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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.
OPINION: Jerry Brown’s Four Biggest Incompletes
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-TribuneAs Gov. Jerry Brown leaves office amid high praise and some criticism, it’s impossible to give him anything but a grade of incomplete on several major issues. The most prominent of these is criminal justice reform, where Brown has sought huge changes to the overly punitive system he helped create in his first stint as […]
Leading Women In Water, Colorado River Drought And Promising Solutions — Western Water Year In Review
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Water Education Foundation (Sacramento)by Douglas E. BeemanThe growing leadership of women in water. The Colorado River’s persistent drought and efforts to sign off on a plan to avert worse shortfalls of water from the river. And in California’s Central Valley, promising solutions to vexing water resource challenges. These were among the topics that Western Waternews explored in 2018. Western Water, the Foundation’s flagship publication, […]
Will Gavin Newsom Change The State’s Water Course? Fish And Farmers Will Soon Find Out
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Bettina BoxallIn the final weeks of Gov. Jerry Brown’s administration, his appointees on a state board ordered some powerful water districts to cut their historic river diversions to protect endangered salmon populations. It was a major move by a panel that in the past has often been leery of flexing its regulatory muscles. But while the […]
First Snow Survey Shows Water Content Just ‘Adequate.’ But There’s Hope For Improvement
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /San Francisco Chronicleby Peter FimriteA lot more snow will have to fall if California is to have enough water this year to fill reservoirs, nourish salmon, help crops flourish and moisten the fire-prone hills long enough to avoid another catastrophic conflagration, state officials said Thursday. California’s top snow surveyors, in the Sierra on Thursday with measuring poles and electronic […]
Why Overall Water Use Is Declining In US Despite Population Growth
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Environmental Leader (Fort Collins, Colo.)by Jennifer HermesWater use efficiency was a hot topic among sustainability experts in 2018, as changing weather patterns, a US population increase of 4%, and aging water infrastructure continue to put a strain on our nation’s water supply. But for all the dire news about the negative impacts of climate change on weather patterns, water restrictions and storms that spilled wastewater into […]
California To Conduct Season’s First Snow Survey
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage, Uncategorized /by Mike Lee /CBS SacramentoCalifornia water managers will conduct the season’s first manual surveys of the state’s crucial winter snowfall. Winter snow in the Sierra Nevada mountains supplies drinking water for much of California as it melts throughout the spring and summer. The amount of snow is measured monthly through the winter at more than 260 locations to help […]