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.
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 […]
OPINION: What New Water Deals Mean And What Work Is Left To Be Done
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Modesto Beeby Karla NemethCalifornia’s State Water Project and federal Central Valley Project span several northern watersheds, converging in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, where their pumping stations operate a stone’s throw away from one another. They coordinate their operations daily and have done so for decades. Earlier this month, the California Department of Water Resources signed three agreements updating […]
Delta Tunnels, Diversity Are Focus Of New California Water Leader
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Bloomberg by Emily C. DooleyThe new person in charge of delivering water to one in 17 Americans has two big goals: seeing through a controversial public works project to build two new California water tunnels and ensuring her agency is represented by a more diverse group of people. Gloria Gray became chairwoman of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern […]
Like Fruit, Vegetables, and Almonds? Scientists Have Bad News.
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /Mother Jonesby Tom PhilpottSo far, this winter has brought ample snows to the Sierra Nevada, the spine of mountains that runs along California’s eastern flank. That’s good news for Californians, because the range’s melted snow provides 60 percent of the state’s water supply. Anyone in the United States who likes fruit, vegetables, and nuts should rejoice, too, because water […]
Couple Fined After Claiming to Use More Water than the Earth Holds
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /Redding Record Searchlightby Damon ArthurA couple with rights to take water from a Trinity County creek has been fined $10,000 for overstating the amount of water they diverted, at one point claiming they used more water than is actually available on Earth. As part of an agreement with the State Water Resources Control Board, the couple has agreed to […]