“It started with me being at the right place at the right time and having an eye for something that was a bit out of place,” said Greg Francek, who spotted the fossils.
‘Bones of Great Beasts;’ Hundreds Of Prehistoric Fossils Discovered In EBMUD’s Mokelumne River Watershed
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VALLEY SPRINGS, Calaveras County (CBS SF) Fossils dating back some five to ten million years have been found in the Mokelumne River watershed in the Sierra Nevada foothills in what’s being called one of the most significant fossil discoveries in California history, researchers announced Tuesday.
California State University, Chico and the East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) said the trove of fossils was found in areas along the Mokelumne River near the town of Valley Springs. The watershed provides drinking water to EBMUD’s 1.4 million customers.
East Bay water district urges residents to conserve water due to drought conditions
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This file photograph shows workers with East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) fill a trench with sand as they install new water pipe on April 22, 2021 in Walnut Creek, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)Justin Sullivan / Getty Images
Customers of the East Bay Municipal Utility District are being asked to voluntarily conserve water in response to below-normal water runoff projections.
The district, whose board of directors declared a Stage 1 drought on Tuesday, provides drinking water to 1.4 million customers in Alameda and Contra Costa counties. It is not placing mandatory restrictions on its customers at this stage of drought, but is asking “voluntary conservation to save water supplies now in case next year is also dry.” Officials said they will aim for 10% reduction in total water consumption across the agency’s service area.