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Public forum on proposed Temperance Flat project
by Madera Tribune
How big of a deal is the proposed Temperance Flat dam on the San Joaquin River? The project is big, no question about it. There’s…
READ MOREBay Area water agencies upgrading infrastructure in anticipation of catastrophic earthquake
by KTVU
Water agencies, once worried only about their own supplies and territories, now embrace mutual aid, especially for earthquakes and droughts. East Bay Municipal Utility District…
READ MORERecent years prove we need more water storage
by Cal Matters
The first thing to remember about precipitation in California is that it’s unpredictable, as the past several winters have once again shown us. Several years…
READ MORECalifornia’s Regulated Water Utilities Invested More Than $645 Million on Needed Infrastructure in 2017
by Business Wire
California’s largest regulated water utilities invested more than $645 million in 2017 into improving and upgrading the infrastructure that delivers water to the communities they…
READ MOREDam project finally underway
by The Alpenhorn News
The long-awaited Lake Gregory Dam rehabilitation project is finally underway. In the past week, trees and underbrush within the project area have been cleared in…
READ MORECalifornia plan will help low-income women train for construction jobs
by CNN Money
“The first time I went on a construction site, I felt some kind of power,” said Alvarez, tattooed with a swath of dark, wavy hair.…
READ MORECalifornia shouldn’t oppose water projects just because the Trump administration proposes them
by Los Angeles Times
It’s not just the project to raise the Shasta Dam that California doesn’t want. California does not want any water project. (“California doesn’t want this towering water…
READ MOREThe collapse of St. Francis Dam was one of California’s most searing tragedies
by The California Sun
The St. Francis Dam was hailed as an engineering masterpiece in the 1920s, a triumph over nature that would ensure the water needs of rapidly…
READ MOREOpinion: Near-Disaster at Oroville Dam Highlights Need for More Water Storage
by Times of San Diego
Last month I toured Oroville Dam in Northern California with other legislators to get a firsthand look at repairs underway following the brush with disaster a year…
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