California Marks Another Dry Water Year
October 1, 2018
The Department of Water Resources said the Oct.1-Sept. 30 water year that ended Sunday was marked by hot and dry conditions, except for sporadic significant precipitation.
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Report: Green Spot Not A Risk To Oroville Dam Safety
August 30, 2017 | Amy Quinton
An independent Board of Consultants' report says the mysterious green spot on the face of Oroville Dam is not a sign the dam is leaking.
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California Needs To Invest Billions For Flood Protection
August 29, 2017 | Amy Quinton
As Tropical Storm Harvey pummels Texas, California water managers say such devastating floods can happen here. They say California needs to invest billions of dollars for flood protection.
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Substantial Snowpack In Manual Survey Shows California Moving From Drought To Deluge
March 30, 2017 | Amy Quinton
California has gone from drought to deluge in the past year. Snow now blankets the Sierra for the April manual snow survey.
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NASA Launches Pilot Project To Measure Snow Pack From The Sky
March 7, 2017 | Ezra David Romero
There’s now so much snow in the Sierra Nevada that state water officials are preparing for a massive runoff year. A new way to measure snowpack could provide much greater accuracy.
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Drought And Floods Taxing California's Water System
February 8, 2017 | Amy Quinton
A new report shows land in the San Joaquin Valley continues to sink at an alarming rate, putting federal and state aqueducts and flood control structures at risk. At the same time, engineers are working to repair Oroville dam spillway.
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Floodwaters Create Crucial Habitat In Yolo Bypass
February 7, 2017 | Amy Quinton
It's been 10 years since the Yolo Bypass in Sacramento has been inundated with such high floodwaters. It's creating a unique habitat for fish and wildlife.
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Have The California Storms Ended The Drought?
January 12, 2017 | Amy Quinton
Is it time to declare California out of the drought? Some water experts say yes. Sort of.
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Engineers Open Sacramento Weir Gates
January 9, 2017 | Amy Quinton
Jan 10, 6:30 A.M. UPDATE: Round two of a major winter storm arrived early Tuesday in Northern California and Nevada where downpours have already flooded roads and homes and toppled a storied giant sequoia tree.
State Water Project To Deliver 20 Percent of Requested Water In California
November 28, 2016 | Amy Quinton
The State Water Project will deliver more water to California cities and farmland in 2017 than it did this year- at least initially.
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