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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 13, 2017
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California Water News for April 13, 2017

CBS Sacramento: Governor Defends State’s Handling Of Oroville Dam Spillway Emergency Oroville Mercury Register: Spillway flows to resume Friday morning Associated Press: California Farmers Get First Full Water Supply in More than a Decade Chico Enterprise-Record: Lake Oroville level rising, close to where DWR said main spillway might be used KCRA Sacramento: Oroville Dam: Here’s where things stand now Central […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 12, 2017
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California Water News for April 12, 2017

Sacramento Bee: Jerry Brown’s administration blocks public review of Oroville Dam records Wall Street Journal: California’s Central Valley Farmers to Get Full Water Allocation for … Sacramento Bee: California water allocations hit 100 percent – here’s why farmers are still miffed Los Angeles Times: From extreme drought to record rain: Why California’s drought-to-deluge cycle is getting worse Sacramento Bee: Big […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 11, 2017
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Reclamation Releases 100 Percent Water Supply Allocation for CVP Contractors South-of-Delta

Mid-Pacific Region Sacramento, Calif. MP-17-066 Media Contact: Russell Grimes, 916-978-5100, rwgrimes@usbr.gov<mailto:rwgrimes@usbr.gov> For Immediate Release: April 11, 2017 Reclamation Releases 100 Percent Water Supply Allocation for Central Valley Project Contractors South-of-Delta SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Bureau of Reclamation today announced an update to the 2017 water supply allocation for all Central Valley Project contractors South-of-Delta to […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 11, 2017
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California Water News for April 11, 2017

The Mercury News: Oroville Dam: More delays for relicensing; appointments needed … E&E News: Deluge overwhelmed dams, exposed lax state oversight ABC10: What’s next with Oroville? University of California: UC Irvine to save 50 million gallons in drinkable water annually Natural Resources Defense Council: Disproving Myths about the CVP’s 2017 Water Allocation Central Valley Business Times: Governor’s train a better deal […]

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BPC CEO John Coleman Offers Perspective on End of Drought with Phil Matier on KPIX Channel 5 News

This past Friday, California Governor Jerry Brown at long last announced the end of the 6-year drought, lifting the emergency measures put into place in 2014. But since much of California was already out of a drought months ago, many are left asking why the governor waited this long to act. BPC CEO John Coleman joined CBS San Francisco’s Phil Matier on his segment “Matier in the […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 10, 2017
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California Water and Drought News for April 10, 2017

CBS:  At Issue: The End of the Drought Associated Press: California governor declares historic drought over _ for now PJ Media: Governor Brown: California Drought Is Officially Over Delta Confluence: Gov. Brown ends drought emergency in most of state KRCRTV.COM: Farmers relieved about greatest water supply since the drought E&E News: Drought declared over, so why does water future look […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 7, 2017
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California Water and Drought News for April 7, 2017

Associated Press: California waives some permits as dam repairs rush ahead Sacramento Bee: Oroville Dam fix to span two years, but some key work due before winter rains Sacramento Bee: Mighty L.A. water agency wants a share of Valley’s Sites Reservoir – and is willing to pay Associated Press: Mojave Desert water project gets Trump administration boost KCRA Sacramento: DWR […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 6, 2017
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California Water and Drought News for April 6, 2017

Associated Press: California storm to bring rainfall that could flood river Sacramento Bee: Public needs answers on repairing Oroville dam, Delta levees and … Chico Enterprise-Record: DWR excavating Diversion Pool under emergency federal permit Observer: The Art of Now: Trump Needs to Make a Deal on Infrastructure Immediately The Mercury News: Oroville Dam: Now closed to boaters, a view from […]

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