EBMUD's Camanche Reservoir in the Sierra foothills.
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Wednesday Must Reads: East Bay MUD Reservoirs At Historic Lows; Odds of Big Earthquake Increase
by Robert Gammon
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EBMUD’s Camanche Reservoir in the Sierra foothills.
Credits: EBMUD
1. East Bay MUD’s reservoirs in the Sierra foothills are at their lowest levels in nearly forty years because of the drought, the Chron$ reports. And the lack of drinking water for East Bay residents is expected to get worse, because the Sierra snowpack in the Mokelumne River Basin that feeds the reservoirs is at just 17 percent of normal. Despite the dire situation, however, the East Bay MUD board of directors has no plans for mandatory water rationing.
5. Alameda County Supervisor Nate Miley, who represents portions of East Oakland, is a pushing a plan to renovate the Coliseum rather than tear it down and build new stadiums for the Oakland Raiders and A’s, East Bay Citizen reports. However, the teams are uninterested in Miley’s proposal.