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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.
California Drought Officially Over After More Than Seven Years
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /KSBY (San Luis Obispo, Calif.)California is officially free of drought after more than seven years, drought monitors said Thursday. The Golden State has experienced some form of drought for 376 consecutive weeks, the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska, tweeted. It’s the first time the state has been free of drought since Dec. 20, 2011. The […]
Wet Winter Likely To Keep Colorado River Out Of Shortage Next Year
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee / Las Vegas Review-Journalby Henry BreanFor the moment, Mother Nature is smiling on the Colorado River. Enough snow has piled up in the mountains that feed the river to stave off a dreaded shortage declaration for one more year, according to federal projections released Friday afternoon. Just a month ago, forecasters expected Lake Mead to start 2020 about 17 feet […]
Wet Winter Likely To Keep Colorado River Out Of Shortage Next Year
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Las Vegas Review-Journalby Henry BreanFor the moment, Mother Nature is smiling on the Colorado River. Enough snow has piled up in the mountains that feed the river to stave off a dreaded shortage declaration for one more year, according to federal projections released Friday afternoon. Just a month ago, forecasters expected Lake Mead to start 2020 about 17 feet […]
Reclamation Drought Plan Would Nix Environmental Reviews
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /E&E News (Washington, D.C.)by Jeremy P. JacobsAs the Trump administration moves toward a drought contingency plan for the Colorado River, the Bureau of Reclamation is pushing legislation that would exempt its work from environmental reviews. That includes potential impacts on what has emerged as a major sticking point in the drought negotiations: Southern California’s Salton Sea, a public health and ecological […]
Hundreds Wade Into Complex, Challenging World Of California Water
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Delano Record (Bakersfield, Calif.)by John CoxHundreds of Bakersfield agriculture, oil and political leaders came together March 7 to examine the challenges and opportunities associated with providing California residents and businesses with a secure, reliable supply of clean water. Lest the wet winter create a sense of complacency around one of the state’s most vital needs, specialists from various fields urged […]
California Is Now Drought-Free, Monitor Says. Wait, Didn’t That Happen 2 Years Ago?
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby Michael McGoughThanks to a wet winter across the state, the entirety of California is free of drought for the first time since 2011, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor’s Thursday update. Don’t confuse that with former Gov. Jerry Brown’s April 2017 announcement that the statewide drought had officially ended. The drought officially began with Brown’s declaration […]