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.
Joining 6 States, Arizona Agrees to Use Less Water From Colorado River
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /Governing Magazine (Washington D.C.)by Tony Davis“Everyone will feel pain” was the mantra emanating from supporters of Arizona’s drought plan for the Colorado River as it wound through the Legislature. It is true that under the plan, now embedded in state law, the major water users served by the $4 billion Central Arizona Project — cities, tribes and farms — will […]
With Colorado River Water Shortage Looming, U.S. Threatens to Impose Cuts
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /SF Gateby Bettina BoxallThe federal government has moved closer to imposing water delivery cuts along the drought-depleted Colorado River after California and Arizona failed to meet a deadline for inking a broad agreement on how the seven states that depend on the river would cope with shortages. The federal official who manages the lower Colorado River had set […]
California Lawmakers Push for Oversight of Delta Tunnels Project
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /Courthouse News Service (Pasadena)by Nick CahillA group of Northern California lawmakers seeking more sway over a mammoth $17 billion water project introduced a proposal Friday that would require new construction contracts to be reviewed by the Legislature. The Legislative Delta Caucus says because of the scope of the California WaterFix, the project should require more scrutiny from both the public and […]
Federal Government Steps In to Handle Colorado River Drought Crisis
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /KQED (San Francisco)by Lauren SommerDespite a last-minute frenzy of deal-making, the federal government announced that it will begin taking “protective actions” on the Colorado River, where a long-running drought has put the water supply for 40 million people at risk. The seven states that use the river had been trying to broker their own solution, a collective water-sharing deal, […]
Second Snow Survey To Measure California Water Supply
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /KDRV TV (Medford, Ore.)by Alicia RubinOfficials will trek into the mountains on Thursday to measure California’s snowpack again, in the hopes that recent storms have added to the state’s water supply. The California Department of Water Resources will perform the second survey of the season in the Sierra Nevada. Winter snow provides drinking water for much of the state as […]
California Snowpack At 100 Percent Of Average As January Ends, State Officials Say
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby Michael McGoughThe Department of Water Resources conducted California’s second manual snow survey of the year Thursday at Phillips Station, which offered some good news for the state. DWR water resource engineer John King announced that snow water content doubled since the start of the month at the survey site near Echo Summit. “The snow depth today […]