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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 20, 2018
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California Water News for August 20, 2018

Modesto Bee: Stanislaus, Merced County opponents gear for water rally at Capitol on Monday Los Angeles Times: FEMA agrees to cut Newport flood zone by more than half, saving property owners millions in insurance costs News Deeply: Why the Environment Is a Big Winner in California’s Groundwater Law South Pasadena Review: Graves Reservoir Project Breaks Ground Saturday Santa Monica […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 17, 2018
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California Water News for August 17, 2018

Sacramento Bee: Delta tunnels cost soars to nearly $20 billion when accounting for inflation SFGATE: California’s 20-pound invasive nutria problem could be worse than previously imagined Los Angeles Times: Climate change is helping crank up the temperatures of California’s heat waves Modesto Bee: State water board won’t vote next week on controversial river flow plan Mountain Democrat: Honey sweetens ditch […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 16, 2018
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California Water News for August 16, 2018

The Guardian: California v nutria: state seeks to eradicate scourge of giant rodents News Deeply: How Ranchers Are Getting by With Less Water Across the West The Press: California WaterFix start dates raise red flags Union Democrat: Fixing $21M in storm damage continues at Hetch Hetchy’s Moccasin dam and reservoir Alpenhorn News: Lake Gregory Dam Project Community Meeting in Crestline […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 14, 2018
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Water News for August 14, 2018

East Bay Times: Oroville Dam: See before-and-after video of construction progress Live Science: This Amazing Map Shows How California ‘Breathes’ Water Throughout the Year San Francisco Chronicle: In California’s new wildfire reality, facing the need for periodic fires to clear fuel City Watch LA: How Much California Water Bond Money is for Storage? FOX 40: Notice About Toxic Chemical has […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 13, 2018
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Water New for August 13, 2018

Washington Examiner: California firefighters say Trump’s order for more water is useless San Francisco Chronicle: Millions to be spent protecting SF Bay shoreline from sea level rise YubaNet: After Dam Removal, What the Klamath Basin Needs Next Times of San Diego: Water Authority Conditionally Backs $17 Billion Delta Tunnels Plan Chico Enterprise-Record: Sacramento judge to […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 10, 2018
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Water News for August 10, 2018

NPR: Trump Claims California Is Wasting Water That Could Be Used to Fight Wildfires Sacramento Bee: California plays a leading, effective role in confronting climate change Imperial Valley News: CDFA working with DWR on emergency groundwater recharge strategy City News Service: County Water Authority Votes to support $17B ‘WaterFix’ Proposal Times of San Diego: Water Authority Conditionally Backs $17 Billion […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 9, 2018
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Water News for August 9, 2018

CBS Sacramento: Feds Order Water Release Changes After Trump Tweets On California Wildfires Chico Enterprise-Record: “Crucial milestone” met at Oroville Dam with structural concrete placement Tracy Press: Secretary of California’s Natural Resources Agency, visits Loch Lomond News Deeply: After Dam Removal, What the Klamath Basin Needs Next Orange County Register: OPINION: The bullet train has (almost) nothing on Brown’s twin tunnels […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 8, 2018
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Water News for August 8, 2018

Washington Post: Fire officials to Trump: No, California didn’t worsen wildfires by dumping water into ocean New York Times: California Today: Warmest Waters Ever on Record in San Diego Weather Channel: Wildfire Smoke Detected in Majority of U.S. States CBS News: As storms worsen, America’s aging dams overflow Mercury News: OPINION: Block outrageous effort to lock in Delta tunnels water […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 7, 2018
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Water News for August 7, 2018

Politico: Trump wildfire tweets spark bewilderment about California water Sacramento Bee: Smoke prompts Sacramento County health alert: Limit outdoor activity through Friday News Deeply: Delta Breezes Are Dying and That Could Be Bad News for an Imperiled Fish The Hanford Sentinel: OPINION: Colossal arrogance in the ‘water fix’ tunnels Business Journal: NEW WATER RULES HURTING AG LAND PRICES Sacramento Bee: Trump […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 6, 2018
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Water News for August 6, 2018

News Deeply: California Groundwater Law Means Big Changes Above Ground, Too Los Angeles Times: California Destructive Summer Bring Blunt Talk About Climate Change Lake County News: Firefighters make critical gains on Mendocino Complex; resources shifting to Ranch fire area Bay Area Monitor: THE GREAT HETCH HETCHY DEBATE OC Register: OPINION: California’s Leaky Bucket Theory of Public Improvement San Francisco Chronicle: Navy […]

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