Los Angeles Times: Metropolitan Water District backs away from plan to finance both delta tunnels Sacramento Bee: The Sierra snowpack has gotten bigger, but that was no ‘March miracle Bay City News: ‘Pineapple Express’ threatens 4 inches of rain Water Deeply: After Deadly Wildfire, a New Problem for Santa Rosa: Contaminated Water Sacramento Bee: Water […]
Continue ReadingKPCC: Californians go back to wasting as much water as before the drought Sacramento Bee: Worn out by drought, people still can use water wisely Department of Water Resources: DWR To Conduct Season’s Fourth Manual Snow Survey Today Los Angeles Times: Opinion: The Sierra Nevada snowpack will be 64% smaller by the end of this […]
Continue ReadingNotice of Board of Directors Meeting The next San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority Board of Directors meeting will be held on Thursday, April 5 at 1:30 p.m. at Pier 1, Port of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA. The meeting agenda and full Board packet are now available for download […]
Continue ReadingAssociated Press: Drought expands across Southwestern US New York Times: Biggest Threat to Humanity? Climate Change, U.N. Chief Says Sacramento Bee: Editorial: Finally, some common-sense moves on California wildfires The Press: Updates on WaterFix: State Water Resources Control Board continues hearings Oroville Mercury Register: Fire and water: Thermalito Powerplant getting ready to run again. Maven’s […]
Continue ReadingPPIC: How Oroville Is Changing Dam Safety in California Water Deeply: Report: Half of the West’s Rivers Altered by Development, Diversions The Malibu Times: March Storms Dump Water, but California’s Drought Presses On CA Natural Resources Agency: WaterFix Design Refinements Proposed To Minimize Impacts, Improve Performance and Reduce Costs Maven’s Notebook: CA WATER POLICY CONFERENCE: […]
Continue ReadingCLEAN WATER RULE Judge restarts N.D. suit in wake of Supreme Court decision Amanda Reilly, E&E News reporter Published: Monday, March 26, 2018 A North Dakota federal court will resume hearing litigation over the Obama administration’s Clean Water Rule following an order Friday by a magistrate judge. Magistrate Judge Alice Senechal granted states’ […]
Continue ReadingSan Luis Obispo Tribune: Weather forecast for the week of March 26 Water Deeply: Report: How Los Angeles Could Source its Water Locally San Francisco Chronicle: Can hacking the planet ward off climate change? San Francisco Chronicle: Experts fault SF water agency in scare at Moccasin Reservoir Alpenhorn News: Dam project finally underway Construction Dive: […]
Continue ReadingBy Peter Fimrite Illustration by John Blanchard / The Chronicle The giant mass of floating plastic that has imperiled birds and wildlife between San Francisco and Hawaii contains 1.8 trillion pieces of trash covering an area nearly four times the size of California — significantly bigger than previously thought — and it is growing, a […]
Continue ReadingSan Francisco Chronicle: Sierra foothills dam, part of SF’s Hetch Hetchy system, pushed to near failure Associated Press: The Latest: Small Dam Failure Averted After Leaks Los Angeles Times: Storm pummels Southern California, but so far avoids causing major mudslides Press Democrat: PG&E unveils program aimed at reducing wildfire threats, improving safety Chico Enterprise-Record: Releases […]
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