For as long as agriculture has existed in the Central Valley,
farmers have pumped water from the ground to sustain their
livelihood and grow food consumed by much of the nation. This has
caused the ground in certain places to sink, sometimes
dramatically, eliminating valuable aquifer storage space that can
never be restored.
A man who was in his teens when Oroville Dam was built will give
a presentation Wednesday highlighting that history at the Lake
Oroville Visitor Center.
Eric Ward went to one of his regular fishing spots near the
Oroville Dam Friday morning, and the scene was far from serene.
… The word from the Department of Water Resources is that
the rubber booms were deployed to capture any hydraulic oil that
spilled into the water when a valve was tested, explained Mark
Anderson, assistant State Water Project deputy director.
From the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) and
California Department of Water Resources (DWR):
As the California State Fair kicks off today [July 11], Save Our
Water – a partnership between the Association of California Water
Agencies (ACWA) and the California Department of Water Resources
(DWR) – is encouraging Californians to visit its displays
featuring easy ways to save water inside and outside the home.
Staff from DWR will be on hand to help attendees identify
opportunities to conserve.
From the California Department of Water Resources (DWR):
Oroville Dam in Butte County will be the site of a spectacular
Fourth of July fireworks display presented by community
organizations in cooperation with the Department of Water
Resources.
From the California Department of Water Resources (DWR):
DWR is represented at the American Water Works Association’s
Whole Water Conference, which began June 24 in Monterey. The
conference explores the challenge of managing California’s
drinking water resource while protecting the environment, even as
the drought imposes its own realities.
In seven years, the state has dedicated nearly a half-million
dollars to create a management plan for the San Jacinto Wildlife
Area, but nothing has been adopted or shared with the public.
A bold, $25-billion plan to ship more water to Southern
California could create tens of thousands of new jobs a year for
decades, a Brown administration study says. And even though the
plan is at least two years from possible final approval, it is
generating plenty of controversy.
From the California Department of Water Resources (DWR):
The results are in and with a total of 43,057.5 miles, DWR ranked
4th out of the 1,308 registered organizations tracking their
cycling miles during the Sacramento region’s May is Bike Month.
For people who like to swim, kayak or float in the Feather
River, officials are advising people to be cautious between the
Feather River Fish Hatchery and Centennial Park for work that
is underway.
The California Department of Water Resources recently began a
summer-long project to improve the salmon and steelhead fish
habitat in the river by adding gravel.
From The Sacramento Bee, in a commentary by Javier Padilla Reyes:
The reckless indifference of Gov. Jerry Brown’s administration in
failing to provide adequate access and participation for
non-English speaking Californians shows that the state’s rush to
build the twin Delta tunnels at all costs effectively disregards
nearly 600,000 Delta residents and 20 percent of California’s
population.
From the California Department of Water Resources (DWR):
“The water level in Castaic Lake in northern Los Angeles County
continues to fall during California’s drought and is now too
low for boaters to use the lake’s west boat ramp.
“The lake provides recreational activities for Southern
California and, as a key component of the State Water Project
(SWP), serves as a reservoir for water that’s distributed to
nearby local communities.”
