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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.
American Canyon Keeps Sites Reservoir In Its Sights
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Napa Valley Registerby Barry EberlingAmerican Canyon will continue looking to the proposed, massive Sites reservoir in Colusa County to someday help slake its thirst. The city of about 20,000 residents is the only Napa County city without a local reservoir. It depends on the state’s North Bay Aqueduct that pumps water out of Barker Slough, a dead-end slough in […]
An Atmospheric River Could Bring Torrential Rainfall To California Over Several Days This Week
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Washington Postby Mike BranomCalifornia has all the elements in place for nasty flooding because of an “atmospheric river” event: Waterlogged soil from an already-wet winter? Check. Many square miles of land scorched by fire? Check. A thick snowpack on the mountaintops? Check. And wouldn’t you know it, the hours are ticking away before another atmospheric river makes landfall […]
California’s ‘Dry Farmers’ Grow Crops Without Irrigation
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /Santa Cruz Sentinelby Donald FukuiJim Leap fondly recalls the first Early Girl tomatoes he grew at UC Santa Cruz’s farm in 1990. Sweet and bursting with flavor, they were raised without a single drop of irrigated water. Nearly three decades later, he remains deeply committed to “dry farming” — forsaking modern irrigation and relying on seasonal rainfall to grow tomatoes, winter […]
Midweek California Storm To Bury Sierra Nevada Under Yards Of Snow, Bring Flooding Risk
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Accuweatherby Alex SosnowskiOne of the more potent storms of the winter will hit California with heavy rain, excessive mountain snow and gusty winds from Tuesday night to Thursday night. The worst of the storm is forecast to focus on Central and Northern California with a heightened threat of flooding, mudslides, erosion, power outages and avalanches and road-closing […]
Atmospheric River Possible Next Week For California, Raising Flood Concerns
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /The Mercury News (San Jose)by Paul RogersComputer models are showing a growing likelihood of an atmospheric river storm hitting California late next week, raising concerns that if a warm “Pineapple Express” barrels in with enough force, it could melt parts of the state’s big Sierra Nevada snow pack and increase flood risk. Atmospheric scientists and meteorologists say more will be known […]
Salton Sea: Fish And The Birds That Fed On Them Wiped Out This Winter
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /The Desert Sun (Palm Springs)by Janet WilsonTim Bradley crunched across a broad beach made of dead barnacles and fish bones. He bent down and stirred green slime, tinged with brown foam at the western edge of the vast lake unfurled before him. It was a sign for the longtime biologist that the much-maligned Salton Sea is alive. “It’s just algae and […]