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The latest news and analysis covering water issues in Caliornia and the rest of the United States.
The Water News Network is San Diego County’s source for water news and information.
The Water News Network is San Diego County’s source for water news and information.
Renewable energy: Australia Bets On A ‘Water Battery’
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Financial Timesby Jamie Smyth, Tumut, New South WalesIt took 100,000 construction workers a quarter of a century to bore through the Snowy Mountains to build Australia’s largest hydroelectric scheme. The vast nation-building project links nine power stations and 16 dams via a network of 145km of tunnels and pipelines, providing irrigation water and energy that has helped transform the country’s economy since […]
Gas-Powered Engines, Democrats’ Turmoil, And Clean Water
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /CALmatters (Sacramento)by Dan MorainA million Californians don’t have clean water when they turn on their taps. Most live in farm towns like East Orosi, as the New York Times detailed last week. And no policymaker doubts there is a problem. The question: How to raise the money to fix the problem. The cost of a solution is pegged […]
Warmth To Ramp Up In California, Southwest At Late Week Following Unusually Chilly Weekend
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /AccuWeatherby Courtney SpamerFollowing record cold across parts of California, temperatures will rebound to near-normal levels by the end of the month. During the Memorial Day weekend, afternoon high temperatures were held to the lowest levels in almost 10 years. Temperatures in Northern and Central California were mainly in the 50s to near 60 degrees Fahrenheit for the […]
OPINION: A Water Portfolio Planning Report Card For California
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /California Water Blogby Jay LundGovernor Newsom recently called for a state portfolio of actions to manage water under rapidly changing climate and other conditions. This post reviews the state of water portfolio planning in California today. In this complex changing world, major problems are rarely solved with a single solution or a single problem-solver. Portfolio-based planning and management tries […]
Support Newsom’s ‘Reset’ To A One-Tunnel Project
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Bakersfield.comby Ted R. PageOne tunnel or two? It’s just four words, but if you say them around anyone familiar with California water issues they will know exactly what you are talking about, and it’s likely they will have a strong opinion. During Gov. Newsom’s State of the State speech, he made it clear that his administration will build […]
As Late-Season Wet Weather Hits Northern California, Snowpack And Reservoir Levels Soar
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby Claire MorganNorthern California rain and snow levels have soared with record wet weather in May, leaving the Sierra with higher-than-normal snowpack levels and pushing several reservoirs toward full capacity. Downtown Sacramento already has broken record rainfall numbers in May, with more than 3.42 inches of rain this month, according to National Weather Service forecaster Karl Swanberg. […]