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The Water News Network is San Diego County’s source for water news and information.
Senate Bill 204 Increases WaterFix Oversight
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kristiene Gong /The Press (Brentwood, Calif.)by Tony KukulichDuring a town hall meeting in November 2017, the Delta Caucus co-chairs state Sen. Bill Todd (D-Napa) and Assemblymember Jim Frazier (D-Discovery Bay) opined for more legislative oversight pertaining to the California WaterFix project. Last week they took a step in that direction. Todd introduced Senate Bill (SB) 204, which would require the Department of […]
Lake Tahoe’s New Reality: Study Says Sierra Nevada Snowpack To Suffer Sharp Decline
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kristiene Gong /Tahoe Daily Tribuneby Bill RozakImagine Lake Tahoe with no snow year round. Every winter storm that reaches the basin brings only rain. No skiing. No snowboarding. No winter sports of any kind. As unpleasant and uncomfortable a thought it is, Tahoe is staring at a drastically different future. A dramatic decline in the Sierra Nevada snowpack will be felt […]
Bureau Of Reclamation Releases Biological Assessment For The Central Valley Project And State Water Project
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Sierra Sun TimesThe Bureau of Reclamation released the Biological Assessment for the re-initiation of consultation on the coordinated long-term operation of the Central Valley Project and State Water Project. The document was transmitted to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service for consideration in developing new biological opinions covering CVP and SWP […]
Are We Safe From A Drought This Year? Here’s What We Know So Far
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /SFGate (San Francisco)by Amy GraffThe rain and even a bit of snow keep on coming. Except for a 10-day dry spell at the end of January, the San Francisco Bay Area has seen a series of drenching winter storms that have watered gardens, fueled waterfalls, recharged reservoirs, and diminished the possibility of the ever-dreaded drought. In fact, all of […]
OPINION: Gov. Newsom must mop up Brown’s water mess
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby Jonas MintonDespite many high priority issues on his plate, one of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s first tests will be how he deals with California’s water challenges and opportunities. Unfortunately, in the last days of his term Gov. Jerry Brown made a bad bargain with the Trump administration and special interests. It’s yet another mess for the new governor to […]
New Scale Will Measure Atmospheric Rivers In California From 1 To 5, Like Hurricanes
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Alejandra Reyes-VelardeMarty Ralph was sitting in a San Francisco restaurant a couple of years ago when the morning forecast came on the TV, showing the typical weather symbols indicating what the week ahead would bring: a sun, a cloud, a rainy cloud and a darker, more ominous rainy cloud. Ralph, the director of the Center for […]