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.
Santa Clara Valley Water District Files Suit Challenging State Plan To Divert Water For Fish
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Mercury News (San Jose)by Emily DeRuyIn an attempt to block the state’s plan to divert more water toward the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta and away from the Bay Area, the Santa Clara Valley Water District has filed a lawsuit arguing the project could significantly reduce the local water supply. If the plan advances, the water district might have to spend […]
OPINION: The Delta is California’s heart. Gavin Newsom must save it
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /CALmatters (Sacramento)by Barbara Barrigan-ParrillaThe confluence of California’s two great rivers, the Sacramento and the San Joaquin, creates the largest estuary on the West Coast of the Americas. Those of us who live here call it, simply, the Delta. It is part of my very fiber, and it is essential to California’s future. That’s why we must save it. […]
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey Defies Political Divisions In His 2019 State Of The State Address
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Arizona RepublicIn a New Year’s Day essay in this newspaper, Valley attorney and scholar Grady Gammage, Jr. argued that 2018 may have been a watershed year in Arizona, as the people of this state broke habit and showed up at the polls in droves. “…They made discerning judgments,” wrote Gammage. “A pragmatic Republican governor was reelected by […]
Storm Onslaught To Bombard California With Flooding Rain, Mountains Of Snow Through Thursday
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Accuweather by Kristina PydynowskiThe threat for flooding and mudslides is expected to ramp up across California as the train of storms with heavy rain, mountain snow and gusty winds persists this week. There will be no day through at least Thursday when a significant part of California is not being affected by a storm rolling in from the […]
Intake, Discharge Criteria To Be Revised
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Global Water IntelligenceCalifornia’s Water Code gives the State Water Resources Control Board (Water Board) the responsibility of protecting its ocean water quality by controlling waste discharges and the intake of seawater. It also requires that the California Ocean Plan be reviewed every three years to guarantee that the current standards are adequate and not allowing marine species […]
People Will Be Saying ‘Atmospheric River’ A Lot On Wednesday. Here’s What That Means.
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /SFGate.com (San Francisco)by Amy GraffA so-called “atmospheric river” is poised to barrel into the Bay Area Wednesday afternoon, delivering a drenching of rain that forecasters say could add up to 3 to 6 inches in the hills and 1 to 3 inches in the valleys in a matter of two days. “The city is likely to see in excess […]