October 30, 2017 – For many homeowners in Sonoma and Napa counties, nothing could have been more welcome than the splashing of rain that fell on Northern California last Thursday – the first significant precipitation in about five months. The rain helped put an end to the fires burning in the area, which first ignited on […]
Alastair Bland, Water Deeply
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The West’s Wildfires Are Taking a Toll on Reservoirs
California’s Sierra Nevada foothills are still recovering from the 2014 King fire that burned 98,000 acres, about 40,000 of which were within the Placer County Water Agency’s drainage area. Photo: Tara Lohan September 22, 2017 – New research predicts that an increase in the frequency and magnitude of wildfires will double the rates of sedimentation […]
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Wet Year Spurs Proponents of Sites Dam But Project Must Prove Beneficial To Public and Ecosystem
April 21, 2017 – Those pushing to build Sites Reservoir hope funding designated for new water storage in Proposition 1 will help seal the deal, but the project must prove beneficial both to the public and to aquatic ecosystems. As one of the wettest California winters in memory nears its end, the state’s major reservoirs are […]