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Storms could see Northern California river surging up to 24 feet

/in /by /SFGate (San Francisco)by Amy Graff

As what’s expected to be the biggest storm of the season batters Northern California on Thursday, rivers throughout the region are expected to swell.

Creeks and streams in the Bay Area will likely rise only a few feet and won’t come close to flooding, but some flows on the North Coast and in the Sierra Nevada are predicted to reach moderate flood stage. As of Wednesday afternoon, the California-Nevada River Forecast Center predicted the Sacramento River at Fort Ord and the Truckee River in the town of Truckee may reach flood stage in the next 48 hours.

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Lake Tahoe filling up, what does that mean for Calif. drought?

/in /by /SFGate (San Francisco)by Amy Graff

The Sierra Nevada is getting soaked this year, and Lake Tahoe is one of the biggest beneficiaries.

The sixth-largest lake in the United States, which straddles California and Nevada, reached its natural rim after weekend storms dumped 12.5 billion gallons of water into the lake. A trickle is now flowing through the dam and into the Truckee River. This is a huge milestone for a body of water that has flirted with record-low levels amid an ongoing drought.

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Carlsbad desalination plant produces 15 billion gallons of fresh water in first year

/in /by /San Francisco Examinerby Nuala Sawyer Quoted: Mark Muir

A mere year after opening, the Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant is seeing enormous success in its efforts to provide water for California in the midst of the state’s multi-year drought.

Opened on Dec. 14 2015, the Carlsbad plant uses the most technologically advanced seawater desalination equipment of any plant in the nation. Pulling water from the Pacific Ocean, it met around 10 percent of San Diego County’s water demands in its first year, producing more than 15 billion gallons of fresh water.

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Year of Living Desalinated: Carlsbad Water Plant Hails Anniversary

/in /by /Times of San Diegoby Ken Stone Quoted: Mark Muir

The nation’s largest and most technologically advanced seawater desalination plant celebrated its first anniversary Wednesday in the North County. In its first year of operations, the Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant produced enough high-quality water from the Pacific Ocean to meet approximately 10 percent of the region’s demand, according to officials. The plant has relieved pressure on imported water supplies, reduced state mandates for emergency conservation measures and helped the region pass the state’s stringent water supply stress test.

 

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Carlsbad Desalination Plant Produces 15 Billion Gallons Of Fresh Water In First Year

/in /by /San Francisco Examinerby Nuala Sawyer Quoted: Mark Muir

A mere year after opening, the Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant is seeing enormous success in its efforts to provide water for California in the midst of the state’s multi-year drought. Opened on Dec. 14 2015, the Carlsbad plant uses the most technologically advanced seawater desalination equipment of any plant in the nation. Pulling water from the Pacific Ocean, it met around 10 percent of San Diego County’s water demands in its first year, producing more than 15 billion gallons of fresh water.

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MWD Approves Perris II Desalter Subsidy

/in /by /Valley News (Fallbrook)by Joe Naiman

The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California approved a Local Resources Program agreement with the Eastern Municipal Water District for the Perris II Brackish Groundwater Desalter which will provide EMWD with a subsidy of $305 per acre-foot. The MWD board action Nov. 8 will provide EMWD with the $305 per acre-foot subsidy for up to 5,500 acre-feet annually over a period of 25 years. If the maximum amount of groundwater is recovered for beneficial use MWD would subsidize $41.9 million for the 137,500 acre-feet.

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