Wildfire smoke trends worsen for western U.S., study says
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Zarrin Ahmed
Firefighters take a brief respite before they continue operations at the August Complex wildland fire on Sept. 6, 2020, in Mendocino National Forest. File Photo by Spc. Michael Ybarra/U.S. Army | License Photo
April 30 (UPI) Smoky summers in the west can now be linked to a worsening trend of wildfire smoke impacting air quality clear into September, according to new research.
University of Utah researchers on Friday published a study in Environmental Research Letters showing that trends in poor air quality events will affect an area from the Pacific Northwest to the Rocky Mountains in the years to come.
Dramatic photos show California s water-starved Lake Oroville
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In an aerial view, houseboats are dwarfed by the steep banks of Lake Oroville on April 27, 2021 in Oroville, California. Four years after then California Gov. Jerry Brown signed an executive order to lift the California s drought emergency, the state has re-entered a drought emergency with water levels dropping in the state s reservoirs. Water levels at Lake Oroville have dropped to 42 percent of its 3,537,577 acre foot capacity.Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesShow MoreShow Less
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In an aerial view, houseboats are dwarfed by the steep banks of Lake Oroville on April 27, 2021 in Oroville, California. Four years after then California Gov. Jerry Brown signed an executive order to lift the California s drought emergency, the state has re-entered a drought emergency with water levels dropping in the state s reservoirs. Water levels at Lake Oroville have dropped to 42 percent of its 3,537,577 acre
Department of Water Resources to truck salmon to Pacific Ocean; low river levels blamed
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A school of baby Chinook salmon are seen in a pool at the Nimbus Fish Hatchery in Sacramento, California, United States on Sunday, November 17, 2019. The fish hatchery annually produces 4,000,000 Chinook salmon and 430,000 Steelhead trout. (Photo by
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SAN FRANCISCO - California officials will again truck millions of young salmon raised at fish hatcheries in the state s Central Valley agricultural region to the Pacific Ocean because projected river conditions show that the waterways the fish use to travel downstream will be historically low and warm due to increasing drought.
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SCV Water has open a 30 day public comment period on their Urban Water Management Plan current draft, as part of their plan to ensure adequate long-term water quality and supplies.
The 30-day public comment period will be Apr 27 to May 26, 2021. The draft plan is available online at: yourSCVwater.com/uwmp.
The Urban Water Management Plan is a requirement of the State of California Urban Water Management Planning Act and other applicable laws. This plan will help SCV Water address issues that contribute to reliable water.
“This plan is a critical component in the long-term planning efforts we’re undertaking to ensure that we can serve our customers now and in the future. We’ve created a plan that accounts for current customer needs, projected growth and identifies how we can be more efficient with our water resources,” said SCV Water’s General Manager Matt Stone.