A year ago, at the start of Water Year (WY) 2019 water storage in the State Water Project’s (SWP) largest reservoir, Lake Oroville, was at just 62 percent of average. Although many of the state’s other large reservoirs were posting better averages, water managers and state and federal agency staff were concerned that California may […]
Opposed by California officials, the Trump administration’s $1.3 billion plan to raise Shasta Dam and increase reservoir storage has run into a roadblock that could delay the project or even kill it. The state has called raising Shasta Dam a potential environmental disaster for the nearby McCloud River — and has succeeded in bottling up […]
Another slow-motion, man-made environmental disaster has been discovered, and it’s underneath your feet. About 70% of the water pumped out of underground aquifers worldwide is used for agriculture while much of the remainder quenches the thirst of cities. As industrial development spreads at a speedy clip, the rate at which those critical reservoirs are emptied is […]
On Tuesday, Sept. 17, Paso Robles Wastewater Division Manager Matt Thompson informed the City Council of the completion of the City’s Tertiary Treatment Facility, one of the largest infrastructure projects in the City’s history. “The City has a master plan to capture wastewater it has disposed to the Salinas River for many decades and turn […]
The history of dam safety and the lessons learned from previous failures was the topic of a presentation to the Kern River Valley Historical Society during their monthly meeting last week. Anthony Burdock, Project Manager for the Isabella Dam Safety Modification Project, presented a program outlining catastrophic dam failures and how those failures were used […]
Stored Water Provides Strong Start to Water Year 2020
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /California Water News DailyA year ago, at the start of Water Year (WY) 2019 water storage in the State Water Project’s (SWP) largest reservoir, Lake Oroville, was at just 62 percent of average. Although many of the state’s other large reservoirs were posting better averages, water managers and state and federal agency staff were concerned that California may […]
California Dam-raising Project Favored by Trump Stumbles After Water Agency Retreats
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby Dale KaslerOpposed by California officials, the Trump administration’s $1.3 billion plan to raise Shasta Dam and increase reservoir storage has run into a roadblock that could delay the project or even kill it. The state has called raising Shasta Dam a potential environmental disaster for the nearby McCloud River — and has succeeded in bottling up […]
River Flows All Across the Globe Are Dropping
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Bloombergby Eric RostonAnother slow-motion, man-made environmental disaster has been discovered, and it’s underneath your feet. About 70% of the water pumped out of underground aquifers worldwide is used for agriculture while much of the remainder quenches the thirst of cities. As industrial development spreads at a speedy clip, the rate at which those critical reservoirs are emptied is […]
Paso Completes Water Treatment Facility
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Paso Robles Pressby Mark DiazOn Tuesday, Sept. 17, Paso Robles Wastewater Division Manager Matt Thompson informed the City Council of the completion of the City’s Tertiary Treatment Facility, one of the largest infrastructure projects in the City’s history. “The City has a master plan to capture wastewater it has disposed to the Salinas River for many decades and turn […]
Newsom Signs Dodd’s Water Management Bill
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Daily Republic by Daily Republic StaffSen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, announced Monday that Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed his legislation to help California oversee its water.
Army Corps of Engineers Speaks On Dam Failures
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Kern Valley Sunby Kathe MaloufThe history of dam safety and the lessons learned from previous failures was the topic of a presentation to the Kern River Valley Historical Society during their monthly meeting last week. Anthony Burdock, Project Manager for the Isabella Dam Safety Modification Project, presented a program outlining catastrophic dam failures and how those failures were used […]