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Governor says drought over; San Diego restrictions to
last another month
SAN DIEGO (CNS) -
Gov. Jerry Brown officially ended California's latest drought Wednesday,
but it could be another month before water use restrictions are lifted
in the city of San Diego.
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North County
Times
REGION: Drought's over, governor declares
But supply challenges still require conservation
By Bradley J. Fikes
California's three-year
drought is officially over thanks to the recent winter storms, Gov. Jerry
Brown declared Wednesday.
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North County
Times
REGION: Drought's over, governor declares
But supply challenges still require conservation
By Bradley J. Fikes
California's reservoir
storage has gone from famine to feast, providing a solid foundation for
Gov. Brown's order Wednesday lifting the state's drought declaration.
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KPBS Radio
Calif. Drought Over But Restrictions Remain In San Diego
By Ed Joyce
Water from San Diego
faucets and shower heads is distributed by the Los Angeles-based Metropolitan
Water District.
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San Diego Union-
Tribune
Letters to the Editor:
Wholesaler should ease water rules
By Mark Muir
Despite fears La Niña
would exacerbate California’s water supply crisis, the wet winter
filled reservoirs statewide and provided a well-above-average Sierra snowpack,
prompting Gov. Jerry Brown to declare an end to the drought (March 30).
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San Diego Daily
Transcript
City water restrictions to remain in place, for now
By Elizabeth Malloy
Gov. Jerry Brown has
declared an end to California's three-year-old drought, but the city of
San Diego is waiting for more information before lifting the water usage
restrictions placed on residents and businesses.
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San Diego Daily
Transcript
Photovoltaic solar panels activated at Helix Water
By JAMES PALEN
The Helix Water District
unveiled Wednesday its new 290-kilowatt solar power generating system
in El Cajon.
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Ramona Sentinel
Supervisors continue general plan update to April 13
By Joe Naiman
San Diego County Board
of Supervisors heard additional comments about the county’s general
plan update before continuing the hearing to April 13.
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Sacramento Bee
Brown's message: Drought's over, but conservation still
matters
By Matt Weiser
California's drought
is over. But don't get carried away.
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KQED Radio
CA Drought Lifted, Snowpack at 15-Year High
Governor lifts drought declarations from 2008, 2009
By Craig Miller
Frank Gehrke summed
it up: "Well, it has been a really crazy winter," said the state's
chief surveyor of the Sierra Nevada snowpack.
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LA Daily News
DROUGHT IS OVER
Editorial: California's water levels have risen, but conservation is here
to stay in L.A.
THE rain has fallen,
the snow is packed deep on the mountains, and now the drought is over.
Time to crank up the sprinklers, right?
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Fresno Bee
Westlands eases resistance to delta water plan
By John Ellis
The Westlands Water
District and its urban and agricultural water allies have -- at least
for the moment -- backed off a request to block a federal plan to help
endangered salmon that will kick in Friday.
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Wall Street
Journal
Wet Winter Can't Slake West's Thirst
By Jim Carlton
BOULDER CITY, Nev.—For
the 30 million Americans who depend on the Colorado River for their water,
this past winter's soaking rains and snows will only leave them thirsting
for more.
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USA Today
'Absurdly deep' Sierra snow great news for dry California
By Tim Dunn, AP
SODA SPRINGS, Calif.
(AP) — Chris Rivest's father sent him from San Francisco to the
family vacation to the family vacation cabin near the Sierra Nevada crest
with a seemingly simple chore — clear it and the driveway of snow.
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Contra Costa
Times
Delta's survival more important than fish
By Mike Taugher
WALNUT CREEK - Letting
some fish species die off as part of a larger environmental restoration
may be the best way to protect the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, a leading
California think tank says.
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San Diego News
Room
Mudd: Focus on San Diego's future, not its past
By Julianne Amstutz
With the 2010 election
cycle barely behind us, 2012 hopefuls are already gearing up for what
looks to be a crowded mayor’s race.
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