For people who like to swim, kayak or float in the Feather
River, officials are advising people to be cautious between the
Feather River Fish Hatchery and Centennial Park for work that
is underway.
The California Department of Water Resources recently began a
summer-long project to improve the salmon and steelhead fish
habitat in the river by adding gravel.
“Redding is looking to transfer some of its water to the parched
Bella Vista Water District. A proposal to provide up to
1,200 acre-feet over the summer makes its way to the Redding City
Council Tuesday night.”
“Environmentalists sued Wednesday to block proposed water
transfers from Northern California to the drought-plagued south
San Joaquin Valley, arguing that the plan fails to protect the
fragile Delta.”
From the California Department of Water Resources (DWR):
“As a lecturer in the California State Parks Summer Speaker
Program, [DWR Guide Jana] Frazier reviews the challenges of
drought, lessons learned and how new technologies can help people
conserve water.”
“Two months ago, community leaders in Hamilton City received news
the J Levee that protects the town from the Sacramento River was
on the federal list for repairs.”
“Voters in a Northern California county have defeated a measure
calling for the creation of a 51st state named Jefferson, in a
test of whether a secessionist movement has sails in a region
long accustomed to feeling overlooked by the rest of the state.”
“The Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service announce that the Science Advisory Board of the
Trinity River Restoration Program (Program or TRRP) completed
its review of mainstem-river channel rehabilitation projects
that have occurred on the Trinity River between 2005 and
2010. …
“The TRRP consists of the following partner agencies: the
Hoopa Valley Tribe, the Yurok Tribe, Trinity County, the
California Resources Agency (Department of Water Resources
and Department of Fish and Wildlife), the U.S.
“Some drought-stricken rivers and streams in Northern
California’s coastal forests are being polluted and sucked dry by
water-guzzling medical marijuana farms, wildlife officials say -
an issue that has spurred at least one county to try to outlaw
personal grows.”
From the Northern California Water Association (NCWA) blog:
“The Northern California Water Association has developed a new
infographic highlighting the Pacific Flyway lands in the
Sacramento Valley. … Every fall, the region transitions into
prime habitat for the shorebirds, migratory waterfowl, raptors
and other species that utilize the Flyway.
“California has ordered more than 2,600 water agencies and
users in the Sacramento Valley to stop pumping water from
streams, a drastic response to the ongoing drought that hasn’t
occurred since 1977.
“The curtailment notice was imposed by the State Water
Resources Control Board late Wednesday.”
“State authorities Thursday began notifying hundreds of water
rights holders on the upper Russian River to stop diverting water
from the drought-stricken watershed because there isn’t enough
supply to go around.”
“The State Water Resources Control Board is sending notices to
thousands of property owners to stop diverting water from the
Sacramento River watershed.”
“For the first time in nearly 40 years, drought-stricken
California has ordered more than 2,600 water agencies and users
in the Sacramento Valley to stop pumping water from streams.”
From Water | Food | Environment — The Blog of David Guy:
“In a brilliant new display on the intersection between the
natural and human landscape, Butte County photographer Geoff
Fricker explores the essence of the Sacramento Valley and reveals
why the region is a California treasure that is unparalleled
anywhere in the world.”
“In this tale, there’s a water agency that wants to continue to
provide hydroelectric power, irrigation districts that want to
continue providing water for crops and conservation groups that
want to see an endangered species return to its former glory.”
