Oroville Spillway Incident Overview

From “Oroville Spillway Incident” – California Department of Water Resources website: On February 7, erosion was noticed on the flood control spillway located adjacent to the Lake Oroville Dam. Department of Water Resources temporarily stopped outflow from the spillway to … Continue reading

Butte County Files Oroville Dam Emergency Petition

Emergency Petition to Correct Safety Deficiencies and Establish a Public Safety Program 2.15.17: Butte County has filed an emergency petition requesting that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) immediately order the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) to establish a Public Safety … Continue reading

Trump’s water policy vague but a concern

11.25.16, Chico Enterprise-Record: The upcoming Donald Trump presidency will reshape people’s lives in ways large, small or not at all, depending on each person’s circumstances. But we can think of nothing that can affect our entire region more than Trump’s … Continue reading

Victory for the NorthState!

Faulty Delta Stewardship Council Plan and EIR Stopped 6.23.16: We won! The Delta Stewardship Council’s poorly-crafted Plan to reduce reliance on water exports from the Delta, provide a reliable supply of water, and protect and enhance water quality from the Delta failed … Continue reading

Trump lives in fact-free world on our drought

Thanks to the Chico Enterprise-Record for speaking out on our critical North State water issues! Below are some excerpts from the editorial — to read it in full, please click: Trump lives in fact-free world 6.6.16 … Talking and pandering to a group of … Continue reading