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What California and the West Can Learn From Recent Catastrophic Floods
by Water Deeply
The world watched the tragic flooding in Texas, Florida and the Caribbean. U.C. Davis’ Nicholas Pinter says the shocking events should spur states like California to think…
READ MOREParks and water improvements likely to be on California’s 2018 ballot
by Los Angeles Times
Californians likely will see a $4-billion bond to fund improvements to parks and water infrastructure on the 2018 statewide ballot. State lawmakers passed the bond…
READ MORERethinking the ‘Infrastructure’ Discussion Amid a Blitz of Hurricanes
by ProPublica
The wonky words infrastructure and resilience have circulated widely of late, particularly since Hurricanes Harvey and Irma struck paralyzing, costly blows in two of America’s…
READ MOREEarthquake Program Bill Introduced in Senate
by Infrastructure Report Card
Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) have introduced the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) Reauthorization Act S.1768, a bill to reauthorize the national…
READ MOREThink Harvey-like flooding couldn’t happen to Sacramento? Think again.
by Sacramento Bee
Taxpayers have spent billions of dollars on dams, levees and bypasses to keep Sacramento and other Central Valley towns and cities from flooding, but experts…
READ MOREWith Billions on the Line, California Begins Vetting Water Projects
by Water Deeply
A dozen water storage proposals are officially in the running for state bond funds. The tricky task now becomes analyzing their claimed “public benefits,” a…
READ MORE12 Water Storage Projects Apply for Proposition 1 Funding
by ACWA
The California Water Commission announced today that 12 water infrastructure projects have applied for funding under the Water Storage Investment Program (Proposition 1).
READ MOREACWA Study Highlights New Approaches to Water Storage
by ACWA
ACWA has released a technical study that highlights how investments in 21st century water infrastructure could provide tools to bring much-needed resiliency and flexibility to California’s water…
READ MORECalifornia orders closer look at these 93 dams after Oroville crisis
by Sacramento Bee
California officials have ordered owners of 93 dams to reinspect their flood-control spillways following the Oroville Dam crisis, saying the spillways need a closer look following a…
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