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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 25, 2014
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California Drought and Water News for June 25, 2014

Los Angeles Times: Gov. Jerry Brown pushes for scaled-down, $6-billion water bond Capital Public Radio: Brown Opposes Existing Water Bond, Wants $6 Billion Replacement The Reporter: Wolk blasts opposition for non action on water bill The Sacramento Bee: Gov. Jerry Brown relays water bond priorities to lawmakers ACWA: Groundwater Bills Clear Senate and Assembly Committees, Talks Continue Western Farm Press: California […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 24, 2014
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California Drought and Water News for June 24, 2014

Los Angeles Times: California Senate deadlocks on $10.5-billion water bond Capital Public Radio: Senate Rejects Alternate Water Bond; Brown To Weigh In? Capital Public Radio: A Closer Look At The Proposed $10.5 Billion Water Bond The Sacramento Bee: California politicians trying to draft a new water bond California Department of Water Resources: Save Our Water Launches Don’t Waste Summer Campaign […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 24, 2014
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California Drought and Water News for June 23, 2014

Los Angeles Times: Brown’s water tunnel job claims generating controversy NBC Los Angeles: Steinberg says any water bond will be defeated if it includes money for two tunnels to move water to southern California around the San Joaquin Delta The Fresno Bee: Tweaks in House water bill cheer California environmentalists KPBS: $10 Billion Water Bond Measure Moving Through California Legislature […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 20, 2014
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California Drought and Water News for June 20, 2014

Oroville News:  Salmon spawning habitat project begins in Oroville Discover Magazine:  Watch California Dry Out Before Your Very Eyes Climate Central: California’s Drought Just Got a Little Worse USA Today: California steaming: State’s hot year worsens drought 23 ABC News Bakersfield: Ways you can help conserve water during drought Sacramento Bee: Plunge of tricolored blackbird […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 19, 2014
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California Drought and Water News for June 19, 2014

SF Gate: State evacuates 430,000 trout from too-warm hatchery The Republic: Court: California water board cleared to regulate farmers’ use of Russian River during cold Los Angeles Times: Brown’s tunnel plan looms over effort to pass water bonds Bloomberg: California Lawmakers Overhauling $11 Billion Water Bond ABC 7 News: Bay Area cuts water use by just 2 percent over 5 […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 16, 2014
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California Drought and Water News for June 16, 2014

Associated Press: Salmon migrate by truck during California drought Sacramento Bee: Weather officials: California likely faces a long, hot summer CBS San Francisco: Drought Hurts California’s Pistachio Crop; Consumers Will Pay The Price Visalia Times-Delta: Drought spurs rush to drill San Gabriel Valley Tribune: Nation’s largest desalination plant looking to provide drought-proof water supply to Southern California California Water Blog: Will […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 12, 2014
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California Drought and Water News for June 12, 2014

Stockton Record: Lawsuit targets Delta water shipments Central Valley Business Times: Bureau of Reclamation sued over water transfers Modesto Bee: Discussion on 100-year-old water rights delayed until July Green Optimistic: California Drought is Bad News for Crops Sierra Sun Times: California Farm Groups: State Should Act Deliberately on Groundwater CBS Sacramento: California Home Prices Taking Hit As Lawns Turn Brown During […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 11, 2014
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ACWA to Release Report on Regional Impacts of 2014 Drought

June 9, 2014 ACWA to Release Report on Regional Impacts of 2014 Drought Local Vulnerabilities, Strategies for Resilience Also Outlined ACWA is releasing a report tomorrow morning detailing specific impacts of the drought around the state and underscoring the need for a variety of strategies and actions to improve the resiliency of the state’s water […]

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