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East Bay Municipal Utility District declares Stage 1 drought
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The East Bay Municipal Utilities District, or EBMUD, Board of Directors declared a Stage 1 drought April 27, indicating a water shortage that has implications for both Bay Area residents and plant life.
The declaration followed the death of hundreds of acres of trees in the East Bay Regional Park District, which started in October, partially caused by the second-driest year of rainfall on record in the region.
“California is sort of a droughty place, and so with that Mediterranean climate it is sort of a regular period of seasonal drought, but what’s been happening lately are these large, wide-scale single and multi-year droughts,” said Jodi Axelson, campus assistant cooperative extension specialist in the department of environmental science, policy and management. “The combined effect of hotter temperatures with moisture stress is putting trees under novel stress, causing tree mo
Pardee Dam Road Closure
Valley Springs, CA Maintenance work will close Pardee Dam Road in Calaveras and Amador counties today.
The East Bay Municipal Utilities District is blocking the road starting at the south gate at the Campo Seco Road intersection in Calaveras County and the closure will stretch to the north gate at Stony Creek Road in Amador County.
The work will run today, December 10, from 7am-3:30pm. Pardee Lake Recreation Area will remain open and accessible via Stony Creek Road.
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