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Tag Archives: water
Has the Bay Area Gotten Enough Rain Yet?
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Drizzle spoiled your Easter egg hunt. You stepped in puddles on your way to work on Thursday. And the petals fell off your drenched camellias. So, have we finally gotten enough rain? Longtime Californians shake our heads at such questions. … Continue reading
Report: $100 Billion Needed for California Flood Control
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — As California endures one of its driest winters, on record, some state water managers are focused on the opposite end of the precipitation spectrum — the one in five residents who live in regions susceptible to … Continue reading
Key State Report to Show How Water Tunnels Will Impact Endangered Fish
This month, new details have emerged about Gov. Jerry Brown’s $23 billion plan to build new plumbing in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. It could be the state’s largest water project in a generation, consisting of two massive, 40-foot-wide tunnels and … Continue reading
Tunnel Vision: Who Really Determines California's Water Flow
Governor Jerry Brown's plan for two massive tunnels in the Delta is getting a lot of attention, but a different state agency is making the tough water decisions.
California Releases First Details of $23 Billion Delta Tunnel Plan
Gosia Wozniacka, Associated Press FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — California water officials released on Thursday the first part of a $23 billion plan to restore and protect the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta ecosystem and guarantee a stable water supply for millions of … Continue reading
Delta Pumping Has Unmeasured Cost for Endangered Fish, Environmentalists Say
Water battles in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta have been fought over a basic question: as the state’s thirsty cities and farms demand more Delta water, is there enough left for endangered fish like the Delta smelt and chinook salmon? In … Continue reading
News Flash (Not): Western Water in Peril
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A new report from the federal Bureau of Reclamation may offer the most comprehensive forecast yet for western water in the 21st century — but few surprises. The report, Managing Water in the West, breaks down the outlook for eight … Continue reading
Morning Splash: Near-Record Sierra Snowpack; Mudslides Bedevil Bay Area; Guv's Budget Options
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Sierra snowpack is one of biggest on record (SF Chronicle) State water gurus on Wednesday put official numbers on what Californians have suspected for weeks as they hunkered down against hammering rain, streams that jumped their banks and blizzards that … Continue reading
Morning Splash
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Navy Considers Medal, 65 Years After a Heroic Act (Bay Citizen) Carl E. Clark, 94, served in World War II to defend America, not to win glory. “We just figured it was a war that had to be won,” said … Continue reading
