- by BPC Staff
- onMarch 15, 2016
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Los 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 […]
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Notice of Proposed Emergency Rulemaking – Russian River Tributaries This is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board The State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board or Board) has issued a Notice of Proposed Emergency Actions due to Insufficient Flow for Specific Fisheries in Tributaries to the Russian River and the proposed […]
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- by BPC Staff
- onMarch 14, 2016
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California 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 […]
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From the office of Senator Dianne Feinstein: Senator Dianne Feinstein D-Calif.) today released the following statement calling on federal agencies to increase pumping as much as possible within the bounds of the biological opinions to capture and store more water during March storms: “Between January 1 and March 6 last year, 1.3 million acre feet […]
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- by BPC Staff
- onMarch 11, 2016
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Associated 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 […]
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- by BPC Staff
- onMarch 10, 2016
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McClatchy 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 […]
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- by BPC Staff
- onMarch 9, 2016
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San 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: […]
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- by BPC Staff
- onMarch 8, 2016
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Capital 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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- by BPC Staff
- onMarch 7, 2016
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Associated Press: Rain, snow blanket California, easing drought fears San Francisco Chronicle: Lessons for renewal flow from freed river Capital Public Radio News: Delta Smelt Populations Plummet 2nd Year In A Row Contra Costa Times: Guest commentary: Time for the Legislature to get serious about water OC Register: Orange County faces more competition for drought-strangled … The San Luis Obispo […]
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- by BPC Staff
- onMarch 4, 2016
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Washington Post: Snowfall could be measured in feet across Sierra during ‘miracle march’ storms Associated Press: El Nino Leaves Much of Drought-Stricken California in Dust Los Angeles Times Strong winter storm to bring several feet of snow to Sierra Nevada, Lake Tahoe Calaveras Enterprise: February heat makes drought conditions linger OCRegister: Billions of gallons needlessly flushed out to sea CBS […]
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