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Unauthorized Napa River Diversion Cited by State Water Board

A multi-year extensive investigation into unauthorized water diverters on California’s North Coast has been concluded after more than 350 letters were sent to property owners notifying them of the need to have a water right. Property owners were offered an opportunity to submit a corrective action plan. Of the 350 …

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Feds call for drought contingency plans be put into effect

By Jim Steinberg WASHINGTON>>Record-low snowpack levels in the Colorado River Basin means Lake Powell runoff will amount to just 42 percent of the historical average this year, experts say. With the drought and its related low runoff condition going back 18 years, federal officials say the current period is one …

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