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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 11, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for March 11, 2016

Associated Press: Rain swells lakes, dams in Northern California San Francisco Chronicle: Holy El Niño! It’s possible Shasta Lake will fill up this month Capital Public Radio: Reservoirs Filling, But Snowpack Worries In California New York Times: California Water District Fined by SEC Over ‘Enron Accounting’ Los Angeles Times: A behind-the-scenes battle to divert L.A.’s storm water from going […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 7, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for March 7, 2016

Associated Press: Rain, snow blanket California, easing drought fears San Francisco Chronicle: Lessons for renewal flow from freed river Capital Public Radio News: Delta Smelt Populations Plummet 2nd Year In A Row Contra Costa Times: Guest commentary: Time for the Legislature to get serious about water OC Register: Orange County faces more competition for drought-strangled … The San Luis Obispo […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJanuary 21, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for January 21, 2016

Sacramento 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, […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onDecember 22, 2015
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California Water and Drought News for December 22, 2015

Associated Press: California regulators propose relaxing water conservation Los Angeles Times: Gov. Brown helped drought, wildfires percolate as Bing search topics Sacramento Bee: Wet weather brings ‘normal’ back to Sacramento for Christmas Natural Resources Defense Council: How California Can Improve Its Drought Response in 2016 Santa Rosa Press Democrat: Flowing again, Russian River’s creeks open for spawning coho KRCRTV.COM: Rains begin […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onDecember 18, 2015
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California Water and Drought News for December 18, 2015

Associated Press: November Was Record-Warm Month for Globe, Extending Streak San Francisco Chronicle: Climate experts say West Coast will see wet winter San Francisco Chronicle: Without water, work or homes: Farm laborers displaced by drought Napa Valley Register: Test brings recycled water to Coombsville Desert Dispatch: Golden State Water urges more conservation in Barstow 89.3 KPCC: NOAA: Winter rains could ease […]

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California Water and Drought News for December 11, 2015

SFGate: Storm’s second surge hits SF with lightning, hail NBC Southern California:El Niño Update: Odds Favor Significant Winter Storms Fresno Bee: Angry California Republicans call drought bill dead for the year Los Angeles Times: Jerry Brown in Paris: California governor goes deep on climate change and other global threats Capital Public Radio: California Drought: Storms Help, Water Supply ‘Below […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onDecember 8, 2015
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California Water and Drought News for December 8, 2015

San Francisco Chronicle: Water suppliers, buoyed by El Niño, seek relief from cuts Capital Pubic Radio News: California Water Agencies Want Relief From Conservation Regulations San Francisco Chronicle: Feinstein-McCarthy clash dooms prospects for drought law for year Sacramento Bee: Local water agencies plead for relief from California drought cutbacks Associated Press: LA airport operators settle state water claims for $2.4M […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onDecember 2, 2015
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California Water and Drought News for December 2, 2015

Los Angeles Times: California water conservation lagged in October, but state is still on course Los Angeles Times: California’s snowpack is deeper than last year, but more is needed, officials say Sacramento Bee: California officials expect 10 percent deliveries from State Water Project Capital Public Radio: State Water Project Customers To Receive 10 Percent Allocation Record Bee: El Niño and […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onNovember 20, 2015
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California Water and Drought News for November 20, 2015

San Francisco Chronicle:El Niño forecast to ease drought as odds of wet winter rise again Capital Public Radio: California Drought: Recent Storms Help Sierra Snowpack Not Water Supply Los Angeles Times: Massive El Niño gains strength, likely to drench key California … Curbed Ski: Is El Niño the Solution to California’s Drought? The Weather Channel: Double the Average Sierra […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onNovember 17, 2015
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California Water and Drought News for November 17, 2015

Los Angeles Times: As huge El Niño brews, California fights to keep drought mentality Los Angeles Times:  El Niño temperatures in Pacific Ocean break 25-year record  San Diego Union Tribune: El Niño prompts state of emergency Capital Public Radio News:  Roseville Offers Recycled Water For Residents Capital Press:Historically strong El Nino may only last a season, forecasters […]

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