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Placer County Water Agency Approves Updated Water Connection Charges to Support Planned Growth in Western Placer County

At its Thursday meeting, the Placer County Water Agency (PCWA) Board of Directors approved updates to the Water Connection Charges (WCC) for new customers connecting to PCWA’s drinking water system in Western Placer County.

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Year in Review: Protecting the Forests of the Middle Truckee Watershed

TRUCKEE, Calif. – The Middle Truckee River Watershed Forest Partnership (MTRWFP) is celebrating the results of the first full year of active projects, all of which are focused on reducing the occurrence of severe wildfire within the forests of the …

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Sites Reservoir in the Sacramento Valley Remains a Second Environmental Battlefront Between Newsom and California Tribes and Conservation Groups

By Dan Bacher Gavin Newsom continued his “California Jobs First” tour last week with a press event at a farm in Colusa in the Sacramento Valley where the...

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Placer County Water Agency Welcomes New Director Chris Wilson and Approves Key Contracts to Enhance Water Infrastructure

The Placer County Water Agency (PCWA) Board of Directors officially welcomed new Director Chris Wilson, representing District 3. Sworn in on December 6, Wilson was elected in November to a four-year term and fills the seat formerly held by Mike …

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When Fish Are Free: Hundreds of Salmon Are Now Spawning in Klamath River and Tributaries After Dam Removal Completed

By Dan Bacher Hundreds of fall-run Chinook salmon are now spawning on the Klamath River and its tributaries both above and below the former sites...

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State Water Officials Alarmed at Discovery of Invasive Mussel Species in Port of Stockton

A “significant threat” to the Delta has been discovered in the Port of Stockton.The golden mussel (Limnoperna fortunei), an invasive, non-native freshwater bivalve, was recently discovered in the port by California Department of Water Resources staff while conducting routine operations, …

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Truckee Town Council Discusses River Revitilization Project

TRUCKEE, Calif. – The Truckee Town Council met on Tuesday, Oct. 8 to discuss an update from staff and the River Revitalization Steering Committee on the progress of the River Revitalization project. 

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Your Perfect Tahoe Vacation, Part II: Explore Tahoe’s East, North Shores

View of Sand Harbor. | Nevada State Parks.
Tahoe is full of amazing beaches, hiking and mountain biking trails and sights to enjoy. Whether you spend a day exploring Tahoe’s sights or a week (or more), you’ll never run out …

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State of the Lake: Climate Change Impacts Tahoe’s Health

California Gov. Gavin Newsom with state officials aboard a TERC research vessel in June 2024. | Brandon Berry, UC Davis TERC
Microplastics, wildfire smoke, changes in temperature, vast swings in lake clarity from winter to summer, and an increase in …

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Plastics 60% of July 4th Trash

Volunteers collected 8,500 lbs. of trash on July 5, 2023. | League to Save Lake Tahoe
The League to Save Lake Tahoe recently released its findings from July 5 beach cleanups compiled over the last 11 years revealing that 60 …

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Lake Clarity Topic of State of the Lake

UC Davis TERC
UC Davis TERC will host the annual State of the Lake Report presentation at Granlibakken Tahoe on Aug. 8 at 6 p.m. with TERC interim director Alex Forrest. The event will also be offered virtually and will …

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Water is a human right under California law, but it doesn’t always work out that way.
Agriculture and Water Shortages in the State’s Breadbasket, Explained
There are many causes contributing to this crisis. And as you may already know, this situation really is nuts.
RCDs look after the land, whether it’s used for grazing, growing, or getting out into nature.
California Dirt
RCDs were created to avoid a repeat of the Dust Bowl. Now they work with landowners to preserve the air, water and natural habitats that sustain us all.
There are more than 300 community service districts in California.
Community Services Districts, Explained
Areas that the county overlooks can form their own local governments.
Just because record rains have been falling, the state’s water crisis remains.
What Is Drought? Probably Not What You Think
Recent torrential rains have helped, but California's drought is a long way from over.
From nitrates to arsenic to “forever chemicals,” California’s water supply faces a serious pollution threat.
Dirty Water: California Faces a Water Contamination Crisis
In a state that declares water a “human right,” more than 2 percent of its residents have no drinkable water.
How California reclamation districts turned millions of acres of wetlands into fertile agricultural land, starting in the earliest days of the Gold Rush.
Reclamation Districts: Turning ‘Swamps’ Into Farmland
From its earliest days as a state, California has been trying to turn marshes into productive land.
Since the Gold Rush era, land reclamation has cost California 90 percent of its wetlands.
How Land Reclamation Hurts California’s Environment
The hidden price tag of “reclaiming” swamps and marshes as usable land.