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Vallecitos Supervisor Retires After Three Decades of Service

/in , , /by /Water News Network

From her first day on the job at Vallecitos Water District in 1988, Dawn McDougle knew that she wanted to finish her career at the San Marcos-based water agency. McDougle accomplished her goal, officially retiring on December 23, 2021.

McDougle’s dedication, innovation, and commitment to the community have paid off in many ways over three decades, including recognition in 1993 as the California Water Education Association of San Diego Laboratory Person of the Year, and again by CWEA in 2018 as the Supervisor of the Year. But McDougle’s impressive career needed a kickstart from fate.

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California Reservoirs Continue to Rise After Major Winter Storms

/in , , /by /KXTVby Rob Carlmark

California has seen big changes in reservoir levels so far this rainy season and the trend is up for the foreseeable future.

At the beginning of the water year for 2020-2021, some major reservoirs, such as Lake Oroville, were at record lows. California’s well-known reliance on water capture and transport was under severe strain until a record October storm provided quick relief.

 

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Snow Pack Measurement Reveals We’re Far From Drought Recovery, According to CDWR

/in , , , , /by /Tahoe Daily Tribuneby Miranda Jacobson

The California Department of Water Resources conducted the first Phillips Station snow survey of the season on Thursday, Dec 30 after the basin received over 200 inches of snow, and will potentially see more in the coming week.

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Improved North Bay Reservoir Levels a Hopeful Sign for 2022

/in , , /by /The Press Democratby Mary Callahan

Winter rains have bolstered water storage in the region’s two key public reservoirs, reversing months of decline and starting off 2022 with hopes for a less-uncertain year ahead.

A lot depends on how the remainder of the rainy season shakes out. After rain this week, the forecast calls for dry weather later this month,  followed by months in which the North  Coast stands an equal chance of above-normal and below-normal precipitation under La Niña atmospheric conditions.

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Marin Utility Considers Delaying Water Pipeline Project

/in , /by /Marin Indepedent Journalby Will Houston

With its reservoirs nearly refilled, the Marin Municipal Water District is considering delaying a proposed $100 million project to build an emergency water pipeline across the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge.

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With Less Water on the Surface, How Long Can Arizona Rely on What’s Underground?

/in , /by /KUNCby Alex Hager

In Arizona, verdant fields of crops and a growing sprawl of suburban homes mean a sharp demand for water in the middle of the desert. Meeting that demand includes drawing from massive stores of water in underground aquifers. But some experts say they’re overtaxed, and shouldn’t be seen as a long-term solution for a region where the water supply is expected to shrink in the decades to come.

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Anti-Government Conspiracies Create Another Challenge to Addressing Drought in the West

/in , /by /Deseret Newsby Matthew Brown

For more than a century, a system of government and legal agreements has largely resolved water disputes among those living in America’s most arid region of the country.

The methods of conflict resolution were at work in December when water bosses in California, Nevada and Arizona agreed to cut their use of Colorado River water to avoid penalties under a compact that divvies up the river among seven western states and Mexico.

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State Grid of China Switches on World’s Largest Pumped-Hydro Station

/in , /by /PV Magazineby Emiliano Bellini

The State Grid Corporation of China, which is China’s largest state-owned grid operator and power utility, has commissioned, last week, the 3.6GW Fengning Pumped Storage Power Station, a pumped-storage hydroelectric power station located in Hebei province.

The construction of the $1.87 billion project, which was implemented in two 1.8GW phases, was started by engineering company China Gezhouba Group Company Limited in 2014.

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As OC Digs Deeper for Drinking Water, Worries About Contamination Arise

/in , /by /Voice of OCby Renee Elefante

According to attorney and water policy expert Felicia Marcus, who is also the William C. Landreth Visiting Fellow at Stanford University, regional officials hope to purify this groundwater and are also actively pursuing collaborations with local water districts in order to obtain clean drinking water for its residents.

South Orange County, though, is not affected by this dilemma as at least 90% of its water is imported.

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Training Preps North County Firefighters for Confined Space Rescues

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North San Diego County fire agencies teamed up with Olivenhain Municipal Water District in early December for confined space training drills. The drills prepare firefighting professionals to respond to emergencies in facilities such as water or wastewater treatment plants and are required to maintain their confined space certification.

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