The combination of contaminants in your tap water may be hazardous to your health. So says a peer-reviewed study by scientists at Environmental Working Group (EWG), a non-profit, non-partisan organization based in Washington D.C. EWG is dedicated to dedicated to protecting human health and the environment. In the study assessing …
Read More »Primary Maximum Contaminant Levels Increasing in Camp Fire Burn Area Waterways
The message is loud and clear. Don’t drink or cook with untreated surface waters throughout the Camp Fire burn area and downstream of the burn area! Targeted sampling of surface waters at various locations throughout the Camp Fire burn area and downstream of the burn area is being conducted by …
Read More »Bureau of Reclamation Issues Updated Central Valley Project South-of-Delta Allocations
The abundant rain and snow of Water Year (WY) 2018-19, and the anticipated snow melt to come late this spring and summer, have banished California’s multi-year drought and eased the concern regarding allocations for most of the Central Valley Project’s (CVP) South-of-Delta contractors. The Bureau of Reclamation announced its updated …
Read More »Governor Adds Eight More Counties to State of Emergency Declaration Due to Winter Storms
California Governor Gavin Newsom has issued an emergency proclamation for an additional eight counties due to extensive damage from severe February atmospheric river storm systems which caused widespread damage and flooding. Newsom’s Proclamation of a State of Emergency noted that “… conditions caused by these storms, by reason of their …
Read More »Abundant Snow Packs Sierra Nevada With 162 Percent of Average Statewide
Although inclement weather precluded journalists from trekking out to Phillips Station – near Sierra-at-Tahoe — with representatives of the state’s Department of Water Resources (DWR) for the fourth snow survey of Water Year (WY) 2018/2019, the manual survey’s results were phenomenal. Braving the winter elements DWR representatives recorded 106.5 inches …
Read More »Novato Computer Data Recovery Firm Donating Up to $1 Million of Services to Russian River Residents
Flooding along the Russian River in late February and early March saw some 2,000 business and residences in Sonoma County and turning the towns of Guerneville and Monte Rio into islands cutting them off from all forms of land access. The river exceeded 45 feet in Guerneville and recorded the …
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