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Newspaper Gets Answers On Exclusive Oroville Dam Site Visit

/in /by /Oroville Mercury Registerby Risa Johnson

The Enterprise-Record/Oroville Mercury-Register got its closest look so far Wednesday at the Oroville Dam spillway work on a site visit hosted by the state Department of Water Resources. The newspaper editorial board, along with a reporter and photographer, were invited to meet with acting DWR Director Bill Croyle; dam safety consultant David Gutierrez; communications and outreach adviser Erin Mellon from the Natural Resources Agency; Matt Notley, a senior account supervisor at Edelman; and Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea.

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For Only The Second Time In Mammoth’s History, You Can Ski Or Snowboard Until At Least August–And Maybe Even Longer

/in /by /Los Angeles Timesby Chris Erskine

The latest evidence that snow angels have smiled on the Sierra this season? Mammoth Mountain will stay open into August. The massive resort has remained running that late only one time before, in 1995. The announcement follows Squaw Valley’s news that it may stay open right into the fall. Over Memorial Day, visitors reported that Mammoth’s parking lots were packed but lift lines were open and the slopes uncrowded. Guests said Broadway and Stump Alley were running with hardly any lines. Conditions were especially fine for boarders, who power through the slush better than skiers.

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With Just a Drip of Funding for Stormwater Capture, LA County Weighs Property Tax

/in /by /Los Angeles Daily Newsby Susan Abram

Looking to tap property owners, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Tuesday approved moving forward with a plan to consider a parcel tax to help fund an ambitious stormwater capturing system to bolster local drinking water supplies. An early analysis of how to develop infrastructure that best captures stormwater found that while the county is capable of building a viable system, there is little to no funding for it.

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Jerry Brown Sends a Message To Water Agencies On The Delta Tunnels – And It’s Direct

/in /by /The Sacramento Beeby Dan Morain

Jerry Brown took an Old English turn from his Latin wisdom in 2012 by declaring: “I want to get s— done,” a reference to his vision for building two tunnels 30 miles long to move Sacramento River water south from the Delta to the rest of the state. And in 2015, addressing California water agencies, he offered pithy advice to naysayers: “Until you put a million hours into it, shut up.” Critics of the $15 billion project were greatly offended. Now, with Brown’s tenure in the corner office ticking away, decision time is upon California.

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Doom and Gloom Report Looks at Climate Change

/in /by /Santa Barbara Independentby Jean Yamamura

The good news is that Santa Barbara County has programs in place that address food insecurity and care for seniors, but the bad news is that climate change will make them more needed than ever. Doom and gloom dominate a new California Public Health study on the social ills that the changing climate will bring on. By the end of the century, it recounts, temperatures will rise by 3.2 degrees Fahrenheit in the happiest scenario and by 5.4 degrees Fahrenheit in Santa Barbara County in the worst.

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How Aging Infrastructure, Sea Level Rise, and Growing Public Concern Create Opportunities and Challenges for Water Managers

/in /by /WaterWorld

Recent high-profile failures of critical water infrastructure, such as the Oroville Dam in California, are bringing increasing awareness to the current state of the nation’s flood infrastructure. In fact, ASCE and ASDSO have estimated that it will take over $160 billion to fix our aging dam and levee flood infrastructure alone. In this webinar, sponsored by Hydro Gate, three industry-leading practitioners with local, state and federal water resources experience will discuss the current and future state of flood management infrastructure. Learn how aging infrastructure, sea level rise, and growing public concern are creating opportunities and challenges across the country.

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World’s Largest Floating Solar Facility Operational

/in /by /The Maritime Executive (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)

The largest floating photovoltaic (PV) solar power facility on earth has been connected to a local power grid in China. Located in the city of Huainan in the Anhui province, the 40-megawatt facility was created by PV inverter manufacturer Sungrow Power Supply. The lake supporting the facility was created by rain after the surrounding land subsided after intensive coal mining operations. Floating solar farms don’t take up valuable land in heavily populated areas, can reduce evaporation from reservoirs and the cooler air at the water’s surface helps to maximize cell performance.

 

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BLOG: Why San Diego Pays Some Of Highest Water Rates In State And Country

/in /by /Water Deeply (New York)by Ry Rivard Mentioned: Claude "Bud" Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant
Quoted: Mike Lee, Maureen Stapleton

San Diego has some of the most expensive water in California – and in the country. A typical household in San Diego County pays about $80 a month for water, whereas the national average is less than $40, according to a recent survey by the American Water Works Association. Water in California is more expensive than elsewhere, but San Diego still has among the steepest rates in the state, another recent survey found. The priciest supplies are found in Santa Barbara and other communities along the state’s central coast. By all indications, water prices in San Diego will keep rising.

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Updated Results In Lead Testing At San Diego Schools

/in /by /NBC 7 San Diegoby R. Stickney

Samples from five schools show elevated lead levels in drinking water, according to new results released by the San Diego Unified School District. However, the levels do not meet state requirements for action by the district. The results released on Thursday show several samples that are higher than the 5 parts per billion (ppb) used as a minimum for reporting by the City of San Diego Water Department. However, the levels did not reach the 15 ppb necessary to require action by the district under guidelines set in place by the California State Water Resources Control Board.

 

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SDCWA Approves Funding For Low-Flow Meter Installation At Skinner Treatment Plant

/in /by /Valley News (Temecula)by Joe Naiman Quoted: Jim Fisher

The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California supplies water to the San Diego County Water Authority from MWD’s Skinner treatment plant, and the SDCWA will be funding the installation of a low-flow meter at the Skinner treatment plant. An April 27 SDCWA board action authorized the installation of the low-flow meter for Pipeline 4 and also authorized the expenditure of $2,630,000 which will cover design, equipment acquisition and construction. “It gives us a lot of flexibility to manage our flows,” Jim Fisher, the SDCWA director of operations and maintenance, said.

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