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  • by BPC Staff
  • onFebruary 9, 2017
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California Water and Drought News for February 9, 2017

Wall Street Journal: California Water Regulators Extend Emergency Drought Regulations Associated Press: Storm packing bigger punch to wallop Northern California KCRA Sacramento: DWR: Test releases further erode Oroville Dam spillway Associated Press: California Retains Drought Measures, Despite Wet Weather Sacramento Bee: Crater in Oroville Dam spillway will continue to grow, officials warn, as reservoir levels grow Los Angeles Times: Despite epic […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onFebruary 8, 2017
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California Water and Drought News for February 8, 2017

Sacramento Bee: Oroville Dam releases are halted after huge hole is found in spillway KCRA Sacramento: VIDEO: Erosion of concrete at Oroville Dam San Francisco Chronicle: Spillway crumbles as California reservoirs max out capacity FOX40: Photo Shows Erosion Damage along Lake Oroville Dam Spillway ABC10.com: Flows from Oroville Dam spillway temporarily halted due to erosion damages KQED: Engineers Assess Spillway Problem […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onFebruary 7, 2017
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California Water and Drought News for February 7, 2017

Sacramento Bee: California should protect the most vulnerable people affected by … KCET: Worried About Dead Trees in California Forests? Blame Fire … Jefferson Public Radio: Some Lawmakers, Water Agencies Push To End California Drought … KFSN-TV: California water board to reevaluate emergency drought regulations KSBY San Luis Obispo News: Rain continues but Central Coast remains in severe drought – […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onFebruary 6, 2017
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California Water and Drought News for February 6, 2017

Sacramento Bee: Hang on to those umbrellas, another set of storms is coming through NBC Bay Area: ‘State of Extremes’: What to Make of California’s Weather Fresno Bee: Water bank seeks floodwaters, but Kings County says its needs … CBS News: California snowpack at drought-busting level, water managers say The Mercury News: Desalination of aquifers offers drought-weary California new […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onFebruary 3, 2017
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California Water and Drought News for February 3, 2017

Sacramento Bee: Water, water everywhere in California – and not enough reservoir space to store it Associated Press: California snowpack at drought-busting level, water managers say San Francisco Chronicle: Surveyors ‘ecstatic’ as Sierra snowpack measures 173% of normal Sacramento Bee: Gentle storm is first of three to dampen Sacramento, bring snow to … TIME: There’s So Much Snow in California […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onFebruary 2, 2017
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California Water and Drought News for February 2, 2017

NASA: Storms filled 37 percent of California snow-water deficit The Union of Grass Valley: Prolonged snow nourishes Northern Nevada, Lake Tahoe KGO-TV: Snowpack reached highest level in over two decade at “Heavenly … Santa Monica Daily Press: Drought conditions stubbornly persist in Santa Monica despite rainfall Mountain View Voice: As it rains, state considers continuing drought rules Palo Alto Online: Long […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onFebruary 1, 2017
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California Water and Drought News for February 1, 2017

Mercury News: Sierra Nevada snowpack biggest in 22 years and more on way Associated Press: Storms preview ocean-rise damage to California cities, roads Sacramento Bee: Atmospheric Rivers: Five Breakthroughs in Analyzing West-Coast Storms Sacramento Bee: Watch five years of Sierra snow from space Capital Press: Planning for drought still important, experts say Record Bee: February to begin with rain in forecast […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJanuary 31, 2017
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California Water and Drought News for January 31, 2017

Sacramento Bee: Worrying and still waiting for safe drinking water after cancer claimed her daughter Sacramento Bee: One month of storms erases big chunk of California’s snow-water deficit San Francisco Chronicle: Even after epic storms, groundwater still depleted by drought KHOU.com: Weather Blog: California Drought Ending The Mercury News: Bay Area storms: February to begin with rain in forecast Lodi […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJanuary 30, 2017
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California Water and Drought News for January 30, 2017

McClatchy Washington Bureau: California, Oregon farmers lost water in 2001; now they want to be … Sacramento Bee: With rain clouds looming, Sacramento residents rushed to buy flood insurance Sacramento Bee: Watch crews closing gates to Sacramento Weir, and beautiful views of waterway Sacramento Bee: Soggy Sacramento is feeling a little like Portlandia The San Luis Obispo Tribune: SLO County […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJanuary 27, 2017
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California Water and Drought News for January 27, 2017

Los Angeles Times: How a ‘rain shadow’ left this reservoir parched even after all those storms Sacramento Bee: Drought or not, water conservation must remain the norm Capital Public Radio: California Groundwater Levels Remain Critically Low Sacramento Bee: ‘Exceptional drought’ is over in California Washington Post: California drought shrinks to smallest level in years after onslaught … 10News: Water Authority declares […]

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