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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 24, 2017
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California Water News for August 24, 2017

Capital Public Radio News: Proposed Tax For Safe Drinking Water Gets Support From Environmental, Agricultural Groups San Francisco Chronicle: Full lakes, plenty of camp space in Northern California for Labor Day Chico Enterprise-Record: Lake Oroville spillway construction on schedule, says DWR Eureka Times-Standard: California drinking water access bill vote delayed to next week The Mercury News: Mountain View’s green canopy of trees recovering from drought yourcentralvalley.com: State […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 23, 2017
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California Water News for August 23, 2017

Associated Press: Officials promise to protect Lake Tahoe with $415 million Porterville Recorder: Clean water hookups resume Sacramento Bee: 3.2-magnitude earthquake strikes near San Francisco Progress Index: Trump’s missing infrastructure plan California Farm Bureau: Water storage projects compete for bond funds Stockton Record: SJ County ag declines $900 million over past two years NPR: California’s Forests Continue To Die After Years Of Drought Sacramento Bee: Here’s California’s […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 22, 2017
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California Water News for August 22, 2017

Sacramento Bee: Dozens are suing to block Delta tunnels. Will it matter? San Francisco Chronicle: State bills seek to cut children’s exposure to lead Scientific American: It’s Crucial to Upgrade America’s Water Infrastructure NORCAL: San Francisco Implements Newly Created Rain Gardens The Madera Tribune: Water still a hot topic for farmers Science Codex: Can ‘reading’ leaves lead to more drought-tolerant crops? Chico Enterprise Record: AquAlliance […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 21, 2017
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California Water News for August 21, 2017

Sacramento Bee: Sacramento County sues to block Delta tunnels – and it’s not alone The Mercury News: Oroville Dam: New video shows crews rebuilding wrecked spillway Chico Enterprise Record: Oroville Dam: Relicensing saga holds up habitat restoration Peak Prosperity: Bungled repairs and new concerns at the tallest US dam Ventura County Star: Crews continue race to rebuild Oroville Dam spillway […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 18, 2017
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California Water News for August 18, 2017

Sacramento Bee: Delta tunnels project needs water agencies to pay for it. Why some are hesitating Bond Buyer: Calif. water plan could squeeze utilities Los Angeles Times: Long-term commitment to California’s water resources is essential Total Landscape Care: A look at post-drought California and water conservation 89.3 KPCC: Study: forests taking longer to recover from drought due to hotter … Hoodline: With Drought Over, Water To Flow Again In Several Parks Into the […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 17, 2017
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California Water News for August 17, 2017

Capital Public Radio News: A Dozen Water Storage Projects Compete For Bond Funding San Francisco Chronicle: Invasive crabs flourish in Marin lagoon, despite eradication efforts Mercury News: Pacheco Creek: Native American remains, artifacts found at proposed dam site YubaNet: NID Takes Action at Scott’s Flat Reservoir for Public Safety Courthouse News: Farmers, Environmentalists Join to Fight California ‘WaterFix’ Project OC Register: Sites Reservoir […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 16, 2017
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California Water News for August 16, 2017

Daily Democrat: Feather River gets new gravel for spawning salmon Oroville Mercury Register: DWR replacing spawing beds that washed away during Oroville … San Jose Mercury News: Money starting to flow for new dams in state KMPH Fox 26: Temperance Flat Dam one step closer CaliforniaAgToday: Temperance Flat Plan Would Triple Current Storage California Farm Bureau: Water project backers file application for Proposition […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 15, 2017
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California Water News for August 15, 2017

Los Angeles Times: A nearly $17-billion water project is being planned for California. What will it cost the Southland? Capital Public Radio News: Sites Reservoir Supporters Want $1.6 Billion From Water Bond Chico Enterprise Record: Oroville Dam relicensing: Signatories didn’t back down after DWR’s ‘subtle threats’ Chico Enterprise-Record: Feather River gets new gravel for spawning salmon Capital Public Radio: A Trip Down The Feather River Shows […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 14, 2017
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California Water News for August 14, 2017

USA TODAY: US and Mexico finalizing Colorado River water-sharing deal Central Valley Business Times: Conflict and change mark the California water world Fresno Bee: Temperance Flat Dam investment will pay off for California riskmanagementmonitor.com: Oroville Dam Flood Claims Filed Capital Public Radio News: A Trip Down The Feather River Shows Impacts Of Oroville Spillway … CBS Sacramento: Class Action Lawsuit Filed Over Oroville Dam Spillway Emergency The Sacramento Bee: Should Oroville Dam evacuees get state payment? Suit […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 11, 2017
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California Water News for August 11, 2017

News Deeply: Why Markets Aren’t Easy Solution for California’s Groundwater … The Sacramento Bee: Southern Californians, here’s how much your water bills could rise to pay for Delta tunnels Los Angeles Times: California receives $22 million from FEMA for Oroville Reservoir emergency Fox and Hounds Daily: Brown’s blunder down under Sierra Sun Times: California and National Drought Summary for August 8, 2017 KTVL: No drought year for parts of Oregon and California […]

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