George Warren, ABC 10: Folsom Lake rises 400 feet above sea level Capital Press: Water board raises water reporting requirements AARON ORLOWSKI, Press-Enterprise: WEATHER: Early storms help replenish snowpack — and our water … CBS SACRAMENTO (CBS13): California Eagerly Awaits Sierra Snowpack Runoff As It Hopes For … Santa Cruz Sentinel: Lack of rain gives scientists chance to study, predict […]
Continue ReadingAssociated Press: Feds: California reservoirs only half full after big storms Los Angeles Times: El Niño inspires hope of ‘major dent’ in drought, but empty reservoirs point to long recovery Associated Press: Democrats break with governor, demand vote on water tunnels Santa Rosa Press Democrat: Upcoming workshop to educate landowners on water management Log Cabin Democrat: California farmers brace […]
Continue ReadingThis 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 February 2, 2016 meeting, along with supporting documents, have been posted online at http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/waterrights/water_issues/programs/drought/emergency_mandatory_regulations.shtml. The Notice of […]
Continue ReadingJan 21 2016 Feinstein Releases Discussion Draft of California Drought Relief Bill Complies with all environmental laws, biological opinions; includes both long-term, short-term provisions Washington—Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today released a discussion draft of the California Long-Term Provisions for Water Supply and Short-Term Provisions for Emergency Drought Relief Act, a bill to help California deal with the drought […]
Continue ReadingLos Angeles Times: El Niño inspires hope of ‘major dent’ in drought, but empty reservoirs point to long recovery Los Angeles Times: Feinstein water plan would fund recycling, desalination and storage Sacramento Bee: Mission accomplished: Sacramentans cut water use in drought by 30 percent in 2015 E&E: Brown highlights water challenges, climate in state speech Santa Rose Press-Democrat: New California […]
Continue ReadingSacramento Bee: Coffer dam at Folsom Lake spillway project develops a leak Capital Public Radio News: Scientists Flood Almond Orchards To Restore Groundwater in California Los Angeles Times: California has ‘a shot out of the drought’ if El Niño rain persists San Francisco Chronicle: Water-starved Lake Oroville rises dramatic 20 feet in six days Sacramento Bee: Capturing El Niño’s rains, […]
Continue ReadingLos Angeles Times: Researchers test a possible drought solution by flooding an almond farm San Francisco Chronicle: Just like city folk, water rights holders will have to track usage Sacramento Bee: Drought rules could be eased for Sacramento region, other inland areas TriValley Central: Calif. farmers brace for water shortage Palo Verde Valley Times: Water: Liquid gold in California CBS […]
Continue ReadingAssociated Press: California farmers brace for water shortage despite El Nino San Francisco Chronicle: Amid El Niño, a push to save California’s drought-drained aquifers Redding Record Searchlight: January rainfall at levels not seen in six years The Bakersfield Californian: Grant to fund efficient sprinklers in city parks San Jose Mercury News: California considers easing some water conservation mandates East County […]
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board State Water Board staff is seeking comments on its draft Proposed Text of Emergency Regulation, that staff prepared in response to the Governor’s Executive Order B-36-15 calling for an extension of urban water use restrictions until October 31, 2016, should drought conditions persist. […]
Continue ReadingSacramento Bee: Jerry Brown calls Delta water project ‘fundamental necessity’ (video) Capital Public Radio News: Exceptional Drought Eases In Northern California KCRA Sacramento: Brown releases update to his plan for California’s water Reuters: California Governor Brown pushes big water project amid drought E&E Reporter: 80% deem Western water woes ‘a serious problem’ — poll eSan Joaquin Blog: Here we go: Water […]
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