Los Angeles Times: LA City Council grants preliminary approval to DWP’s rate hike KCRA Sacramento: ‘Above average’ rain to trigger more water releases from Folsom Dam KCRA Sacramento: Half full? Half empty? Lake Oroville reaches 50 percent San Francisco Chronicle: Storm to dump up to 3 feet of snow in 3 days for Tahoe region Porterville Recorder: Snowpack less than […]
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board At its January 19, 2016 meeting, the State Water Resources Control Board adopted Resolution 2016-0005 to adopt a drought emergency regulation for measuring and reporting water diversions. The Regulation, Resolution, supporting materials, and the emergency regulation digest and its appendices may be found on […]
Continue ReadingLos Angeles Times: California’s snowpack falls below average, sparking new drought fears Sacramento Bee: Sierra snowpack falls below average Associated Press: Dry spell ate away at snowpack of drought-ridden California Los Angeles Times: Drought hasn’t been all bad—we’ve learned some things too, California water chief says Sacramento Bee: Devastated salmon population likely to result in fishing restrictions San Fancisco Chronicle: Snowpack […]
Continue ReadingMerced Sun-Star: State surveyors return to Sierra Nevada to measure snowpack Washington Post: California is about to get a ton of rain, but it’s still not enough to beat the drougt Los Angeles Times: Instead of record rains, LA gets the hottest February on record KQED: California Reservoirs Are Dumping Water in a Drought, But Science Could […]
Continue ReadingWashington Post: California’s drive to save water is killing trees, hurting utilities and raising taxes Valley News: We should stop wasting water CBS San Francisco: Lake Tahoe Level Rises But Mild Weather Puts Brakes On Sierra … Pasadena Star-News: El Niño no-show could damage California’s water conservation efforts Sacramento Bee: Weak El Niño fails to fix California’s drought Petaluma Argus […]
Continue ReadingAssociated Press: California: Water Conservation Beginning to Lag San Francisco Chronicle: State falling short of 25 percent goal in water cutbacks Los Angeles Times: Clean water versus the sucker fish: Drought creates a bizarre dilemma Los Angeles Times: California cuts water use 17.1% in January, falling short of target Sacramento Bee: Could El Niño turn into a dud for California? […]
Continue ReadingWashington Times: Obama admin blasted for allocating water for endangered fish, leave farmers high and dry San Francisco Chronicle: California boosts water deliveries to cities, farms — slightly Sacramento Bee: California increases water allocation to farms, cities Fresno Bee: Old tensions boil over once more in House hearing on California water Capital Public Radio: Sierra Snowpack Melts With Dry February […]
Continue ReadingSacramento Bee: California water politics could get choppier with new House bill Bakersfield Now: Aging pipes causing leaks and wasting water in Kern County UC Davis: Nigiri Project Mixes Salmon and Rice Fields for Fifth Year on Floodplain Redlands Daily Facts: Redlands offering tips on how to save water at Thursday forum Daily Democrat: Drought-emergency plan exit plan needed by […]
Continue ReadingLos Angeles Times: Without a ‘March miracle,’ drought-like conditions will continue in Southern California Los Angeles Times: Water and Power: Whatever happened to El Niño? Associated Press: Tomato packing plant fined $1.5 for wastewater violations Sancramento Bee: Under sunny skies, Folsom Dam operators to double releases Associated Press: Another winter heat wave hits Southern California Builder Magazine: Storm Water Surges a […]
Continue ReadingSacramento Bee: Salmon experiment gets new twist in Yolo Bypass Los Angeles Times: Water customers in LA County foothill cities are asked to tighten taps Sacramento Bee: New limits on California well-drilling sought San Francisco Chronicle: Waning El Niño could signal state’s water woes not over Capitol Press: Feds consider initial CVP water allocation for farms, cities Daily News: How a […]
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