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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 13, 2018
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Water News for July 13, 2018

SFGate: Southern California thunderstorms bring flash-flood warnings Ventura County Star: Four Ventura County area dams cited as deficient in grand jury report  Chico Enterprise-Record: Concrete flows Monday on ‘splash pad’ expansion Action News Now: LOCAL OVERSIGHT GROUP CREATED FOR OROVILLE DAM The Acorn: New pump station crucial to Calleguas and Las Virgenes Pleasanton Weekly: California’s permanent drought is getting worse Sacramento […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 12, 2018
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Water News for July 12, 2018

Maven’s Notebook: LAKE OROVILE SPILLWAYS CONSTRUCTION: Update for July 11 – with photos and videos Fresno Bee: OPINION: Built to Serve a Variety of Purposes, Water System Struggles to Serve Any  Western FarmPress: Work continues on Oroville Dam rebuild  Chico Enterprise-Record: Local oversight group established for Oroville Dam Los Angeles Sentinel: L.A. County Shows Off Stormwater Infrastructure for Safe Clean […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 11, 2018
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Water News for July 11, 2018

Maven’s Notebook: Successful Groundwater Sustainability Planning CBS Sacramento: Southern California Water Agency Re-Approves Delta Tunnels Funding Daily Kos: Coalition Protests Delta Tunnels Tax as MWD Revotes on $11 Billion to Finance WaterFix  Capital Press: Nonprofit files plan to remove four Klamath dams IECN: Securing Southern California’s Water Future with the Help of the Cadiz Water Project  Sierra Sun Times: Restore Hetch Hetchy […]

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WRDA 2018 Legislation Passed by the House of Representatives

The Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (WRDA 2018) bill was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on June 8 in an overwhelming 408-2 vote. The U.S. House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee’s leaders introduced the bipartisan legislation on May 18. The U.S. Senate’s version of WRDA 2018, known as America’s Water Infrastructure Act of […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 10, 2018
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Water News for July 10, 2018

Washington Post: Record heat put thousands of Californians in the dark Friday. Scientists predicted this from climate change. Elk Grove News: State Water Board Releases Plan to Increase Flows in San Joaquin River and Tributaries News Deeply: On the Yuba River, Climate Change Means It’s Time for a Dam Makeover  San Francisco Chronicle: Appeals court rejects effort to tear […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 9, 2018
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Water News for July 9, 2018

FOX 40: New California Water Plan Aimed at Boosting Fish Habitat The Washington Post: All-time high temperature records set throughout Southern California, including Los Angeles CBS News: Southern California heat wave breaks records KRCR News: Lake Oroville busy with help of free use days Thursday and Friday Red, Green, and Blue: Water agencies are complicit in […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 6, 2018
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Water News for July 6, 2018

CNN: A dangerous heat wave threatens millions of people in California and the southwest Los Angeles Times: Southern California’s heat wave puts the power grid under pressure YubaNet.com: Delta County Leaders ask legislators to halt DWR contract extension for tunnels financing Golden State Newspaper: One huge project down… ensia: Humans, Fish And Other Animals Are […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 5, 2018
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Water News for July 5, 2018

KRCR News: Klamath dam removal project in final approval stage CBS News: “He drowned right before their eyes”: California man sucked under water by irrigation pipe AgAlert: Commentary: Large reservoirs remain key to state’s water future AgAlert: Nutria pose ‘triple threat,’ officials warn CBS News: Spillway Repairs Have Lake Oroville Hovering Near 800 Feet Maven’s […]

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CASA Alert – Cost of Wipes Study

  Opportunity to Participate in “Cost of Wipes” Study As part of our ongoing campaign to address issues associated with non-flushable products, including wipes improperly labeled as “flushable”, CASA has joined several associations in collaborating on a study entitled, “The Cost of Wipes on Clean Water Infrastructure: A National Assessment.” We know that wipes are a significant […]

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