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People Will Be Saying ‘Atmospheric River’ A Lot On Wednesday. Here’s What That Means.

/in , /by /SFGate.com (San Francisco)by Amy Graff

A so-called “atmospheric river” is poised to barrel into the Bay Area Wednesday afternoon, delivering a drenching of rain that forecasters say could add up to 3 to 6 inches in the hills and 1 to 3 inches in the valleys in a matter of two days. “The city is likely to see in excess of two inches,” says Ryan Walbrun, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service office in Monterey. “Even places like Livermore where you don’t usually get heavy rain will likely receive more than an inch, so it’s going to be a good soaking for everybody.”

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Things Are Getting Crazy On The Colorado River

/in , /by /The Voice of San Diegoby Ry Rivard

The Colorado River may not look like it, but it’s one of the world’s largest banks. The river is not only the source of much of the American West’s economic productivity – San Diego, Phoenix and Denver would hardly exist without it – but its water is now the central commodity in a complex accounting system used by major farmers and entire states. Now, when talking about the river, water officials across the West use terms like bank, payback and surplus. Often the analogies to finance don’t stop there – they put money behind deals that dictate who gets water and who does not.

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Gov. Newsom Proposes Tax On Drinking Water

/in , /by /10 News (San Diego)by Zac Self

Governor Gavin Newsom is proposing a tax on drinking water to help communities clean up contaminated water systems. The plan, according to the Sacramento Bee , is an attempt to revive an idea that didn’t pass the Legislature in 2018. An 2018 investigation showed that at least 360,000 Californians get water that doesn’t meet state standards, according to the Bee. Drinking water advocates praised the proposal while the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association said the state should dip into its massive surplus instating new taxes.

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Gavin Newsom Budget Calls For Drinking Water Tax To Help Poor Communities

/in , /by /The Sacramento Beeby Dale Kasler, Ryan Sabalow, and Alexei Koseff

Tackling what promises to be a controversial issue, Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed a tax on drinking water Thursday to help disadvantaged communities clean up contaminated water systems. Newsom’s plan for a “safe and affordable drinking water fund,” included in the new governor’s first budget proposal, attempts to revive an idea that died in the Legislature last year. A McClatchy investigation last year showed that at least 360,000 Californians rely on water that does not meet state standards for toxins. McClatchy also found that 6 million Californians have water providers that have violated state standards at some point since 2012.

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Parade Of Storms Bringing Soaking Rain And Feet Of Snow To California Into Late-Week

/in , /by /The Weather Channelby Chris Dolce

California will continue to be under a siege of storm systems through Thursday that will send more soaking rain across the state and snow into the higher terrain. This string of stormy weather actually kicked off last Friday into Saturday, when an initial weather system made its way into the state. The rain from that storm triggered a mudslide on the Pacific Coast Highway near Malibu, California, early Saturday, forcing it to close for a time.

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