EnvironmentStorm Leaves California With Half Of Usual Snow For YearMarch 5, 2018(AP) — Monday's snow survey found a "much rosier" picture than before last week's heavy winter storm, but still less than half the usual snow for this point in the season. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentReport: Green Spot Not A Risk To Oroville Dam SafetyAugust 30, 2017 | Amy QuintonAn independent Board of Consultants' report says the mysterious green spot on the face of Oroville Dam is not a sign the dam is leaking. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentCalifornia Needs To Invest Billions For Flood ProtectionAugust 29, 2017 | Amy QuintonAs Tropical Storm Harvey pummels Texas, California water managers say such devastating floods can happen here. They say California needs to invest billions of dollars for flood protection. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentSites Reservoir Supporters Requested Half Of Prop. 1 FundsAugust 24, 2017 | Amy QuintonSupporters of Sites Reservoir, which would be built northwest of Sacramento, are asking for more than half of the money earmarked for storage projects in the Proposition 1 bond measure voters approved in 2014. But they may not even need it. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentSites Reservoir Supporters Want $1.6 Billion From Water BondAugust 14, 2017 | Amy QuintonSupporters of building a reservoir nearly twice the size of Folsom Lake are applying for Proposition 1 water bond money. California voters approved the bond in 2014. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentFirst Step In Implementing California Groundwater Law SuccessfulAugust 1, 2017 | Amy QuintonThe first major step in implementing the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act is complete, and regulators are calling the result a success. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentCalifornia Farmers Used Enough Groundwater During Drought To Fill Lake MeadMay 18, 2017 | Amy QuintonScientists have for the first time quantified how much groundwater was lost in the Central Valley in the most recent drought. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentWest Sacramento Breaks Ground On Largest Levee ProjectMay 9, 2017 | Amy QuintonConstruction on the biggest levee improvement project in West Sacramento is now underway. The project will help protect the city from a 200-year flood. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentLawmakers Question Agency Charged With Handling Oroville Dam CrisisApril 25, 2017 | Amy QuintonThe head of California's water agency briefed a state legislative committee Tuesday on the state's response to severe damage at the nation's tallest dam. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentWater Supply Boosted For Central Valley FarmersApril 11, 2017 | Amy QuintonSome farmers in the San Joaquin Valley will finally get a full supply of water. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
