the hook San Francisco Chronicle: Federal government to probe state spending on delta tunnels Fresno Bee: Clovis […]
Continue ReadingAssociated Press: California rain showers welcome, but won’t ease drought CBS: Overflowing California reservoirs not enough to quench drought Discovery News: Will La Nina Follow One of the Strongest Ever El Ninos? EDM Digest: White House Isssues Memorandum on Drought Resilience San Francisco Chronicle: How we did: A California drought report card Headlines & Global News: California’s Lake Shasta Fills To […]
Continue ReadingCapital Public Radio News: Central California Reservoirs Filling Up Due To Recent Storms Los Angeles Times: Newport meets softened water-use reduction target, city says Press-Enterprise: DROUGHT: State water board’s new goals ease conservation The Desert Sun: Water worries vex desert community in various ways Arizona Daily Star: Colorado River runoff forecast keeps dropping The San Luis Obispo Tribune: Israeli water solutions […]
Continue ReadingAction Needed to Preserve Local Control Over Long-Term Water Conservation and Management Strategies ACWA Members Urged to Weigh in With Water Community’s Vision In recent weeks, the State Water Resources Control Board staff has indicated interest in pursuing permanent conservation regulations in the near future that could affect the ability of local agencies to determine […]
Continue ReadingSacramento Bee: Federal, state officials move to demolish Klamath River dams Western Farm Press: Water decision another nail in agriculture’s coffin Kern Golden Empire: State water conservation numbers for cities throughout California Patch.com: Agency Relaxes Restrictions on Water Use Stockton Record: Drought woes continue at New Melones San Francisco Chronicle: Time for Plan B to save the Sacramento-San Joaquin delta San […]
Continue ReadingLos Angeles Times: L.A. County moves toward water fee for new developments, looks at stormwater funding Sacramento Bee: Temps in 80s and 60s: Roller coaster weather week for Sacramento Appeal-Democrat: Drought Watch: 100 percent allocation for GCID ABC News: Kern County supervisors declare state of emergency over dying trees and fire danger E&E Reporter: Farmers howl as […]
Continue ReadingLos Angeles Times: Californians fall a bit short of Brown’s call for 25% cut in water use after 9 months of conservation Los Angeles Times: A delta tunnel project’s lofty ambitions have been scaled back Sacramento Bee: Drought still grips Southern California, keeping pressure on state San Diego Union-Tribune: San Diego County’s drought conservation plummets Stockton Record: Water warnings bring some […]
Continue ReadingAssociated Press: Some California farms getting full water supplies Western Farm Press: USBR shorts some California farmers irrigation water Merced Sun-Star: Drought-stricken California ponders future of conservation Capital Public Radio News: Water Restrictions A Patchwork In Sacramento Region Daily Star Gazette: California’s 58 million trees have suffered a water deficit – Reno … Santa Rosa Press Democrat: Healdsburg may expand water […]
Continue ReadingAssociated Press: Average snowpack could prolong California water conservation Washington Post: California drought endures as snowpack falls short of El Niño expectations Sacramento Bee: Critical Sierra survey finds healthy snowpack – but no ‘drought buster’ Sacramento Bee: Dianne Feinstein says water wars tougher than assault-weapons ban Lake Tahoe News: Sierra snowpack below normal; better than ’15 SFist:Uneven El Niño […]
Continue ReadingLos Angeles Times: State snowpack has changed a lot in the last year — as have Californians’ attitude toward water San Francisco Chronicle: Unimpressive El Niño leaves California in water limbo Associated Press: California seeks hearing delay for giant water tunnels National Post: Saudi Arabian dairy buys 14000 acres in California to take advantage of U.S. water laws […]
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