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Napa Co.: Napa Valley Subbasin Water Users Get Fees Reduced By Board Of Supervisors
5+ hour, 29+ min ago (422+ words) Property owners in the Napa Valley Subbasin got a temporary reprieve on impending fees for pumping groundwater after a vote by Napa County leaders on Tuesday to reduce them. The Napa County Board of Supervisors, acting as the Napa County…...
Regional: Startup Quietly Mapped Lake County For Natural Hydrogen
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1355+ words) The ground that burned to the foundations during Lake County's Valley Fire in 2015, on a fault the U.S. Geological Survey rates capable of a magnitude 7 earthquake, is now one of the most promising places in California to hunt for a fuel…...
Monterey Co.: Water Resources Agency, Board Of Supervisors Respond To Seawater Intrusion Report
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (767+ words) The Monterey County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday reviewed responses to a Civil Grand Jury report that outlined several recommendations for addressing seawater intrusion in the Salinas Valley Basin. The board, as well as the Monterey County Water Resources Agency,…...
New fault capable of massive earthquakes discovered in California
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (410+ words) A view of the landscape in southern Humboldt County, Calif. Amid the towering redwoods of rural Humboldt County, geologists this month cracked open an 100-foot-long trench to search for the signs of ancient earthquakes. Jason Patton, a geologist for California…...
Napa Co.: Subbasin Residents To Pay New Groundwater Fee In December
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (425+ words) Some property owners above Napa Valley's 72-square-mile groundwater subbasin will see a new fee on their property tax bills in December. As part of the Napa Valley Subbasin Groundwater Sustainability Plan, Napa County mailed informational postcards this week to subbasin…...
Enormous flag draped over Hoover Dam as Lake Mead endures severe drought
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (444+ words) Devastatingly low water levels at Lake Mead are now the backdrop of a massive patriotic display on Hoover Dam that was recently unveiled to celebrate the country’s 250th anniversary. At the heart of the display is a 300-by-150-foot, 2,000-pound American…...
Sonoma Co: Russian River Dam Raised To Shore Up Drinking Water Supply
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (283+ words) It's the time of year, when a massive 100-foot rubber dam emerges from the bottom of the Russian River near Forestville. That's to ensure the 600,000 residents of Sonoma and Marin counties who rely on the river for drinking water have…...
Regional: State Announces Increased Water Delivery Allocations For Summer
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (347+ words) The California Department of Water Resources announced Friday that allocations from the State Water Project are increasing for the coming summer months. DWR officials said the new allocation amounts are 45% of requested supplies, up from the previous allocation of 30% announced…...
Magnitude 4.8 earthquake strikes near Crescent City
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (81+ words) Gary S. Chapman / Getty Images The United States Geological Survey reports a preliminary magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck near Crescent City on Friday night. The quake hit at 9:57 p.m. at a depth of 2.49 kilometers. There was no initial word on damage or injury resulting…...
Nevada quake with 5.2 preliminary magnitude felt in Lake Tahoe, Sacramento
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (242+ words) An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.2 struck 11.8 miles southeast of Silver Springs, Nev., on May 1, 2026. An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.2 struck western Nevada early Friday, shaking communities in the Reno and Lake Tahoe areas and prompting over…...