Tag: water
Judge’s ruling delays Pacheco Dam expansion plans
Plans to build a new dam for Pacheco Reservoir in southeast Santa Clara County are on hold after a superior court judge in May...
State grants aim to improve local water storage recovery
The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced that the San Benito County Water District (SBCWD) will be awarded two grants to support local...
Guest view: May is Water Awareness Month
The most straightforward definition of drought is the simple mismatch between the amounts of water nature provides and the amounts of water that humans and the...
Massive snowpack good news for drought, but flood concerns grow
The latest statewide snowpack measurement from the California Department of Water Resources is another indication that the tremendously wet winter might have been too...
Drought update: Long-term supplies uncertain
The rainy winter has been good for reservoir levels and surface water supplies, but a number of important factors remain unknown before authorities are...
Letter: Consider these new supplies of water
As we worry through another year of possible drought, we are blessed with an atmospheric river of storms. Yet another dam proposed by Dan...
Guest view: Despite rain, water use cuts must continue
While December’s rain and snow show promise, water managers remember the same thing happened last year—epic early storms followed by the driest January through March in...
Water service continues after vehicle crash damages Hollister plant
A vehicle accident over the weekend disrupted electrical power to the West Hills Water Treatment Plant, but authorities say there will be no major...
San Benito County steps up water-saving efforts
After a slow start to conserving water in our community, residents started stepping up their efforts in late August. We need more of this...
Guest view: Conserve water, all the time
California’s severe drought continues, and mandatory water conservation measures are in place. These climate conditions, along with our limited long-term water supplies, mean it...
