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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.
Oroville Dam Holds Up As Officials Christen New Spillway Two Years After Near Disaster
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Hannah Fry and Alejandra Reyes-VelardeBystanders were met with the rumble of rushing water as Oroville Dam’s gates released millions of gallons of water down a newly reconstructed concrete spillway on Tuesday for the first time since the structure failed two years ago. In February 2017, people who live downstream in Oroville watched in disbelief as millions of gallons of water […]
California’s Water Works An Engineering Wonder That Made The Golden State What It Is Today
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Oakdale Leader (Oakdale, Calif.)by Dennis WyattCalifornia — without a doubt — has the most intricate and massive water storage and transfer system man has ever created. It is the largest, most productive, and most controversial water system in the world that harnesses nature using man’s ingenuity. At its northernmost reaches it captures the snow run-off of the Modoc Plateau — […]
The Fresh Water Crisis And Desalination Plants
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Interesting Engineeringby Marcia WendorfGlobal warming is causing increased droughts throughout the world, and this has brought some areas to the brink of a water crisis. February 2, 2018, was supposed to be “Day Zero” for Cape Town, South Africa, the day on which the city was set to run out of water. That date was subsequently reset to July 15, 2018, after […]
Avalanches, Snow Slides and Chain Controls: Storms Keep Pounding Northern California
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby Michael MCgoughThere’s no weekend reprieve in store for Northern California after a wet start to the week. In fact, it should only get wetter. National Weather Service says Friday and Saturday will see a “stronger, wetter” storm than the one passing through Monday and Tuesday, with as much as 1 to 2 feet of snow possible […]
Dam Spillway Faces 1st Use Since Imperiling California Towns
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Associated PressWater will rush down the rebuilt spillway at the nation’s tallest dam for the first time since it crumbled two years ago and drove hundreds of thousands of California residents from their homes over fears of catastrophic flooding. The state Department of Water Resources said it anticipated releasing water down the spillway as early as […]
California Wants To Aim Lasers At Snowpack To Better Predict Runoff
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /CBS Sacramento by Steve LargeLawmakers are considering spending $150 million to fund new high-tech measurements of the snowpack using lasers. A pilot program with NASA has been in place for several years and results show lasers record snowpack measurements with near perfect accuracy. Up until now, California has measured the snowpack manually, with experts physically sinking a metal pole […]