A major milestone has been reached for the proposed Sites Reservoir project, a plan to build a large new water storage facility west of Colusa. The state has issued a draft decision to conditionally approve a key water right permit for the project. Under the proposal, water would be pumped from the Sacramento River to the […]
A historic drought has gripped Corpus Christi, the eighth-largest city in Texas, placing unprecedented strain on a water system that serves roughly 500,000 people across seven counties, along with one of the nation’s largest petrochemical corridors and Port of Corpus Christi, the country’s top port for crude oil exports. Industrial demand accounts for more than […]
A new state-commissioned report finds that Mono Lake in California’s Eastern Sierra has only a 1 in 3 chance of reaching its target water level by mid-century if current water exports to Los Angeles continue. The report suggests that halting water exports would significantly increase the likelihood of the lake reaching its target, but climate […]
Following pressure from powerful California growers, the Trump administration’s Interior Department announced Tuesday that it will put $40 million toward efforts to raise Shasta Dam — a controversial project that opponents say could swamp sacred sites and harm a protected river. North of Redding, the 602-foot-high dam on the Sacramento River forms California’s largest reservoir, storing more than 40% […]
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Arizona Considers Buying California Water As Colorado River Tensions Remain High
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Sierra Stewart /Fox 10 Phoenixby Steve Nielsen Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityAs state leaders battle along the Colorado River for a larger share, a city in California is possibly willing to sell its water to Arizona—but it comes at a huge price. Just a few years ago, Arizona considered asking Mexico to allow the construction of a desalination plant. It never happened, but in California, there already is […]
Record Heat, Melting Snow, and What It All Means for California’s Reservoirs
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Sierra Stewart /Times of San Diegoby Rachel BeckerA record-baking heat wave has been scalding California, with major consequences for the state’s most important reservoir: its snowpack. Providing about a third of the state’s water supply, the Sierra Nevada snowpack is a vital source of spring and summer runoff that refills reservoirs when the state needs the water most.
Opinion: Historic Regional Water Exchange Signed
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Sierra Stewart /The Raincross Gazetteby Mike Gardner Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityOn March 19, Western Water and the San Diego County Water Authority signed a water exchange agreement that will provide benefits across much of Southern California. The agreement is conservatively projected to save Western Water customers $49.1 million, provide the San Diego County Water Authority an ongoing revenue stream of more than $13 million per […]
No, We Didn’t Call Riverside ‘Nobody’
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Sierra Stewart /Voice of San Diego Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityOn Thursday, we published a story about a deal San Diego is working on to sell water to other states. Environment reporter MacKenzie Elmer wrote that the San Diego County Water Authority is moving forward with plans to explore trading Colorado River water. The agency plans to explore those plans with Nevada, Arizona and the […]