Friday, June 23, 2017
SUMMER VACATION BREAK — BC WATER NEWS: CALIFORNIA WILL RETURN MONDAY, JULY 10
House OKs bill to speed permitting for dams, reservoirs
CA Water Blog
Dam permits would be funneled through a single federal agency to speed up new water storage projects under a bill sponsored by California Republican Rep. Tom McClintock that passed the House on Thursday. GOP supporters say it's a necessary step toward alleviating droughts; most Democrats called it a "sham infrastructure bill" that takes aim at federal environmental rules.
READ MORE ►Representatives from the Danish Ministry of Public Affairs gave a presentation about their technology that gathers data on water resources to the newly formed Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority. The board is working to sustain the area's water basin and understand the modern methods available to do that.
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Runoff from the wet winter could be damaging a piece of California history — a secret archaeological site along the Sacramento River. Hundreds of Native American sites are spread along the Sacramento River. One in particular is a culturally sensitive site that the city has worked to preserve since 2005.
San Francisco Chronicle
The Sierra snowpack is massive — and melting fast
Lake Tahoe News
South Lake Tahoe breaking temperature records
KTLA Los Angeles
Wet winter brings lampreys – 'the stuff nightmares are made of' – to NorCal River
KPCC Pasadena
Southern California waters see an invasion of pyrosomes
Carpe Diem West
Colorado River Research Group releases report on ag water conservation ► READ THE REPORT
Maven's Notebook
Delta Stewardship Council votes to approve Delta Plan amendments
Chico Enterprise-Record
Now's the time to file claims for losses during the spillway crisis
Santa Rosa Press Democrat
Camp encourages girls to pursue careers in STEM fields
Visalia Times-Delta
Students learn about water quality in southwest Tulare County
Chico Enterprise-Record
EDITORIAL: Today, let the pros work on cleaning up Riverbend
U.S. Water Alliance
EILEEN O'NEILL: Water is the missing ingredient from infrastructure talk
U.S. Water Alliance
HAWAII ONE WATER DELEGATION: Preserving Hawaii's precious resource
Grass Valley Union
DENIS PEIRCE: Heat wave, subsequent snowmelt make fishing puzzling
Petaluma Argus-Courier
EDITORIAL: Petaluma leads on climate
Department of Energy
Water power projects selected for DOE research and development grant
Wisconsin Public Radio
Survey: Most Americans believe strongly in climate change
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Wired
No one has the data to prevent the next Flint from happening
AP
EPA sets rules to regulate toxic chemicals under 2016 law
AP
Egypt urges closer cooperation among Nile basin nations
Reuters
U.N. blames warring sides for Yemen's 'man-made' cholera 'catastrophe'
AP
Experts: U.S. exiting climate pact may doom some small islands
Los Angeles Times
Desperation is driving an indigenous tribe in Venezuela to make the trek into Brazil
Bloomberg
After rainforest victory for Brazil’s environmentalists, a mining battle looms
WWT
Micropollutant removal innovation wins science award
Phys.org
Burn without concern: Research investigates fish mercury levels after burns
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Michigan Radio
Scientists want to create a warning system for freshwater tsunamis
Lake County Record-Bee
Bright blue-green algae in Clear Lake alarms public
Santa Rosa Press Democrat
Santa Rosa well project taps rural residents' fears
Palo Alto Weekly
East Palo Alto accepts Mountain View water; supply transfer would accelerate development
Sonoma County Water Agency
$6.3 million cost-sharing agreement for Dry Creek Project
Soquel Creek Water District
District releases revised notice of preparation for Pure Water Soquel project
Los Angeles Daily News
L.A. awarded $4 million to capture more rainwater
San Diego Union-Tribune
Final tests shows no additional schools with lead in water
Los Angeles Daily News
What's that smell? If you're in the San Fernando Valley, it may be your water
KNBC Los Angeles
E. coli discovered in Clover Flat Elementary School water
Noozhawk
Why is Lake Cachuma not getting more state water, given the record snowpack?
Upper San Gabriel Valley MWD
District hosts watershed restoration volunteer event in San Gabriel Mountains
Mesa Water District
Mesa Water's financial accomplishments save $8.96 million
Fresno Bee
To protect Pine Flat Dam from being overtopped, more water sent down Kings River
KGPE Fresno
Back yards flooded: Fresno County deputies monitoring 3 dozen homes in Sanger
KGPE Fresno
Kings River flooding now affecting Kingsburg golf course
KFSN Fresno
Farmers and officials on edge after levee breach in Kings County
Lake Tahoe News
North Tahoe Public Utility District upgrades sewer system
South Tahoe Now
Fences going into water along Lake Tahoe shoreline removed
KSBW Monterey
Drinking water alert for San Juan Bautista
Ridgecrest Daily Independent
Danes present data gathering service to Groundwater Authority
Calaveras Enterprise
Calaveras County Water District joins the water conservation fight
KGMB Honolulu
Kona residents urged to reduce water use while 4 wells still inoperable
Big Island Now
EPA requires Hawaii County to close 7 large-capacity cesspools
Pacific Islands Report
Sea-level rise washing away coastline in Solomons' Russell Islands
Pacific Islands Report
Cook Islands leads way with $700,000 in readiness funding from Green Climate Fund
Hawaii 24/7
Police warn public about telephone water supply scam
California rises from the drought
A June snowstorm just topped off the already thick layer of white stuff atop the Sierra Nevada. California's snow water equivalent rose to a heaping 170 percent of normal. But not so long ago, the state was in the midst of a deep drought; its mountains were bare and brown, and water levels plummeted in reservoirs.