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  • by BPC Staff
  • onDecember 28, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for December 28, 2016

Porterville Recorder: Christmas gift of water Fresno Bee: East Porterville residents urged to connect to city water system Associated Press: Water officials: California drought still not over Visalia Times-Delta: Officials seek water users in East Porterville Sacramento Bee: Electronic readings of Sierra snowpack: 10.5 inches, 72 percent of Dec. 27 average Mercury News: Mountain snowpack low, but it’s early, California water officials say Lake […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onDecember 27, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for December 27, 2016

Sacramento Bee: With environmental review finalized, could construction on the Delta tunnels begin in 2018? Los Angeles Times: Powerful storm brings road closures and record rainfall to Southern California Sacramento Bee: Farmers score in battle over diverting Klamath River water for endangered species Los Angeles Daily News: A big reason for Southern California’s drought has dissipated; now the ‘door […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onDecember 22, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for December 22, 2016

New York Times: California Today: A Water Crisis on the Central Coast San Francisco Chronicle: California boosts water-supply projections amid wet weather Sacramento Bee: State Water Project customers will get bigger allocation due to … Los Angeles Times: Many questions linger in water tunnel project San Francisco Chronicle: Rain totals were 400% of normal in parts of Northern California this […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onDecember 21, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for December 21, 2016

Associated Press: California To Commission New Delta Research Vessel Los Angeles Times: Drought and fire in the Golden State UC Davis: A House Designed for Drought Natural Resources Defense Council: Improving California’s Plan for Agricultural Water Savings Fox News: Pre-Christmas storm with rain, wind and snow to roll into western US The Mercury News: Milpitas: Council OK’s environmental report for recycled […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onDecember 20, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for December 20, 2016

Sacramento Bee: What the New Federal Water Bill Means for the Delta Sacramento Bee: Water efficiency must become a permanent California habit World Grain: Californian farmers delight in US Government $A766 million drought … Reuters: Water conservation push could put California utilities in a tough spot … Fresh Fruit Portal: California: Western Growers applauds passage of water bill into law […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onDecember 19, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for December 19, 2016

Associated Press: Stormier Times for California’s Water Expected Under New Law Associated Press: Stormier Times for California’s Water Expected Under New Law AccuWeather.com: A quick recap on last week’s rain and snow across California Sacramento Bee: Think Tank Urges Fresh Look at the Delta Water Tunnel Plan Western Farm Press: Irrigation water necessary to sustain California agriculture Los Angeles Times: Atmospheric […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onDecember 16, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for December 16, 2016

Porterville Recorder: Mathis shines light on East Porterville Associated Press: California Storm Moves From Soggy North to Bone-Dry South Los Angeles Times: Major storms barrel into California: ‘Every field is a big lake’ KQED: December Deluge Delivers Even More Rain and Mess Than Promised San Bernardino County Sun: County ordered to lower Lake Gregory as part of plan to retrofit […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onDecember 15, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for December 15, 2016

San Francisco Chronicle: Storms could see Northern California river surging up to 24 feet Associated Press: California’s Lake Davis to refill, 20 years after pike disaster started San Francisco Chronicle: King tides expected to have more impact as sea levels rise San Francisco Chronicle: Storm swooping in to dump 2 to 5 inches of rain on Bay Area Los […]

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