After one of the driest Februaries on record across much of California, the first day of March brought a dash of rain and a dusting of fresh powder to the parched landscape. The storm, which rolled into Los Angeles County on Sunday afternoon, dropped less than one-tenth of an inch of rain on the coast, […]
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, along with federal partners, has released the National Water Reuse Action Plan: Collaborative Implementation, a collection of bold actions developed in collaboration with water sector organizations that will reshape the way communities around the nation manage water. The plan identifies 37 actions across 11 strategic themes to give communities tools […]
It’s not exactly news that the rivers of the western U.S. are in trouble. For decades, their water has been siphoned off by climate change-fueled heat and an ever-growing human demand for grassy front lawns and long showers. The biggest user of river water by far, though, is agriculture—and new research shows that across the […]
It’s looking a lot more like winter in California’s parched mountains today. Snow fell across the Sierra and in the mountains of Southern California on Sunday. And, while the immediate forecast calls for a return of dry skies, the National Weather Service in Hanford says there is a possibility of rain on the Valley floor […]
The Trump administration on Friday awarded a permanent water delivery contract to the country’s largest agricultural district, brushing aside environmentalists’ concerns about California’s uncertain water future in the face of climate change. At issue is irrigation water that flows through the Bureau of Reclamation’s Central Valley Project to the Westlands Water District, a Rhode Island-sized […]
February has been amazingly dry in California, if anyone hasn’t noticed. No precipitation at all in February, a dry forecast, about 51% of seasonal Sacramento Valley precipitation (a bit less for the San Joaquin and Tulare basins), and only about half (45-57%) of normal snowpack for this time of year. Unless March is wet, this […]
February Ranked Among the Driest on Record Across California. Forecasters Hopeful for a ‘Miracle March’
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Times by Hannah FryAfter one of the driest Februaries on record across much of California, the first day of March brought a dash of rain and a dusting of fresh powder to the parched landscape. The storm, which rolled into Los Angeles County on Sunday afternoon, dropped less than one-tenth of an inch of rain on the coast, […]
Water Sector Collaborates on National Water Reuse Action Plan
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Water Finance & Management by WFM StaffThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, along with federal partners, has released the National Water Reuse Action Plan: Collaborative Implementation, a collection of bold actions developed in collaboration with water sector organizations that will reshape the way communities around the nation manage water. The plan identifies 37 actions across 11 strategic themes to give communities tools […]
How Beef Eaters in Cities are Draining Rivers in the American West
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /National Geographicby Alejandra BorundaIt’s not exactly news that the rivers of the western U.S. are in trouble. For decades, their water has been siphoned off by climate change-fueled heat and an ever-growing human demand for grassy front lawns and long showers. The biggest user of river water by far, though, is agriculture—and new research shows that across the […]
Rain, Snow Kindle Hopes of ‘March Miracle’ in Parched California
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /GV Wire by GV WireIt’s looking a lot more like winter in California’s parched mountains today. Snow fell across the Sierra and in the mountains of Southern California on Sunday. And, while the immediate forecast calls for a return of dry skies, the National Weather Service in Hanford says there is a possibility of rain on the Valley floor […]
Feds Ink Deal with Water District Tied to Bernhardt
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /E&E News by Jeremy P. JacobsThe Trump administration on Friday awarded a permanent water delivery contract to the country’s largest agricultural district, brushing aside environmentalists’ concerns about California’s uncertain water future in the face of climate change. At issue is irrigation water that flows through the Bureau of Reclamation’s Central Valley Project to the Westlands Water District, a Rhode Island-sized […]
California’s Driest February and Coming Drought?
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /California WaterBlog (UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences)by Jay LundFebruary has been amazingly dry in California, if anyone hasn’t noticed. No precipitation at all in February, a dry forecast, about 51% of seasonal Sacramento Valley precipitation (a bit less for the San Joaquin and Tulare basins), and only about half (45-57%) of normal snowpack for this time of year. Unless March is wet, this […]