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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 23, 2017
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California Water and Drought News for March 23, 2017

Wall Street Journal: California’s Central Valley Farmers Bemoan Water Allocation New York Times: From the California Sky, Measuring All That Snow Sacramento Bee: Despite Trump promise and a wet winter, California farmers don’t get … East Bay Times: Editorial: DWR’s handling of Oroville Dam crisis keeps getting worse Sacramento Bee: When it comes to roads and dams, Jerry Brown isn’t […]

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Press Release: Reclamation Announces the 2017 Water Supply Allocation for the Central Valley Project

Mid-Pacific Region Sacramento, Calif. MP-17-051 Media Contact: Russell Grimes, 916-978-5100, rwgrimes@usbr.gov For Immediate Release: March 22, 2017 Reclamation Announces the 2017 Water Supply Allocation for the Central Valley Project SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Bureau of Reclamation today announced the 2017 water supply allocation for the remaining Central Valley Project contractors. On Feb. 28, 2017, Reclamation […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 22, 2017
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California Water and Drought News for March 22, 2017

Chico Enterprise Record: Oroville Dam: How a 21st-century spillway compares to Oroville’s 1968 structure Sacramento Bee: What this week’s storms mean for California’s flood control system Chico Enterprise-Record: Oroville dam builders share insight on original construction California Ag Today: Saving Fish May Have Caused Oroville Disaster NewsBlaze: Oroville Dam Comes Close To Folding HydroWorld: Oroville Dam powerplant back on line, water […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 21, 2017
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California Water and Drought News for March 21, 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: Measures save young salmon after failure of Oroville Dam spillway Sacramento Bee: Salmon evacuated from hatchery near Oroville Dam released into Feather River Capital Public Radio: California May Leave Federal Flood Insurance Program And Go It Alone LA Daily News: LA mayor declares emergency on potential aqueduct flooding due to ‘historic’ winter storms San Francisco Chronicle: Jerry […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 20, 2017
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California Regional Water Quality Control Board – Santa Clara All-Purpose Landfill

This is a message from the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region (2). UPDATED WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS and RESCISSION OF ORDER No. R2-2002-0008 for:   CITY OF SANTA CLARA and RELATED SANTA CLARA, LLC SANTA CLARA ALL-PURPOSE LANDFILL SANTA CLARA, SANTA CLARA COUNTY   A Waste Discharge Requirements Permit Amendment is […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 20, 2017
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California Water and Drought News for March 20, 2017

Associated Press: Governor Brown Requests Presidential Declaration For Oroville Dam Spillway Los Angeles Times: With $569 million in winter storm damage, Gov. Jerry Brown asks Trump for more federal disaster help KTLA: Gov. Jerry Brown Asks Trump for More Federal Disaster Help After Brutal Winter Storms San Francisco Chronicle: Gov. Brown requests 4th federal disaster declaration for Calif. storms […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 17, 2017
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California Water and Drought News for March 17, 2017

Associated Press: Oroville Dam Repair Crews Deal With Naturally Occurring Asbestos KRCRTV.COM: Water releases to increase at Oroville Dam Friday Gridley Herald: DWR to increase dust control measures at Oroville Spillway construction zone Oroville Mercury Register: Feather River Fish Hatchery closed to visitors due to water damage The Mercury News: Oroville Dam: Asbestos found in spillway rock; dust controls increased […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 16, 2017
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California Water and Drought News for March 16, 2017

Sacramento Bee: Can California repair damaged Delta reservoir within 45 days? Sacramento Bee: A look at repair efforts at the Lake Oroville dam spillway this week The Mercury News: Oroville Dam: More water to run through ‘low flow’ stretch of Feather River FuelFix: Hydro power facilities are oldest power plants in the US CDFW News: Feather River Hatchery Closed Until […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 15, 2017
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California Water and Drought News for March 15, 2017

Sacramento Bee: Just weeks after Oroville Dam crisis, damage found in another key … San Francisco Chronicle: Damage at Contra Costa County reservoir halts pumping STRATFOR: When US Dams Begin to Crack Defenders of Wildlife Blog: Floodplain Restoration East Valley Times: LaMalfa urges President Trump to help facilitate Oroville Dam spillway repair Gridley Herald: Flows to the Feather river to increase […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 14, 2017
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California Water and Drought News for March 14, 2017

Sacramento Bee: Another Yolo Bypass fish rescue underway. Will it be the last? San Francisco Chronicle: With snow melting, Oroville managers plan to use mangled spillway Scientific American: Climate Change Complicates the Whole Dam Debate KRCRTV.COM: Hyatt Power Plant stabilizes Lake Oroville levels​ East Bay Times: Editorial: Taxpayers deserve transparency on Oroville expenses The Mercury News: Oroville Dam spillway flows to […]

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