State Water Resources Control Board – AGENDA FOR JANUARY 9, 2018 BOARD MEETING
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California Water News for December 22, 2017
SLO Tribune: Thomas Fire still 65 percent contained after crews withstand wind event Sacramento Bee: Politicians to Trump: Don’t relicense Oroville Dam until we know why spillway failed Associated Press: 114 mph wind gust in snowy Sierra; storm heads east Press Democrat: Live map of Southern California Fires LA Times: House passes disaster aid bill with wildfire funding, 18 Californians […]
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California Water News for December 21, 2017
LA Times: L.A.’s increasingly hot and dry autumns result in ‘these near-apocalyptic fires’ Your Central Valley: State water board laying out water regulation for marijuana growers LA Times: Gov. Jerry Brown requests a major disaster declaration for SoCal wildfires KABC: Strong winds bring chilly temps, potential fire danger across much of the Southland KQED News: California Firefighters Douse Hot Spots […]
Continue ReadingCalifornia Water News for December 20, 2017
LA Times: The Thomas fire is now the second largest in modern California history KTIC Radio: Global Drought Severity Index Launched East Bay Times: Despite overnight rain in Bay Area, December tracking to be one of driest on record Alene Tchekmedyian & Nicole Santa Cruz: Another day of reckoning: Return of powerful winds make Thomas fire dangerous again KQED […]
Continue ReadingCalifornia Water News for December 15, 2017
LA Times: Return of powerful winds brings new threats to Santa Barbara, Ventura as Thomas fire rages SF Chronicle: Dry December in California stirs all-too-recent memories of drought SF Chronicle: Firefighter killed battling SoCal Thomas Fire; red flag warning for Bay Area The Union Democrat: California will set more fires to try to stop wildfires 89.33 KPCC: How a drone […]
Continue ReadingCalifornia Water News for December 14, 2017
LA Times: Water loss caused Sierra Nevada to grow an inch during California drought, researchers say Sacramento Bee: Oroville Dam crisis sparked $1.2 billion in claims. State hasn’t paid a dime Reuters: After fires, Southern California faces risk of mudslides LA Times: Gov. Jerry Brown warns climate change has us ‘on the road to hell.’ California’s wildfires show he’s […]
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California Water News for December 13, 2017
LA Times: Fierce fight along Santa Barbara coast as fire threat eases in Ventura Sacramento Bee: Dry weather continues in California. Time to start worrying about another drought? Washington Post: Why are California’s wildfires so historic? For starters, a diablo is at work. Live Science: What Are Pyrocumulus Clouds? California Fires Spawn Eerie Formations KQED News: Southern California Is Burning […]
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LA Times: The inferno that won’t die: How the Thomas fire became a monster OC Register: Santa Ana posts hottest temperature in the U.S., Newport Beach breaks 93-year-old heat record KQED News: State Releases Analysis of Oroville Spillway Cracks NPR: Firefighters In California Take Advantage Of Milder Winds CNN: California wildfires have destroyed 1,000 structures … and counting The New […]
Continue ReadingCalifornia Regional Water Quality Control Board – Public Hearings on Proposed Withdrawal of Certain Water Quality Criteria Applicable to California
This is a message from the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley (5). EPA is proposing to amend federal regulations to withdraw certain federal water quality criteria for lead, chlorodibromomethane, and dichlorobromomethane applicable to California. The state now has adopted certain criteria for these parameters. EPA approved the state’s site-specific criteria, which […]
Continue ReadingCalifornia Water News for December 11, 2017
LA Times: At 230,000 acres, Thomas fire is now the fifth-largest wildfire in modern California history Daily News: There’s no rain in sight. So why is Southern California bracing for floods, mudslides? NPR: Firefighters Lose Ground On Largest Of California Fires Associated Press: New evacuations as huge Southern California fire flares up Daily News: Record-breaking dry conditions are making Southern […]
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