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.
OPINION: Why Gov. Newsom Should Save The Delta Ecosystem
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Mercury News (San Jose)by Barbara Barrigan-ParillaThe confluence of California’s two great rivers, the Sacramento and the San Joaquin, create the largest estuary on the West Coast. Those of who live here call it, simply, the Delta. It is essential to California’s future. That’s why we must save it. In the early 1800s, this estuary teemed with salmon migrating to and […]
OPINION: Raising Shasta Dam Won’t Solve California Water Woes
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Redding Record Searchlightby Bob MadgicThe proposed raising of Shasta Dam represents just more of the same shenanigans in California’s long water history. As with most dam projects, it will cause more harm than whatever positives might accrue from such an action. California already has 1,300 (named) dams. More water storage projects will not solve the basic fact that the […]
OPINION: California Needs To Explore New Approaches To Water
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Mercury News (San Jose)by Mike WadeAs we launch into the new year there is good news about one of our state’s most persistent problems – water. For as long as most of us can remember, water users have retreated into their corners, demanding their share of water, with all water-users suffering in the stalemate. Status-quo policy hasn’t helped struggling fish […]
Energy Storage Evolution; POU Leaders Weigh Costs, Benefits And Performance
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /California Municipal Utilities Association Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityWith a decarbonizing electricity business and the West perennially coping with drought, pumped-storage projects would seem to be the ideal win-win solution. Carbon-free electricity is generated by water from an upper reservoir falling on a turbine. Water is then pumped from the lower reservoir back to the upper reservoir chiefly using renewable power to be […]
He’s ‘Famous’ For Measuring California’s Snow. Now, He’s Retiring After 30 Years — Sort Of.
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Capital Public Radio (Sacramento)by Ezra David RomeroA simple web search will pull up nearly a million articles, videos and photos featuring Frank Gehrke. He’s no fashion icon like Kim Kardashian or a dogged politician like Gov. Jerry Brown. But he has broken a lot of news. Sometimes, it’s bad news, like California suffering yet another year of drought. That’s a realization […]
What Happens If Arizona Fails To Meet A Water Plan Deadline?
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /12 News (Phoenix)Lake Mead, the biggest source for water in the Southwest, is on the verge of reaching a critically low level. Gov. Doug Ducey said, “this is by far the most pressing issue we face as a state.” Arizona is facing a deadline to come up with a plan to conserve Colorado River water feeding Lake […]