- by BPC Staff
- onFebruary 23, 2015
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CBS News: Record West Coast drought shows no sign of easing Los Angeles Times: Record heat, record snow: The coasts are clearly weather-beaten KCRA Sacramento: California drought forces farmers to dig deeper for water Stockton Record: Drought lingers, perhaps intensifies in 2015 NPR: California’s drought exposes long-hidden detritus Climate News Network: Big cities head for water crisis as populations explode Fresno Bee: Fresno […]
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- by BPC Staff
- onFebruary 20, 2015
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Lodi News-Sentinel: State Water Resources Control Board requires more information from water rights holders eSan Joaquin: Water chief says ‘mistaken’ on environmental impacts Capital Public Radio: Residents, Farmers Describe Drought Impacts At Marathon State Water Resources Hearing Merced Sun-Star: Report: Central Valley leads nation in falling groundwater levels; crisis blamed on almonds and drought City Journal: The Scorching of California […]
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- by BPC Staff
- onFebruary 19, 2015
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U.S. Drought Monitor Marketplace.org: In the fight for water, it’s North versus South News 10: NorCal vs SoCal: Battle over Delta water intensifies KCRA: Scientists fly laser-equipped plane to measure Sierra snowpack LAObserved: Uh oh: Yosemite. 8,000 feet. February. No snow Monterey County Now: County water agency fields many complaints about doing too little – and too much Bay City […]
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- by BPC Staff
- onFebruary 18, 2015
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An Encore of California Drought Crisis — Only Worse California’s drought, and recent trends, may pale beside our probable future California water officials eyeing new drought restrictions Weather service predicts wet March in California Fishermen, Delta Leaders Protest Move to “Destroy Salmon” The Ridiculously Resilient Ridge Returns; typical winter conditions still nowhere to be found […]
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- by BPC Staff
- onFebruary 17, 2015
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New York Times: Threatened Smelt Touches Off Battles in California’s Endless Water Wars Associated Press: California ski resorts struggle from drought Los Angeles Times: Scientists go high and low for data on drought-fighting ‘sky rivers’ Mercury News: Friday’s Top of the Scroll: Study sees even bigger longer droughts for much of U.S. West Central Valley Business Times: Water managers start […]
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- by BPC Staff
- onFebruary 13, 2015
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The Associated Press: Study sees even bigger longer droughts for much of West The Associated Press: California lakes filling, waterfalls flowing after rain FOX40: Salt Water Barriers May Come to Delta Los Angeles Times: Extreme drought in Northern California just got 10% better Los Angeles Times: Chance of ‘megadrought’ in US Southwest now 50 percent, study concludes Los Angeles Times: Bigger […]
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On February 11, 2015, Congress issued a letter to the State Water Resources Control Board regarding the Temporary Urgency Change Petition in response to California’s drought. Click here to view the letter.
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- by BPC Staff
- onFebruary 12, 2015
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Stockton Record: San Joaquin County’s underground supply sinks toward 1992 low point Capital Public Radio News: Millions In Grants For Salmon And Steelhead Habitat Santa Rosa Press: Feds OK extra storage at rising Lake Mendocino Capital Public Radio: California Reservoirs Benefit From Recent Storms Breitbart News: California Dairy Farmers Are Mooving ACWA: $50 million in Drought Relief for Western States Detailed […]
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- by BPC Staff
- onFebruary 11, 2015
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Sacramento Bee: Appeals court rejects challenges to fish hatcheries’ impact NBC News: States Dangle Water to Tempt California Dairy Farmers Santa Clarita Valley Signal: The best fix for farmers’ water problems San Jose Mercury News: A tale of two droughts: Northern vs. Southern California Energy Collective: What A Down Under Drought Can Teach California About Water CNBC: Why California’s dairy cows […]
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Commissioner’s Office Washington, DC Media Contact: Peter Soeth, 303-445-3615, psoeth@usbr.gov For Immediate Release: Feb. 10, 2015 Reclamation’s Proposed Drought Response Program Evaluation Criteria is Open for Public Comment WASHINGTON – The Bureau of Reclamation is seeking public comment on its draft Drought Response Program evaluation criteria. This new program, based on its existing drought authorities, will provide […]
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