Calif. Residents Urged to Avoid Leaky Dam
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Thousands of residents who were evacuated from the path of a leaking dam were urged to stay away through Monday after authorities released a torrent of water to ease pressure on the barrier.
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By Marek Warszawski, The Fresno Bee, Calif.  Jan. 31--The San Joaquin River Gorge is like the Rodney Dangerfield of Sierra Nevada river canyons.   It gets little or no respect.
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By Constance Loizos, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Jun.
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By Kevin Howe, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Feb.
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The snowpack in California is well below average for this time of year, but water officials are not ready to forecast a drought for this summer, the California Department of Water Resources said on Friday.
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By John Simerman, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Jun. 27--SOUTH LAKE TAHOE -- What happened Tuesday was unexpected. Today, they know it could get worse.
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A proposed change in how the federal government measures water for fish in the Sacramento-San Joaquin river delta has environmental groups alarmed and California officials concerned about potential harm to wildlife habitat.
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By Craig Tenbroeck, North County Times, Escondido, Calif.
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Rainwater building up behind a Riverside County dam prompted authorities to order more than 800 homes evacuated as a precaution early Friday.
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California Gov. Arnold  Schwarzenegger's favorite smoking den, an outdoor retreat he  favors for meetings with state powerbrokers, has been  temporarily snuffed out by flooding, aides said on Wednesday.
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California's Department of Water said on Thursday it would stop pumping water from an inland waterway east of San Francisco to protect a fish threatened with extinction, a move that would cut water supplies throughout the state for at least a week.
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By Julia Reynolds, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Sep. 15--Several dozen water customers balked at the idea of consumers fronting the costs of California American Water's expansion, saying the private company is asking the public to carry its investment risk.
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By Dave Downey, North County Times, Escondido, Calif.  Dec.
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By Mike Taugher, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Feb. 26--An environmental crisis could disrupt water supplies throughout California for the first time since the early 1990s, threatening to end the long cease-fire in the state's water wars.
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By Matt Weiser, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Jun. 7--The state Department of Water Resources is weighing backup plans in case water export pumps in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta remain idle more than 10 days, a prospect that looks increasingly likely.
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By Andrew Edwards, San Bernardino County Sun, Calif.  Sep.
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By Julie Sevrens Lyons, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Dec.