California and the U.S.
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.
Storms Cause Millions Of Dollars In Damage To California Highways
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Alejandra Reyes-VelardeRecent debris flows and flooding in the San Jacinto and San Bernardino mountains have caused extensive damage to Southern California roadways, requiring some highways to be closed for months as crews work on repairs that will cost at least $14 million. Last week’s series of storms, including a moisture-packed atmospheric river that slammed the state, […]
Legal Rights For Lake Erie? Voters In Ohio City Will Decide
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The New York Timesby Timothy WilliamsThe failing health of Lake Erie, the world’s 11th largest lake, is at the heart of one of the most unusual questions to appear on an American ballot: Should a body of water be given rights normally associated with those granted to a person? Voters in Toledo, Ohio, will be asked this month to decide […]
Atmospheric Rivers Are Pulling California Out Of Drought And Piling On The Snow
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /CNNby Paul P. MurphyWhen 2019 started, California’s snowpack was at 67%. Now it’s at over 136% and rising. The atmospheric rivers that are dumping rain along coastal California are also dumping massive amounts of snow in the state’s Sierra Nevada. Newly released photos from NASA, taken four days and a year apart, show how much snow has fallen. […]
Federal Legislators Announce $15Mil For Water Infrastructure Improvements At U.S.-Mexico Border
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /KUSI NewsA group of federal legislators from San Diego announced the allocation of $15 million today for water infrastructure improvements along the U.S-Mexico border. Legislators included the funding in a spending bill approved earlier this week and signed today by President Donald Trump. The $15 million will go to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s U.S.-Mexico Border […]
Conserving Water Is Still A Priority For California. How About Other States?
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /San Gabriel Valley Tribuneby Steve ScauzilloThe Metropolitan Water District last week re-upped its turf-removal program, providing greater incentives for homeowners to replace thirsty lawns with drought-tolerant plants. In Utah, the state’s Division of Water Resources is encouraging residents to use more water so it can justify spending $3 billion on a pipeline that will take more water from Lake Powell, […]
Sites Reservoir Is Sacramento Valley’s Water Project. But L.A. Is Taking A Huge Role
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby Dale Kasler and Ryan SabalowAs water projects go, Sites Reservoir has always been the Sacramento Valley’s baby – a multibillion-dollar reservoir conceived by Valley farmers, carved out of a ghost town an hour north of the Capitol. Around the Valley, “Build Sites Reservoir” signs dot the roads along mile after mile of orchards and rice fields. But a funny […]