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California Judge Grants Injunction in Water Conveyance Project

/in , /by /Courthouse News Serviceby Alan Riquelmy

A Sacramento County judge on Thursday ruled in favor of several water districts and local governments over California’s planned delta tunnel project that would divert water from Northern California to the south of the state, saying that exploratory work can’t continue until the state completes a necessary certification process.

The decision by Superior Court Judge Stephen Acquisto is a win for the groups that had argued the state Department of Water Resources hadn’t completed all documentation required by the California Environmental Quality Act and complied with the Delta Plan.

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Sites Reservoir: California’s Largest New Reservoir Project In Decades Moves Forward

/in , /by /KTVU Fox 2 by KTVU Staff

California is moving forward with a plan to build the state’s largest new reservoir in 50 years.

This comes after a Yolo County judge dismissed a lawsuit last week from the Sierra Club, Center for Biological Diversity, Friends of the River and other environmental groups that were aiming to block the project, the Mercury News reported.

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Opinion: It’s About Time California Built the Sites Reservoir

/in , , /by /Los Angeles Timesby George Skeleton

California’s state government began drawing up plans for Sites Reservoir in the Sacramento Valley 70 years ago. And it still only exists on paper.

So, kudos to Gov. Gavin Newsom for deciding that it’s finally time to put this tardy project on the fast track.

Fast track means there’ll be limited time for any opponent to contest the project in court on environmental grounds.

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California Governor Taps New Law to Streamline Reservoir Project

/in , , /by /Courthouse News Service by Alan Riquelmy

California Governor Gavin Newsom fast-tracked a massive reservoir project Monday using a law he signed this past summer to accelerate construction.

The Sites Reservoir Project near the town of Maxwell, about 81 miles northwest of Sacramento, is slated to hold up to 1.5 million acre-feet of water — enough for 3 million households for a year. Once complete, it’ll increase Northern California’s water capacity by up to 15%.

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Slew of Water Bills Swirl Around Sacramento

/in , , /by /SJV Waterby Jesse Vad

Senior water rights holders have arguably the sweetest deal in California water. They often have ironclad deals and some even get access to substantial water during the worst of drought.

But three new bills in the state legislature are taking aim at senior water rights in an attempt to level the playing field.

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Storms Cost Sacramento Millions. Here’s Why Atmospheric Rivers May Become More Expensive

/in , , /by /CapRadioby Manola Secaira and Kristin Lam

When rain storms pummel Sacramento, a city surrounded by levees, crews work all hours of the night to prevent flooding.

They monitor, control and maintain the city’s more than 100 stormwater lift stations, which residents depend on to pump water into creeks, canals, or the Sacramento or American Rivers.

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California Appellate Judge Confirms State Agency’s Limits on Perchlorate

/in , /by /Courthouse News Serviceby Eric Burkett

An appeals court in Sacramento on Thursday upheld a California environmental agency’s standards for limiting the presence of the chemical perchlorate in the state’s drinking water.

In the appeal brought by plaintiff California Manufacturers and Technology Association, Judge Elena Duarte ruled the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment properly considered iodide uptake inhibition and established its public health goal “at the level at which no known or anticipated adverse effects on health occur, with an adequate margin of safety.”

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How Severe Is Sacramento’s Drought? This Interactive Map Shows the Outlook Is Bleak

/in , , /by /The Sacramento Beeby Noor Adatia

It is unlikely the Sacramento area will receive a substantial amount of rain anytime soon, according to the National Weather Service.

Forecasts for this weekend show temperatures climbing above the average for this time of year which is around 94 degrees, weather service spokesman Craig Shoemaker said.

And it’s expected to remain dry in the area for awhile.

 

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Snowstorm and Rain Showers Fall on Northern California, Days After Spring Heat Wave

/in , /by /The Sacramento Beeby Michael McGough

Just days after parts of the valley reached 90 degrees, and less than a day removed from the earliest fire weather warning ever issued in spring, rain and snow fell Monday across Northern California amid a 30-degree cooldown expected to last most of this week.

Chain controls were in place on several mountain highways Monday morning, Caltrans said, as the National Weather Service predicts about a foot of snow could fall at the pass level in the central Sierra Nevada range by the end of the day. Snow will fall as low as about 4,000 feet.

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Heavy Rain and Winter Weather Headed to Northern California. Here’s the Latest Forecast

/in , /by /The Sacramento Beeby Brianna Taylor

Rain and gusty winds are coming to Northern California with precipitation in Sacramento expected to start as soon as Monday evening. Sacramento can expect up to 1 inch of rain along with wind speeds between 30 to 35 mph starting Monday around 5 p.m. into Tuesday morning, according to the National Weather Service’s Sacramento office.

 

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