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The Western drought is worse than you think. Here’s why
It has lasted longer than the Dust Bowl of the 1930s. It’s dropped water levels perilously low at two of the nation’s largest reservoirs, forced […]
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California voters OK’d billions for water projects. Where are the new dams, reservoirs?
These barren, brown hills an hour northwest of Sacramento will be the future home of Sites Reservoir, one of the few major water projects to […]
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Drought-Stricken Western Districts Plan New Ways to Store Water
Driving through the Sacramento valley an hour north of California’s capital, most travelers notice nothing but a few cows grazing on grass scorched brown by […]
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California’s big reservoirs are about half empty. We’re heading into another drought. But Sacramento’s vault is overflowing while Washington is pumping in […]
This year, I have the privilege of serving as chairperson of the Valley Water Board of Directors. Our agency and […]
“We need a Miracle March,” Kern County almond grower Don Davis says, expressing the concern of many farmers as California […]
The Sites Reservoir was awarded $13.7 million in the 2021 federal spending bill. The 2021 federal spending bill was signed […]
Sites Reservoir was awarded $13.7 million in the 2021 federal spending bill, authorized through the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the […]
The recently adopted 2021 federal budget legislation includes $13.7 million for the Sites Reservoir project. Appropriated through the Water Infrastructure […]