Emergency
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Emergency closure on Yellowstone River in Stillwater County
The Yellowstone River is closed to all public access 1 mile upstream and 2.5 miles downstream of the Twin Bridges Road railroad bridge in Stillwater County until further notice.
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Removal of West False River Emergency Drought Salinity Barrier
Read about the vital role the barrier
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Voted 5-0 to impose an “emergency curtailment” order for Delta
Following hours of debate and comment, voted 5-0 to impose an “emergency curtailment” order covering the rivers of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta watershed — essentially the entire Central Valley....
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Delta's emergency drought salinity barrier complete
Californians who rely on Delta-based federal and state water
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Delta's emergency drought barrier on the West False River
In response to worsening drought conditions in California
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Oroville Low Water Emergency Action Plan
It is very hard for us to bring this news, but with the current circumstances and forecasted lake level, we cannot allow any of your boats to return back to the lake this year.
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Here's Your Chance! CDFW Emergency Meeting to Determine Covid Fishing Restriction
Members of the public will have the opportunity to comment
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Florida Gov. Declares State of Emergency as Red Tide Kills Fish and More
The red tide has made breathing difficult for locals, scared away tourists, and strewn popular beaches with the stinking carcasses of fish, eels, porpoises, turtles, manatees and one 26-foot whale shark.
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Algae Bloom cause of Civil Emergency alert in Oregon
The words blasted to cellphones around Oregon’s capital city were ominous: “Civil emergency . prepare for action.”Within half an hour, a second official alert clarified the subject wasn’t impending violence but toxins from an algae bloom, detected in Salem’s water supply. Across the U.S., reservoirs that supply drinking water and lakes used for recreation are experiencing similar events.
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Washington posts new rules: Emergency steelhead fishing restrictions for Snake River system
Extremely low returns of steelhead this season have prompted Washington to restrict steelhead fishing to catch-and-release on the main Snake River this season.
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From SJC Office of Emergency Services Delta Closures Update
After consultation with levee maintaining agencies and public safety officials, the remaining water closures and
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2013 vs 2017 on the Oroville Spillway
Water Expected to Flow into Lake Oroville Emergency Spillway Soon Oroville, Calif. -- Lake Oroville is expected to rise this morning to the level that allows water to flow down an emergency spillway and into the Feather River, according to the California Department of Water Resources (DWR). The volume of water is expected to pose no flood threat downstream and should remain well within the capacity of the Feather River and other channels to handle. Oroville Dam itself remains safe, and there is no imminent threat to the public.
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Lake Oroville Spillway Update | Emergency Spillway Plan
In preparation for the possible use of the emergency spillway, CAL FIRE has been removing trees and brush from the hillside to minimize flow of debris into the river. The emergency spillway has not been used in Oroville Dam’s 48-year history, but Lake Oroville came within a foot of spilling into it in January 1997.
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Emergency Fishery Closure Evaluation Process Adopted; Careful Angling Can Help Prevent Closures
The California Fish and Game Commission recently adopted emergency regulations that grant the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) authority to temporarily close fisheries experiencing degraded environmental conditions that may affect fish populations.