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AquAlliance Comments on Butte, Colusa, Tehama & Vina Groundwater Sustainability Plans

5 May 2022 The Butte, Colusa, Tehama, and Vina Groundwater Sustainability plans make it clear that groundwater exploitation is planned and accepted in the counties of Butte, Colusa, Glenn, and Tehama. The Plans accept the dewatering of up to 20 … Continue reading →

West megadrought worsens to driest in at least 1,200 years

By Seth Borenstein – February 14, 2022   Click this link to view the photo with the article at the AP News website. The American West’s megadrought deepened so much last year that it is now the driest in at … Continue reading →

Groups Sue Reclamation Against Extra Groundwater Pumping Plans In North Valley

  by Dan BacherSeptember 05, 2021   Chico, CA. — On August 26, three environmental groups filed a lawsuit in federal District Court challenging the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation over extra groundwater pumping plans by Sacramento River water districts that … Continue reading →

Lawsuit Filed Against Long Term Water Transfer Program

Massive Transfers Threaten North State Farms, Fish and Communities Read the Complaint: Chico, CA. AquAlliance filed a lawsuit in federal District Court against the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) and San Luis Delta Mendota Water Authority (SLDMWA) (Agencies) over their … Continue reading →

Massive Northern California reservoir project scaled back to reduce costs

Sites Reservoir in Colusa County would send water statewide, but $5.1 billion was too expensive By PAUL ROGERS | progers@bayareanewsgroup.com | Bay Area News Group PUBLISHED: May 11, 2020 at 6:00 a.m. | UPDATED: May 11, 2020 at 6:03 a.m. An ambitious plan to build the largest … Continue reading →

Would Sites reservoir become a ‘biological wasteland’?

Foes say $5 billion project to severely degrade water quality by Dave Waddell James Murphy’s ranchland, which he’s owned for 35 years, would be under water if the long-discussed Sites reservoir becomes a reality. If the Sites Project Authority seeks … Continue reading →

Gov. Newsom’s threat to sue Trump upends peace talks on California water wars

By Ryan Sabalow and Dale Kasler Printed December 21, 2019 Even before he was sworn into office, Gov. Gavin Newsom threw his weight behind a series of tentative deals, brokered by his predecessor, that were intended to bring lasting peace … Continue reading →

SAVE THE DATES! Vernal Pool Landscapes: Past, Present, and Future – April 11-12-13, 2018

Vernal Pool Landscapes: Past, Present, and Future is a conference that will be held in Chico, California on Wednesday and Thursday, April 11th and 12th, 2018 at the Sierra Nevada Brewing Company in Chico.[1] Eminent scholars, agency representatives, and other professionals … Continue reading →

Glenn water district backs down from plans for five new wells

by Heather Hacking, Chico Enterprise-Record, 4.9.16 Willows: Plans are off the table for now for Glenn-Colusa Irrigation District to drill five new wells as a backup water supply during dry times. The surface water district provides water to more than … Continue reading →

Those “Fracking” Facts, Jerry Brown’s Lost Colusa Oil Wells Found

3 Oil/Gas Wells Listed on Brown’s Family Homestead by Red Smith 2.10.16: Recently California Governor Jerry Brown came under fire for the use of public funds to conduct a geological survey on his family property in Colusa County. The Governors … Continue reading →

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