Tag: drought

  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 1, 2015
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California Water & Drought News for July 1, 2015

The Washington Post: California’s burning again as drought’s vicious cycle takes its toll  Associated Press: California lawmakers to hold hearing on pot farm water use  San Francisco Chronicle: New round of big state water cuts to hit San Francisco  Guardian Liberty Voice: California Wars for Water in the Delta Capital Press: More shutoff notices issued to senior water right holders […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 30, 2015
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California Water & Drought News for June 30, 2015

Fresno Bee: Department of Water Resources awards millions to Fresno, Reedley and Orange Cove KQED: Parched California Farmers Hope to Tap Wastewater From Cities Los Angeles Daily News: Congressman seeks to end California water wars with waste-water recycling, desalination Los Angeles Times: Lawsuits over California water rights are a fight a century in the making Sacramento Bee: A scorcher all […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 29, 2015
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California Water & Drought News for June 29, 2015

Los Angeles Times: Lawsuits over California water rights are a fight a century in the making Courthouse News Service: Calif. Cities, Farms, Orchards Fight for Water National Public Radio: Residents Grow More Desperate Without Water In California Town Pleasanton Weekly: Governor unveils revised approach to fix Delta water system Sacramento Bee: Sacramento water agencies brace for historic drop in Folsom […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 26, 2015
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California Water & Drought News for June 26, 2015

New York Times: In California, Water Restrictions Above Ground and Leaks Below Associated Press: California farmers may defy notice to stop irrigating Los Angeles Times: 183 drought maps reveal just how thirsty California has become Los Angeles Times: Another DWP bill? No: ‘You are in the top 1% of all residential water users’ Capitol Weekly: Felicia Marcus navigates drought’s rough […]

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ACWA Drought Response Toolkit Now Available

ACWA Drought Response Toolkit Now Available With the State Water Resources Control Board’s emergency conservation regulations now in effect, water agencies around the state are working to meet state-mandated water conservation targets ranging from 4% to 36%. ACWA has prepared this Drought Response Toolkit to assist member agencies as they take action at the local […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 25, 2015
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California Water & Drought News for June 25, 2015

Sacramento Bee: State water system stretched to limit, officials say Sacramento Bee: Some water agencies in California consider defying state cuts Los Angeles Times: Water conservation amid drought: Who made the grade? The Fresno Bee: Obama turns up dial on California drought aid Capital Public Radio News: Feds Give $150 Million To Help California With Drought San Francisco Chronicle: California drought: […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 24, 2015
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California Water & Drought News for June 24, 2015

New York Times: Troubled Delta System Is California’s Water Battleground Sacramento Bee: Under new plan, Folsom Lake could be dangerously dry within months CBS News: Most California farmers ignoring water restrictions Capital Public Radio: Regulations Would Allow Removal Of Drought-Killed Trees San Diego Union-Tribune: Airport’s new water source is the air KQED: San Francisco Requires Water Recycling San Francisco Chronicle: Stockton judge […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 23, 2015
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California Water & Drought News for June 23, 2015

Associated Press: California: Many farmers miss deadline to report water cuts Associated Press: California water districts challenge state’s drought order San Francisco Chronicle: Drought: San Joaquin County town averts crisis, keeps water going Los Angeles Times: Water and Power: What can we learn from Santa Barbara? Los Angeles Times: Master-planned community will get water under new agreement KPBS: California Drought Changes What […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 22, 2015
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California Water & Drought News for June 22, 2015

New York Times: California Golf Trip Lands Obama in a Water-Use Debate Associated Press: California water districts challenge state’s drought order New York Times: As California’s drought continues, spotlight turns to water czar Fresno Bee: Deepest drought issue: Beyond shallow look at groundwater Sacramento Bee: Despite drought, some Valley cities still lack water meters Los Angeles Times: As its water dwindled, Fresno […]

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