Drought

California legislators to learn from Australian drought

California legislators to learn from Australian drought

From 1997 to 2009, Australia had a severe drought, the longest drought on record. As part of a learning experience, California lawmakers, environmental, labor and business leaders are currently on a trip to Australia to see how they managed their drought. The hope is that Californians will be able to …

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Beavers: the solution to the drought?

Beavers: the solution to the drought?

With no sign of the California drought coming to an end anytime soon, researchers and water wonks are looking for the latest, most innovative ideas to help solve the severe drought. According to a study conducted by the Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NFSC), beavers may be the answer to California’s …

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Severe flooding, sink hole in Vista

Severe flooding, sink hole in Vista

A water main break caused flooded driveways and homes in Vista early Friday morning. A water main broke, causing the pavement in someone’s driveway to buckle. Eventually, the buckled pavement caused a massive sinkhole, about the size of a small car. Several feet of water ran down the street and …

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Federal judge rules against government agency

Federal judge rules against government agency

On Thursday, a federal judge ruled against the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, saying the government agency failed to answer AquaAlliance, an environmental group’s, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. AquaAlliance requested information on well owners, to determine if owners were illegally diverting water from the Sacramento River watershed. According to …

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Names of water wasters released to public

Names of water wasters released to public

On Thursday, East Bay Municipal Utilities District (EBMUD) released a list of excessive water wasters. Here’s how they stacked up: George Kirkland, former Chevron vice president, uses 12,600 gallons of water per day. Mark Pine, venture capital executive, uses 8,000 gallons of water per day. Billy Beane, Oakland A’s executive …

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Northern California lake severely low

Northern California lake severely low

Folsom Lake, located in the Sacramento area, provides drinking water to hundreds of thousands of people. The lake, however, is now at its lowest point in years, at just below 17 percent of capacity. The last time the lake had a point this low was during the great drought of …

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