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Lake Decatur dam gate fixed, water levels returning to normal
The Carroll News (Hillsville, Va.)
Water began rapidly flowing out of the lake. Other gates were adjusted to reduce the amount of water flowing out of the lake. Downstream landowners and Archer Daniels Midland Co. officials were notified about the increased river flow, Tyus said.
Big setback for Gov. Brown's twin tunnels delta water project
San Francisco Chronicle
...certification needed to build two tunnels that officials believe would help solve California's water delivery problems was withdrawn Friday, ensuring that Gov. Jerry Brown's pet water project won't be approved before he leaves office in January. The California Department of Water Resources withdrew its petition seeking approval of Brown's $17 billion twin tunnels plan, known as California WaterFix, which would take water out of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta and deliver it to...
City celebrates 10 years of surface water use
Albuquerque Journal
Dec. 07--ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- In the early 1990s, Albuquerque was faced with a water crisis.
City celebrates decade of surface water use
Albuquerque Journal
Dec. 08--ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- In the early 1990s, Albuquerque was faced with a water crisis.
EDITORIAL: River plan vote is meant to help fish, but it will dramatically hurt Valley farming
The Fresno Bee
If unchanged, the SED will require 40 to 50 percent of the Stanislaus, Tuolumne and Merced rivers to flow unimpaired to the Delta, purportedly for the sake of salmon. Along with doubling unimpaired river flows, the SED demands control of vast pools of cold water remaining behind the dams -- making it unavailable for irrigation. The SED includes goals for getting fish through the Delta.
EDITORIAL: We'd prefer a deal. But we'll fight to protect our rivers if that's what it takes
Morris Daily Herald (Ill.)
If unchanged, the SED will require 40 to 50 percent of the Stanislaus, Tuolumne and Merced rivers to flow unimpaired to the Delta, for the sake of salmon. The SED includes goals for getting fish through the Delta. Turlock and Modesto have partnered with San Francisco on the Tuolumne River since 1913.
Camp Fire: Crews begin massive cleanup of hazardous materials left in wake of blaze
San Francisco Chronicle
Now, the inch-long fish are having to deal with the pesky runoff from recent storms. The 153,336-acre blaze was contained Nov. 25. At least 85 people died and an estimated 18,793 structures burned. Commercial businesses are responsible for cleaning up their own parcels. Rebuilding can't begin until the state signs off on the rehabilitation of the property.
Political Notebook
The Fresno Bee
It would seem he's already picked one out, naming Fresno City Council President Esmeralda Soria to an advisory council to his transition team.
EDITORIAL: Just say no to more Southern California sprawl
Los Angeles Times
And unlike other suburban communities, Centennial would not be near any commuter rail lines. The Centennial development cuts against the state's ambitious sustainability laws and strategies. California continues to approve sprawling developments and people are driving more, not less. Los Angeles County is a member of the Southern California Assn. of Governments.
'Paris to Pittsburgh' film: Climate change doesn't have to divide us
Detroit Free Press
Dec. 08--Filmmaker Sidney Beaumont got his first lesson in technological upheaval at a warehouse in Highland Park. But Beaumont's attitude is that climate change does not have to divide people, he said. Certainly not," Beaumont said. Of course, that progress is a stark departure from the national attitude on climate change, and the movie doesn't ignore that, either.