Tag: dams
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Incredible images show DRAMATIC change in water levels at California’s Lake Oroville — at 100% capacity compared to drought of 2021
Incredible pictures show California’s Lake Oroville full of water following a crippling drought that left it at a critically low level. The images provide a comparison between the reservoir in July 2021 and June 2023 – when it was filled completely for the first time since 2012. Oroville’s water levels dipped to their lowest ever…
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Russian-Eel River stakeholders effort to find path forward without defunct power plant
Newly formed Russian River Water Forum will consider alternatives without hydroelectric plant that shunted Eel River water into the Russian River. Photo: Water from the Eel River collects at Van Arsdale Reservoir and flows over Cape Horn Dam. A percentage of the water is redirected through a diversion tunnel to the Potter Valley Powerhouse and…
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Biden admin outlines plan to cut vital water supplies in western states
Photo: Deputy Secretary of the Interior Tommy Beaudreau speaks alongside Colorado Gov. Jared Polis in Commerce City, Colorado, on Dec. 14, 2022. (Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post via Getty Images) Actions could lead to a reduction of 652 billion gallons of water supplies to multiple western states The Biden administration proposed actions Tuesday that would significantly…
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JUST IN: Interior Department Announces Next Steps to Protect the Stability and Sustainability of Colorado River Basin
Draft SEIS outlines alternatives and tools needed to manage drought in the Basin and strengthen water security in the West From the Department of the Interior: To address the continued potential for low run-off conditions and unprecedented water shortages in the Colorado River Basin, the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) today released…
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After the dams: Restoring the Klamath River will take billions of native seeds
Photo: Yurok tribal member and Fish Technician 1 Frank Henry Jr. works alongside Iron Gate Reservoir in Feb. 2023. The reservoir will be drained when Iron Gate Dam is removed as part of the Klamath River restoration. Restoration contractor Resource Environmental Solutions and area tribes will plant up to 19 billion native seeds as the…