Tag: water

  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 12, 2018
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California Water News for March 12, 2018

AccuWeather: Incoming stormy pattern to aid California drought conditions, hinder travel Chico Mercury Register: 90 years later, St. Francis Dam failure parallels Oroville Dam crisis Chico Enterprise-Record: Letter: Oroville City Council needs to demand dam safety Mercury News: Editorial: Prop. 68 water, parks bond deserves Californians’ support Herald and News: Opinion: Shrinking snowpack calls for new water infrastructure Mercury News: California […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 9, 2018
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California Water News for March 9, 2018

California WaterBlog: Is Ecosystem-Based Management Legal for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta? PPIC: An Alternative Approach to Managing the Delta Water Deeply: California Fish Experts: Delta Tunnels Could Help Save Native Species AccuWeather: Weekend storm to deliver welcome rain to drought-stricken California Capital Public Radio: How NASA, Lasers And New Technology Help Measure California’s Snowpack With Exceptional Accuracy San Francisco Examiner: Planning Commission […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 8, 2018
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California Water News for March 8, 2018

San Francisco Chronicle: First rising tides, now sinking shores: Study finds new trouble for Bay Area Water Deeply: Despite Wet Weather, California Should Prepare for Drought Again Oroville Mercury Register: Oroville saving more water than rest of state The Press: Pressure mounts on WaterFix agencies The Independent: Alternative Water Projects Feasible, but Cost Is Barrier San Francisco Chronicle: Recycled water from […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 7, 2018
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California Water News for March 7, 2018

New York Times: California Today: Why This Year’s Low Snowpack Doesn’t Indicate a Drought AccuWeather: Weekend storm to deliver welcome rain to drought-stricken California Mother Jones: New Study: Eat Your Strawberries Before Climate Change Wipes Them Out Maven’s Notebook: GROUNDWATER RIGHTS PRIMER: What Agencies & Project Developers Need to Know Valley Economy: The Wall and The Tunnels: Multibillion dollar boondoggles […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 5, 2018
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California Water News for March 5, 2018

WTOP: Welcome snow slows California’s plunge back to drought San Francisco Gate: Soggy storm boosts Bay Area rainfall totals, but not enough Los Angeles Times: What, if anything, is lost in building one delta tunnel instead of two? Visalia Times-Delta: Gov. Jerry Brown signs new state law promoting dam safety, just not here in Tulare County Ventura County Star: Most […]

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Call for Applications to Serve on the Independent Citizens OVERSIGHT Committee

Call for Applications to Serve on the Independent Citizens Oversight Committee for the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority Due March 30, 2018 Measure AA is expected to generate $25 million annually for Bay restoration over the next 20 years.   Funding from this measure will allow for the restoration of thousands of acres of natural habitat […]

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BPC Signs onto Bay Area Council Letter to California Water Commission

BPC has officially signed onto a letter authored by the Bay Area Council to the California Water Commission expressing concerns with the draft Public Benefits Ratios released for Proposition 1 support-eligible projects. Having found that the draft ratios would only allocate $1.7 billion of the $2.7 billion approved by Proposition 1, the Bay Area Council […]

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BPC Endorses 2018 California Water Bond

At its meeting on February 21st, the BPC Board of Directors voted to officially endorse the Water Supply and Water Quality Act of the 2018 (Water Bond). This bond, which will appear on the California state ballot this November, will provide $8.877 billion for water supply and infrastructure efforts, including but not limited to wastewater […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 2, 2018
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California Water News for March 2, 2018

Associated Press: The Latest: Southern California avoids storm problems so far Los Angeles Times: Biggest storm of the season moves into California, bringing warnings of blizzards and mudslides NBC4: Winter Storm Packs Threat of Dangerous Flash Floods in Wildfire-Scarred Southern California CBS LA: Mandatory Evacuations Issued For Santa Barbara Burn Areas, Ventura Gets Voluntary Evac Order SF Gate: ‘Biggest storm’ of […]

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