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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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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 3, 2018
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Water News for August 3, 2018

CA Department of Water Resource:s: Delta eNews Los Angeles Times: Red flag conditions threaten to stoke large wildfires burning in Northern California California Ag Today: Proposition 3 Water Bond on Nov. Ballot Sacramento News & Review: Fire down below Daily Republic: Petersen Ranch riparian project part of Prop. 1 grant awards Modesto Bee: Deadly Dennett Dam, intended to create a serene […]

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Notice of WETA Board of Directors Meeting

      Notice of Board of Directors Meeting   The next San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority Board of Directors meeting will be held on Thursday, August 2 at 1:30 p.m. at Pier 1, Port of San Francisco, San Francisco CA.     The meeting agenda is now available for download on our Board […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 1, 2018
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Water News for August 1, 2018

Capital Public Radio: Proposal To Increase Delta Water Flows Causes Contention Between Farmers, Fisheries Paradise Post: Fire Safe Council will address Upper Feather River water plan for sustainability Appeal Democrat: Levee districts considering new assessment to cover operations, maintenance costs Ventura County Star: OPINION: Water tunnels approval is pure government arrogance Monterey Herald: Future of Salinas Valley water set […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 27, 2018
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California Water News for July 27, 2017

ABC 10: Testing the waters to find the cleanest swimming holes Chico Enterprise-Record: Road leading to Oroville Dam to reopen Monday Next City: Los Angeles Utility Wants to Solve Energy Storage with the Hoover Dam The Guardian: Is Zinke trolling San Francisco with plan to dismantle city’s reservoir?  GV Wire: What To Do With $171 Million? Dam Backers May Turn […]

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PPIC Survey: Californians and the Environment

Voters see environmental issues as key in the governor’s race. Statewide Survey: Californians and the Environment Mark Baldassare, Dean Bonner, Alyssa Dykman, Lunna Lopes Key findings A majority of likely voters (56%) say the candidates’ environmental positions are very important in determining their vote in the governor’s race (67% of Democrats, 54% of independents, and […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 26, 2018
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Water News for July 26, 2018

Maven’s Notebook: OROVILLE DAM SPILLWAYS CONSTRUCTION: Update for July 25 (with photos and videos) Turlock Journal: Local legislators send plea to State Water Board Fresno bee: Temperance Flat dam gets $171 million. Project just needs another $2.6 billion San Francisco Chronicle: No real worry that Hetch Hetchy will be drained after Zinke’s visit Chico Enterprise-Record: Sites Reservoir earns $816 million […]

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CASA Connects for July 24, 2018

Conference News  CASA Conference Features 2018 US Water Prize Winner Announcing more exciting news for this year’s Annual Conference in Monterey! We will hear from Ted Henifin, general manager of Hampton Roads Sanitation District. Hampton Roads is the public sector winner of this year’s U.S. Water Prize, awarded earlier this month as part of the […]

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