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Rivers and Water
California
In California water news this weekend, A first for Delta pumping: Voluntary cutback to protect fish, Bay Delta Conservation Plan refined to lessen impacts on local landowners, California celebrates 100 years of administering water rights system, December rainfall breaks records, but California needs more, Tahoe celebrates snow but braces for dry times, Five key facts about the California drought – and five ways we’re responding to it, Drought, then deluge pits neighbor against neighbor over water rates in Santa Cruz Mountains, Wild fish make a comeback in Putah Creek, plus an argument for better dam management, Peter Gleick, Jeff Kightlinger
and more … Mavens Notebook
A look at how Australia coped with prolonged drought — and succeeded.
While this December has been much wetter than last, it will take more large storms to overcome the drought.
Check out this kayak trip video.
A California farm group filed a lawsuit claiming the Hetch Hetchy Project is endangering species by diverting water from the Tuolumne River.
Climate change and natural temperature variability are working together in contributing to California’s 2014 drought.
Thinking about building a rainwater catchment system? It works well for many people.
Inside Bay Area News, December 16
Heavy rainstorms are causing mudslides in areas that burned this summer.
