The last time Tom Fayram walked on water, Lake Cachuma was just a mud puddle. Today, Cachuma is half full, thanks to this season’s extravagant deluge. But even amid this newfound aquatic abundance, Fayram — as the county’s official water czar — might find the ability to walk on water an occupational necessity in the months to come, given […]
Outside consultants agree with the state’s plan to spend the next two summers replacing sections of Oroville Dam’s still largely intact upper spillway rather than trying to tear it all out in one season. But the public can’t see the recommendations the independent board of consultants gave the Department of Water Resources to ensure the […]
The State Water Resources Control Board adopted rules Tuesday to protect people and wildlife consuming fish from freshwater streams, lakes and rivers in California that contain mercury – a potent neurotoxin. The new regulations would protect Californians that rely on fish as a source of food such as Native Americans and other non-tribal subsistence fishers, […]
Urban water conservation figures for March were released Tuesday by the state Water Resources Control Board, and showed statewide savings of 22.5 percent compared to March 2013, the benchmark pre-drought year. On average, each Californian used 67 gallons of water each day in March. Local results from 40.5 percent in Paradise, to 5.1 percent in […]
Cindy Messer apologized Tuesday to several hundred grim Oroville residents who had been ordered to run from their homes three months earlier. They sat rigidly in their seats inside the Oroville Municipal Auditorium at the first public meeting Messer’s agency, the Department of Water Resources, has hosted in Oroville since the February crisis at the […]
Well over 300 people turned out for the Oroville Spillways Community Meeting held last Thursday at Butte Hall in the fairgrounds. The 5:30 p.m., informational sharing was not explained well in advance and those coming at that time were surprised they had to wait an hour for the meeting to begin. This was a time […]
Santa Barbara County Vies for Better Water Reliability as Drought Subsides
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Santa Barbara Independentby Nick WelshThe last time Tom Fayram walked on water, Lake Cachuma was just a mud puddle. Today, Cachuma is half full, thanks to this season’s extravagant deluge. But even amid this newfound aquatic abundance, Fayram — as the county’s official water czar — might find the ability to walk on water an occupational necessity in the months to come, given […]
Oroville Dam: The latest on Spillway Repairs – and What State Won’t Tell Us
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby Ryan Sabalow and Dale KaslerOutside consultants agree with the state’s plan to spend the next two summers replacing sections of Oroville Dam’s still largely intact upper spillway rather than trying to tear it all out in one season. But the public can’t see the recommendations the independent board of consultants gave the Department of Water Resources to ensure the […]
California Sets New Rules For Mercury Levels In Water
/in California and the U.S. /by Andrea Mora /Hometown Station (Santa Clarita)by Devon MillerThe State Water Resources Control Board adopted rules Tuesday to protect people and wildlife consuming fish from freshwater streams, lakes and rivers in California that contain mercury – a potent neurotoxin. The new regulations would protect Californians that rely on fish as a source of food such as Native Americans and other non-tribal subsistence fishers, […]
State Water Savings 22 Percent In March
/in California and the U.S. /by Andrea Mora /Chico Enterprise-RecordUrban water conservation figures for March were released Tuesday by the state Water Resources Control Board, and showed statewide savings of 22.5 percent compared to March 2013, the benchmark pre-drought year. On average, each Californian used 67 gallons of water each day in March. Local results from 40.5 percent in Paradise, to 5.1 percent in […]
‘We Are Very, Very Sorry.’ State Water Officials Face Frustrated Oroville Crowd
/in California and the U.S. /by Andrea Mora /The Sacramento Beeby Ryan SabalowCindy Messer apologized Tuesday to several hundred grim Oroville residents who had been ordered to run from their homes three months earlier. They sat rigidly in their seats inside the Oroville Municipal Auditorium at the first public meeting Messer’s agency, the Department of Water Resources, has hosted in Oroville since the February crisis at the […]
Meeting With DWR Lasts Over Four Hours
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Gridley Herald by Lisa Van De HeyWell over 300 people turned out for the Oroville Spillways Community Meeting held last Thursday at Butte Hall in the fairgrounds. The 5:30 p.m., informational sharing was not explained well in advance and those coming at that time were surprised they had to wait an hour for the meeting to begin. This was a time […]