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Fire season arrives amid summer-like heat, red flag warnings, vegetation blazes
Soaring temperatures, dry conditions and brewing winds have firefighters across the Bay Area on watch for dangerous wiildfires.Read More
EBMUD considers customer surcharge to curb water usage
EBMUD is considering a customer surcharge to encourage water conservation as the region faces relentless drought.Read More
Past 24 hours brought half-inch rainfall in some cities, barely any in others
Several Bay Area cities got about a half-inch of rain over the past 24 hours, but places like San Francisco and Contra Costa saw very little.Read More
With no end to drought in sight, county starts early draw on Russian River water
Sonoma Water has already inflated the Russian River damn and is drawing water this year much earlier than usual. Read More
Amid historic rain and snow, water board adopts drought-like emergency restrictions
The California Water Resources Control Board has adopted emergency water restrictions that will apply to all water users statewide.Read More
Day after the storm: Bay Area slowly recovers after record-breaking rainfall
Be careful what you wish for. The drought-ridden Bay Area was in desperate need of rain, but maybe not quite all at once. The storm that swept across the...Read More
Newsom signs $15 billion legislative package to tackle climate change
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bevy of bills on Thursday that together authorize $15 billion in spending to combat climate change. Newsom signed 24 bills intended to provide...Read More
State could see hot, dry weather through at least December
Hot, dry temperatures and increased fire risk are expected to continue throughout California through at least December, Cal Fire Chief Thom Porter warned Tuesday. With roughly 2 million acres...Read More
Coho salmon wait out heat, drought conditions in cooler conservation home
Drought and poor water conditions at Lake Sonoma prompted the California Department of Fish and Wildlife to move young coho salmon from Warm Springs Fish Hatchery in Geyserville to...Read More
Nearly 70 percent of rights holders ordered to stop drawing Delta water
Thousands of water rights holders, including farms and cities, were ordered to stop drawing water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta by the State Water Resources Control Board on Friday....Read More
Thousands of water rights holders could soon lose Delta access
"With the extremely low inflow to our reservoirs, we are running out of reservoir storage and other tools to meet all the competing demands." Read More
Water agencies ask Tri-Valley customers to expand voluntary cut by 15 percent
Six weeks after Tri-Valley water agencies asked residents to voluntarily cut their water consumption by 10 percent, they are now asking for a further voluntary cut of 15 percent....Read More
Contra Costa Water District asks customers to cut usage by 10 percent
The Contra Costa Water District has called a Stage 1 water shortage and is asking customers to voluntarily cut water use by 10 percent. The district’s board of directors...Read More
EBMUD considers 8 percent water rate hike over two years
The East Bay Municipal Utility District is holding a public hearing Tuesday on a proposed 8 percent rate increase for tap water and wastewater over the next two years....Read More
Report shows drought impacts rural Latino communities hardest
Rural, low-income Latino communities across California were hardest hit by the last drought and could see drinking water shortages again this year as extreme drought spreads across the state,...Read More
Water district approves one-year rate increase
Water rates in Santa Clara County are increasing as the county faces looming threats of drought. On Tuesday, the Santa Clara Valley Water District board of directors unanimously approved...Read More
Fires rage through drought-ridden Bay Area as residents brace for more lightning, extreme heat
Severe drought conditions, an extreme heat wave and lightning strikes don’t bode well for fire prevention. Storms that traveled north through the night and into Sunday morning brought roarous...Read More
Sierra snowpack sags at two-thirds of average
A survey of the Sierra snowpack Thursday shows it is only at 67 percent of average.Read More
EPA issues fines for untreated sewage in Bay
Oakland, Alameda, Berkeley, Albany and two municipal districts in the East Bay have been fined almost $400,000 for allowing untreated sewage to enter the Bay, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency...Read More
Fire caution urged over holiday weekend
Cal Fire officials are urging the public to be cautious about the increased danger of fire during this Memorial Day weekend.Read More