RCRC press releases and related news clips about RCRC and our member counties. Please note that a subscription may be required to read some external publications.
California farmers flood fields to boost groundwater basin – Associated Press
Government agencies, water district officials and nonprofits are eyeing the practice as a way to weather swings in climate, especially as California muddles through a winter that has experts forecasting the Sierra Nevada snowpack could last for months.
Newsom seeks federal disaster aid for ravaged California communities –San Francisco Chronicle
On Tuesday, Governor Gavin Newsom declared a major disaster for storm-affected counties of California, including the community of Pajaro in Monterey County where nearly 2,000 residents were evacuated after a levee broke nearly three weeks ago.
Fast chargers installed in Otay Mesa at busy truck stop – San Diego Union-Tribune
On Monday, a small step was made to encourage the adoption of electrically powered big rigs in the area. Truck Net, a busy truck stop just north of the Otay Mesa Port of Entry, just installed four fast-charging stations that will allow trucks, delivery vans, buses and other large electric vehicles, or EVs, to juice up quickly and get back on the road. It’s the first truck stop in California to install public fast chargers for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles.