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Sierra Nevada Snowpack ‘Unusually Normal’ and Reservoirs Are Brimming as Winter Season Winds Down

03/29/2024

As winter conditions wind down, the beginning of April is always the most important time for California's water managers to take stock of how much snow has fallen in the Sierra Nevada.
This year, something unusual happened.

San Jose Water Seeks Rate Increases

03/21/2024

San Jose Water is proposing hike rates of 20 percent or more over the next three years to cover inflation and higher operating costs.

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Peak Whale Watching in Northern California Can Be Now

Humpback whales return to our waters just in time for Earth Day and WhaleFest in Pacifica, while whale watchers in Monterey Bay are seeing cetaceans in droves.

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Silicon Valley Water Supplier Plans Rate Hikes

Santa Clara County residents could see higher water bills in the upcoming year, as one water agency looks for ways to cover costs.
Valley Water, the region’s main water supplier, is proposing raising groundwater production charges on cities and private …

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Silicon Valley Water District Sues One of Its Directors

The region’s largest taxpayer-funded water supplier is suing one of its own board directors weeks after they censured her.
Santa Clara Valley Water District officials announced they plan to file a lawsuit against Director Rebecca Eisenberg at the March 26 …

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San Jose Water Proposed Increases Rankle Residents

Roughly 1 million people in and around San Jose are facing significant increases to their water bills starting next year, if state regulators approve a local company’s plan.
San Jose Water Company, a for-profit water retailer, is asking the California …

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California Agrees to Long-Term Cuts of Colorado River Water

California, Arizona and Nevada would cut their allocations about 20% when reservoir levels drop. But other states have their own more aggressive plan. Now the federal government has to decide how to manage the drought-plagued river.

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Valley Water CEO Seeks Police Investigation of Director Eisenberg for Document Theft

Valley Water CEO Rick Callender said videos confirmed that Director Rebecca Eisenberg illegally took a report on allegations that she had discriminated against male Valley Water staff and insulted water district officials.

Image caption: The legislature's own analysts blasted new state water conservation rules as too strict and largely unjustified.
California’s New Water-Saving Regs Lack 'Compelling Justifications'

Even though California faces serious water shortages, the Legislature’s analysts recommend weaker outdoor conservation requirements and longer deadlines for urban water agencies.

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California’s Proposed Water Conservation Rules Too Stringent and Costly, Analysts Say

Though California faces serious water shortages, the Legislature's analysts recommend weaker outdoor conservation requirements and longer deadlines.

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Local Scene: Gilroy’s water rates increase; Assistance League opens grant applications

Gilroy City Hall. Photo: Erik Chalhoub
Water, wastewater rate increases take effect

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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.
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