City of Redding Water Utility officials are asking customers to redouble their efforts to conserve water to meet the state mandate to cut water use by 36 percent compared with 2013. The City’s conservation rate so far in October… Continue Reading
With water conservation rates slipping slightly during the month of September, City of Redding Water Utility officials are asking customers to redouble efforts to reduce water use. Today’s rainfall and ongoing cooler temperatures should allow customers to turn off irrigation… Continue Reading
While attending a Delta Stewardship Council meeting in Chico last week, I was reminded how large, diverse and practically ungovernable California is. The council was seeking early comments on an overarching plan, due by the end of the year, for… Continue Reading
What: California Water 101 When: Sep 8, 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Where: McConnell Foundation headquarters 800 Shasta View Drive What many say is the most important issue in California’s future is the focus of a free workshop, “California Water… Continue Reading
There is no more vexing public policy subject in California than water. I’ve inched into the subject numerous times over the years for a variety of publications, and I’ve nearly drowned every time. Essentially, California’s human population and the ecosystem… Continue Reading
I realize I’m not breaking news here, but it’s certainly nice to see Shasta Lake filling up as a result of a fairly robust winter. As of this morning, the lake was 30.5 feet from the top. Yesterday’s depth at… Continue Reading
By Nancy Cameron Shasta County Farm Bureau: I am writing on behalf of the agricultural producers of Happy Valley, a small rural community west of Anderson. We have just received notice that the Bureau of Reclamation will be cutting our… Continue Reading
By Ginny Hibbard All of us open and close a water faucet multiple times in a 24-hour period. Do we think about how the water comes to be running through our faucets? I doubt if many people think about it at… Continue Reading
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