Discussions for West Point Dollar General continued to later date

Attempts to split a parcel in West Point to allow for the construction of a Dollar General retail store were continued on May 11 after the Calaveras County Planning Commission ruled it needed more information on environmental effects the store could pose. Read Calaveras Enterprise Article Here  Read More

California bill requiring well-drilling information sparks debate: “Who could be against transparency?”

State senate passes bill that would require notification and information for wells drilled where groundwater has been diminished. The Desert Sun, June 1  Read More

Winter rains bring new threats for Western firefighters

While heavy rains have reduced the fire threat at higher elevations, the abundance of grasses that have done so well with a wet winter put lower elevation areas at higher risk. The Hill, May 28  Read More

Cultivators show willingness to compromise at latest cannabis discussion

Marijuana cultivators and regulation activists came out in droves Tuesday to shed insight on regulation and how far they were willing to bend in order to allow for permanent cultivation activities. Read Calaveras Enterprise Article Here    Read More

Homeowners may soon find insurance relief

The foothills of the Sierra Nevada are apparently among the worst places to live in California when wildfire risk is the measure, leaving nearly every resident along the slope at “high and extreme” danger, according to a hazard map published by FireLine. Help may soon be on the way.  A startup named Delos Insurance Solutions, formed by three rocket scientists, is in the process of developing a program that would provide a more accurate snapshot... Read More

Why one farmer is deliberately flooding his field

A California grower is recharging groundwater depleted by years of overuse and drought. Read Article Here  Read More

California residents are apparently wasting no time parting with some of the conservation practices

With the California drought over, water consumption climbs. With the drought officially declared over in California, residents are apparently wasting no time parting with some of the conservation practices they’ve learned over the past five years, according to data released this week.  Read More

New: Calaveras Board of Supervisor Meetings current and live streaming

“For current and live streaming Board of Supervisors meeting videos, visit Calaveras County Board of Supervisors Meetings page and look for Video links. For recent and archived BOS videos, visit Media Center for Board of Supervisor Meetings. For Planning Commission videos and archived Board meetings, visit Community Action Project (CAP) website.  Read More

How Unhealthy Forests Affect Water Supply

California’s mountain forests have been badly stressed by years of drought and fire suppression practices that encourage overly dense stands of trees. We talked to Scott Stephens―a forestry and wildfire expert at UC Berkeley and a member of the PPIC Water Policy Center research network―about how unhealthy forests affect the watershed. Read Here  Read More

California needs to stop letting farm-water suppliers ignore the law

Agriculture accounts for roughly 80 percent of the water used by people in California. “Roughly” because, unlike urban water districts, farm-water suppliers reveal little about how much of the state’s most precious resource goes into irrigation ditches and fields. Read SacBee article here  Read More