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The latest news and analysis covering water issues in Caliornia and the rest of the United States.
The Water News Network is San Diego County’s source for water news and information.
The Water News Network is San Diego County’s source for water news and information.
Shasta Dam To Raise Over 18 Feet
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Action News Now (Chico)by Stephanie SchmiedingConstruction is currently underway to raise the height of the Shasta Dam by 18 and a half feet, a project that has been decades in the making. The stage of pre-construction is expected to take place in the next few months. Geologists have already begun drilling for core samples on and around the dam to determine […]
OPINION: Long Road Still Ahead To Fund New California Water Storage Projects
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /Water Deeply (New York)by Jay LundThe California Water Commission recently allocated $2.7 billion from Proposition 1 bonds for eight water storage projects. Proposition 1 was passed in 2014 to fund a range of projects, including the “public purposes” of water storage projects, such as for ecosystem support, flood risk reduction, water quality, recreation and emergency response. Among its many funding provisions, both […]
OPINION: Prop. 3 Promises More California Water Projects. Too Bad So Many Are The Wrong Projects
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /The Sacramento BeeWe must do more to protect the future of California’s water, but that doesn’t mean just pumping in more money without making sure the investments will have widespread benefits for the public. Proposition 3 – the $8.9 billion bond on the Nov. 6 ballot – fails that test. Voters should say “no.” The measure promises money […]
Largest Bay Area Dam Built In 20 Years Is Finally Finished
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /The Mercury News (San Jose)by Paul RogersAfter toiling away in the remote hills east of Interstate 680 on the Alameda-Santa Clara county line for seven years, hundreds of construction workers have finally finished the largest dam built in the Bay Area in 20 years. The 220-foot tall dam at Calaveras Reservoir — as high as the roadway on the Golden Gate […]
$823 Million, 31 Billion-Gallon Calaveras Reservoir Dam Ready For Debut
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /San Francisco Chronicleby Dominic FracassaAfter nearly two decades of planning and construction in the rolling, sun-baked hills of the Sunol Valley, crews are finishing a new, $823 million dam that will be the showpiece of a major overhaul to the Bay Area’s water delivery system. At the northernmost tip of the Calaveras Reservoir, the clatter and roar of heavy […]
Data Collection Begins Toward Raising Shasta Dam
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /Paradise Post (Paradise, Calif.)Geologists are beginning take core samples to collect data for a proposal to raise Shasta Dam by 18 1/2 feet. The Bureau of Reclamation says the samples will be taken over the next few months from on, around and deep within the dam, in order to characterize concrete and geology conditions. The federal government has […]