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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 14, 2017
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California Water News for August 14, 2017

USA TODAY: US and Mexico finalizing Colorado River water-sharing deal Central Valley Business Times: Conflict and change mark the California water world Fresno Bee: Temperance Flat Dam investment will pay off for California riskmanagementmonitor.com: Oroville Dam Flood Claims Filed Capital Public Radio News: A Trip Down The Feather River Shows Impacts Of Oroville Spillway … CBS Sacramento: Class Action Lawsuit Filed Over Oroville Dam Spillway Emergency The Sacramento Bee: Should Oroville Dam evacuees get state payment? Suit […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 11, 2017
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California Water News for August 11, 2017

News Deeply: Why Markets Aren’t Easy Solution for California’s Groundwater … The Sacramento Bee: Southern Californians, here’s how much your water bills could rise to pay for Delta tunnels Los Angeles Times: California receives $22 million from FEMA for Oroville Reservoir emergency Fox and Hounds Daily: Brown’s blunder down under Sierra Sun Times: California and National Drought Summary for August 8, 2017 KTVL: No drought year for parts of Oregon and California […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 10, 2017
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Department of Parks and Recreation Division of Boating and Waterways – Egeria Densa Treatment

  Submersed Aquatic Vegetation Control Program   Department of Parks and Recreation  Division of Boating and Waterways   Egeria densa, Curlyleaf  pondweed, Fanwort, Eurasian watermilfoil, Coontail      Treatment for August 14 thru August 18, 2017       Herbicide treatment of invasive submersed aquatic vegetation began on March 1, 2017, the earliest date the program […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 10, 2017
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Department of Parks and Recreation Division of Boating and Waterways – Water Hyacinth Treatments

  FLOATING AQUATIC VEGETATION CONTROL PROGRAM    Department of Parks and Recreation Division of Boating and Waterways   Water Hyacinth, Spongeplant and Water Primrose      Treatments for August 14 thru August 18, 2017     Herbicide treatment of invasive floating aquatic vegetation began on March 1, 2017, the earliest date the program is permitted […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 10, 2017
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California Water News for August 10, 2017

Sacramento Bee: Trump administration sends payout for Oroville Dam crisis. Could more be on the way? Sacramento Bee: Trump administration sends payout for Oroville Dam crisis. Could more be on the way? KQED: Panel Weighed Oroville Spillway Failure in 2014 — and Called It Unlikely Capital Public Radio News: Oroville Dam’s Green Spot: Innocent Pool Or Big Problem? Chico Enterprise-Record: Spillway reconstruction: Review board […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 9, 2017
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California Water News for August 9, 2017

Capital Public Radio News: Prep Work For Oroville Spillway Nearly Complete Sacramento Bee: McClellan base polluted drinking water supply, districts say. They want 1.4B from feds Capital Public Radio: California’s Largest Water Supplier Says Federal Water Bill Goes Too Far San Francisco Chronicle: Editorial: Oroville Dam repairs are just the start Breitbart News: Midwest ‘Flash Drought’ Warns El Niño May Hammer West […]

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Press Release: State Water Board Announces New Executive Director

State Water Board Announces New Executive Director Former Federal Official Eileen Sobeck Brings 40 Years of Government Experience SACRAMENTO — After a lengthy, competitive, and deliberative process, the State Water Resources Control Board has named Eileen Sobeck as its next Executive Director.  She replaces Tom Howard, who retired in May 2017. After reviewing a wealth of […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 8, 2017
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California Water News for August 8, 2017

Capital Public Radio News: Cutoff Wall But No Chute This Year For Oroville Dam Emergency Spillway San Francisco Chronicle: Editorial: Oroville Dam repairs are just the start Record Bee: Lake Pillsbury area homeowners weigh in on dam removal proposals KCRA Sacramento: 6 months later: Aerial video shows work at Oroville Dam Oroville Mercury Register: Oroville man pleads no contest in Dollar General […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 7, 2017
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California Water News for August 7, 2017

Mercury News: Oroville Dam: Six Months After Disaster, a Race to Repair Before Next Winter Sacramento Bee: Is your Sacramento tap water tasting strange? You’re not imagining it News Deeply: One of the Largest Dam Removals in California History Inches … Fairfield Daily Republic: Delta levee maintenance bill advances in Senate ABC10: Calif. duck population down following historic drought | ABC10.com Lake County News: US […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 4, 2017
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California Water News for August 4, 2017

Los Angeles Times: Walnut farmers file $15-million claim against California for Oroville Dam crisis Associated Press: Crews Start Emergency Levee Repairs Downstream From Oroville Dam KQED: Farmers File $15 Million Claim for Damages During Oroville Crisis KCRA Sacramento: Emergency repairs begin along Feather River downstream of Oroville Dam Central Valley Business Times: Governor’s Delta tunnels opposed by 3 Million-member group […]

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