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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.
Electricity Costs From Battery Storage Down 76% Since 2012: BNEF
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Utility Dive (Washington D.C.)by HJ MaiThe ever-decreasing cost of electricity from batteries is giving fossil fuels a run for their money as renewable energy projects combined with battery storage become increasingly competitive power supply options. The LCOE for lithium-ion batteries has fallen 35% to $187/MWh since the first half of 2018, research company BNEF said Tuesday. Going back to 2012, […]
Inside Santa Cruz’s Enviro-Friendly Water Recharge
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Good Times (Santa Cruz)by Jacob PierceEvery minute, about 400 gallons flow past pressure gauges and shut-off valves into a 2-foot-high concrete box that marks the top of Beltz Well 12. If a pilot program goes well, this whole system could play a pivotal role in the water security of communities from Aptos to UCSC. Normally, water is pumping out of […]
Oroville Dam’s Rebuilt Spillway Is Nearing Its First Use Since 2017 Disaster
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /KQED (San Francisco)by Dan BrekkeThe agency that manages Oroville Dam says the facility’s rebuilt spillway is likely to be pressed into service for the first time as soon as next week. The Department of Water Resources announced Tuesday that Lake Oroville has risen close to the point where the agency will need to release water to maintain empty reservoir […]
Rebuilt Oroville Dam Spillway Could Be Used Next Week After Storm Hits. Is It Ready?
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby Ryan Sabalow and Dale KaslerWater may cascade down Oroville Dam’s rebuilt spillway next week for the first time since a massive crater formed in its nearly half-mile long surface two years ago — a major milestone in the saga that triggered the evacuation of 188,000 people and a $1.1 billion repair job to the country’s tallest dam. A storm forecast to […]
Who Keeps Buying California’s Scarce Water? Saudi Arabia
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Guardian (New York)by Lauren MarkhamFour hours east of Los Angeles, in a drought-stricken area of a drought-afflicted state, is a small town called Blythe where alfalfa is king. More than half of the town’s 94,000 acres are bushy blue-green fields growing the crop. Massive industrial storehouses line the southern end of town, packed with thousands upon thousands of stacks […]
Water and agricultural organizations urge Congress To Use Infrastructure Legislation To Address Western Water Challenges
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Lake County News (Lake Port)by Elizabeth LarsonMore than 100 organizations representing water and agricultural interests in the Western U.S. urged Congress today to use any infrastructure package under consideration to help address severe hydrological conditions in the West. “As a nation we must continually invest in the Western water infrastructure necessary to meet current and future demands,” the groups stated in […]