Infrastructure

A Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) for B.F. Sisk Dam in Merced County is now available for a 45-day public review period. The EIS/EIR for prepared jointly by the Bureau of Reclamation and the California Department of Water Resources. The 382-foot tall, earth-filled B.F. Sisk Dam retains San …

Citing the urgent need to repair the 62-year-old Whittier Narrows Dam, U.S. Rep. Grace Napolitano, (D-32 District-El Monte) and U.S. Rep. Linda Sánchez, (D-38th District-Norwalk) have written a letter to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Resources requesting $100,405,000 for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Construction Account’s …

With rain predicted for at least the next ten days in the Oroville area, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) anticipates beginning the first use of the reconstructed main spillway on Tuesday, April 2. Both the main spillway and the emergency spillway have been reconstructed following the February 2017 …

Civil actions were filed in both federal and state court on Thursday by the Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) against the California State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) for failing to comply with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). At issue is the adopted …

The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced on Tuesday the likelihood of using the main Oroville spillway based on incoming storms between now and the first week of April. The main Oroville spillway was significantly damaged in the 2017 when one atmospheric storm after another pummeled northern California. Ultimately …

Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD) has completed lead testing at all of the 111 public schools within its jurisdiction in response to Assembly Bill 746. AB 746 was signed into law by former Gov. Jerry Brown in October 2017, requiring all public educational facilities to conduct lead testing by July …