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New set of scores released for water bond projects
by The ChicoER
Sacramento >> Water storage projects seeking money from Proposition 1 got another round of scoring Friday from the California Water Commission staff, adding a little…
READ MOREInterior revives the push for a higher Shasta Dam
by High Country News
California’s largest reservoir, Shasta Lake, sits where the dry Central Valley meets the rainier, mountainous northern part of the state. At its western edge is…
READ MORERepairs underway on California Aqueduct
by Maven's Notebook
Repairs to a portion of the California Aqueduct near Gustine in Merced County have been temporarily delayed due to a rupture in a water-filled cofferdam…
READ MOREEditorial: Water bond conflict heats up, of course
by ChicoER
As the Water Commission crept closer this week to actually spending the water storage money voters approved in 2014, things predictably got ugly. What the…
READ MOREUO duo finds way to predict shifts in watersheds as climate changes
by University of Oregon
During the longest drought in California’s modern history, a pair of UO researchers headed into the woods of the Sierra Nevada to investigate how forest…
READ MOREArea water storage projects get boost in funding
by The Sacramento Bee
Two water-storage projects in the Sacramento region are closer to becoming a reality after getting another bump in state bond funding. The California Water Commission…
READ MOREInside the $4.1 billion California measure that thinks small to fix parks, waterways
by San Francisco Chronicle
A far-reaching measure before California voters in June would authorize the state to borrow $4.1 billion for investments in outdoor recreation, land conservation and water…
READ MOREDebate emerges over how to cover costs for Oroville spillway repair
by KRCR
OROVILLE, Calif. — On May 8, phase two of reconstruction will begin on the Oroville Dam Spillway, but as more repairs take place, the bills are…
READ MORETemperance Flat Reservoir project far from key state funding despite Valley backing
by The Fresno Bee
The California Water Commission on Thursday put in serious doubt the future of building a reservoir at Temperance Flat in east Fresno County. Meeting in…
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