SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. October 4, 2019 – Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) today announced it may be proactively turning power off for safety and conducting a Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) within the next 24 hours. To help reduce the risk of wildfire and keep our customers, their families and their homes and businesses […]
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Ailing Northern California Watersheds Pose Risk to Reliability, Quality of State’s Water Supply
San Francisco August 24, 2017 – A new study, conducted by Pacific Forest Trust, shows that half of the source watersheds that supply northern California’s primary reservoirs are at risk due to impacts from climate change, management patterns and development. Findings indicate watershed function, already severely degraded, cannot be relied upon to sustain California’s water needs […]
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Structure fire in Lake Wildwood contained to single room by firefighters
PENN VALLEY, Calif. August 12, 2017 – This afternoon at approximately 2:30 P.M. the Penn Valley Fire Protection District responded to a structure fire in the 19000 block of Bald Eagle Dr. The address was difficult to enter and narrow, but fire units were successful in making access and made a fast attack. First arriving […]
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Governor Brown Signs Law Recognizing Forest Watersheds as Part of State’s Water System
SACRAMENTO, California September 27, 2016 – Governor Jerry Brown took a significant step today to preserve and maintain the key sources of the state’s water supply. With his signature, Assembly Bill 2480 became law, requiring recognition of source watersheds – especially those that feed Shasta and Oroville reservoirs – as water system infrastructure and a […]