Tag: California water news

In California water news today, From drought to deluge and back again – working landscapes address the challenges; WE&RF To Receive $4.5M Grant From California State Water Board For Recycled Water Research; OC’s ‘toilet to tap’ drinking water a tough sell even on a hot day; Heat wave should not hinder dam repairs, contractor says; California sees some of highest […]

In California water news today, Bill aims to have California save water for a not-so-rainy day; Delta Caucus objects to Brown’s Water Fix project; Heat wave sending record snow melt surging into rivers; Flood proposal brings concerns about land use; Temperance Flat Project aims to add to Central Valley water; Hell or high water: How will California adapt to the […]

In California water news today, Farmer seeks settlement in Clean Water Act case; Between extremes:  California rises from drought; Heat wave accelerating runoff from the Sierra; Dams: ‘Relics’ or vital to an ‘all of the above’ fix?; Why ‘hydro-politics’ will shape the 21st century; and more … On the calendar today … The State Water Resources Control Board will meet […]

In California water news today, Oroville Dam repair is huge, but so is residents’ mistrust; Some say Oroville Dam crisis trashed the Feather River.  Is the state responsible?; Dam safety records should be made public, says the SF Chronicle; DWR settlement agreement: Oroville may stick it out for another year; What a wet winter means for wildfire season; North Coast: […]

In California water news today, California Legislature votes to keep Oroville Dam safety records secret; Salmon salvation: How farmers, water districts and the federal government worked together to bring Butte Creek salmon back from the brink; Winnemem Wintu: If you won’t return the salmon for us, do it for yourselves; Something you probably didn’t expect from all of that snow: […]

In California water news today, See the view from the top of the of the spillway with State Parks new webcam; Snowbound California roads get major plow job; California ordering inspections at aging dams after crisis; Historic shipwreck found a century after sinking off the California coast; Scientists probe role of sunscreen in accelerating coral reef decline; and more … […]

In California water news today, Why years of waiting may be over on the Delta tunnels; State orders in-depth assessment of more than 50 dams after Oroville Dam crisis; How the Bay Area is restoring nature’s delicate balance; First of it’s kind water market launches; Sites Reservoir proponents make their case; Oroville Dam incident explained: What happened, why, and what’s […]

In California water news today, Four things you should know about California’s biggest reservoir; Former Keiwit civil engineer suggests second gated Oroville Dam spillway; Supervisor prepares letter to stop DWR from lowering Lake Oroville; 12 dead this season in torrential Sierra snowmelt; The heart of California’s water system could get federal recognition; Who pays for water infrastructure?; Trump budget would […]

In California water news today, New spillway design said to pass muster; Turlock Irrigation District endorses plan to avoid State Water Board proposal; Fishing for answers on what high flows of 2017 do for salmon on Modesto-area rivers; Funding for damaged levee repairs denied; What did California learn from the drought?; When sea rises, Santa Cruz’s wastewater treatment plant will […]