It may not be raining much anymore, but all that water is still doing a number on some growers of California peaches, walnuts and almonds. Exactly how big of a number is still unknown. Janine Hasey, a University of California Cooperative Extension farm advisor in Yuba, Sutter and Colusa counties, said that her area was […]
Crews working on the Oroville Dam spillway are watching the weather closely for the next few days. During a media telephone conference Wednesday, David Gutierrez, a tech expert for the Department of Water Resources said the rain should not cause a delay in the deconstruction of the lower shute but it will depend on how […]
With the most pressing part of the Oroville spillway emergency over, the state Department of Water Resources now turns its attention to another juggling act. The challenge is keeping the lake low enough so the spillway doesn’t need to be used again until winter, yet high enough so that tourists still come to the lake […]
The California Department of Water Resources said work on the Lake Oroville Spillway has reached a milestone. The project’s independent Board of Consultants approved design plans for a newly built structure. The Department also announced Wednesday the spillway is shut down for the summer, and will not open again until needed during the next rainy […]
In the latest skirmish over transparency at the troubled Oroville Dam, a Northern California activist group has sued state officials alleging they’re illegally withholding information about potentially toxic asbestos. AquAlliance, a Chico-based advocacy group focused on Sacramento Valley water issues, filed a lawsuit in Sacramento Superior Court on Tuesday alleging the Department of Water Resources […]
Deep in the eastern Mojave Desert, rainwater trickles off limestone and granite mountains and collects in the crusted sponge of the desert’s ancient soil. The moisture feeds ephemeral lakes and seeps that bubble up in winter storms; it sustains springs that nurse wildlife through punishing summers. When it percolates beneath the surface, it replenishes aquifers […]
Many Growers Are Still Dealing With Wet Fields
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /AgAlert (Sacramento)by Kevin HectemanIt may not be raining much anymore, but all that water is still doing a number on some growers of California peaches, walnuts and almonds. Exactly how big of a number is still unknown. Janine Hasey, a University of California Cooperative Extension farm advisor in Yuba, Sutter and Colusa counties, said that her area was […]
Spillway Crews Not Expecting Delays With June Storm
/in California and the U.S. /by Andrea Mora /KRCR News (Redding)Crews working on the Oroville Dam spillway are watching the weather closely for the next few days. During a media telephone conference Wednesday, David Gutierrez, a tech expert for the Department of Water Resources said the rain should not cause a delay in the deconstruction of the lower shute but it will depend on how […]
OPINION: DWR Asks To Improve Access To Lake Oroville
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /OrovilleMRWith the most pressing part of the Oroville spillway emergency over, the state Department of Water Resources now turns its attention to another juggling act. The challenge is keeping the lake low enough so the spillway doesn’t need to be used again until winter, yet high enough so that tourists still come to the lake […]
Design Plans Approved For Lake Oroville Spillway
/in California and the U.S. /by Andrea Mora /Capitol Public Radio (Sacramento)The California Department of Water Resources said work on the Lake Oroville Spillway has reached a milestone. The project’s independent Board of Consultants approved design plans for a newly built structure. The Department also announced Wednesday the spillway is shut down for the summer, and will not open again until needed during the next rainy […]
Why Is The State Withholding Asbestos Records At Oroville Dam?
/in California and the U.S. /by Andrea Mora /The Sacramento Beeby Ryan Sabalow and Dale KaslerIn the latest skirmish over transparency at the troubled Oroville Dam, a Northern California activist group has sued state officials alleging they’re illegally withholding information about potentially toxic asbestos. AquAlliance, a Chico-based advocacy group focused on Sacramento Valley water issues, filed a lawsuit in Sacramento Superior Court on Tuesday alleging the Department of Water Resources […]
Will Cadiz Project Drain Desert Aquifers?
/in California and the U.S. /by Andrea Mora /Capital and Main (Los Angeles)by Judith Lewis MernitDeep in the eastern Mojave Desert, rainwater trickles off limestone and granite mountains and collects in the crusted sponge of the desert’s ancient soil. The moisture feeds ephemeral lakes and seeps that bubble up in winter storms; it sustains springs that nurse wildlife through punishing summers. When it percolates beneath the surface, it replenishes aquifers […]