Opponents of the twin tunnels breathed a collective sigh of relief in April when Gov. Gavin Newsom put a formal end to the California WaterFix project, but that action also called for the assessment of a single-tunnel project in the Delta. The first major step in that direction took place last week when the Department of […]
The intrusion of PFAS into source water supplies has grabbed the regulatory spotlight. As more scientists and health professionals raise concerns about the compounds — technically known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances — federal and state environmental agencies are under increasing pressure to impose limits for public protection. Now, it seems that municipalities have another […]
The California State Board of Food and Agriculture is hosting a series of public forums to allow farmers, ranchers and other stakeholders opportunities to provide input on the California’s Water Future. A meeting is set for 1-3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6 at the Sheraton Redding Hotel at the Sundial Bridge, 820 Sundial Bridge Drive in […]
The U.S. energy storage market is primed to grow at a rapid pace. A study by IHS Markit forecasts that the U.S. grid-tied energy storage market will nearly double in 2019 – from 367 MW in 2018 to 712 MW this year – which does not include behind-the-meter energy storage that would add several hundred […]
Yosemite’s Hetch Hetchy Valley was dammed and flooded nearly 100 years ago, but the prospect of draining the reservoir continues to inspire romantic imaginings about unlocking a brand-new outdoor-recreation mecca in one of the country’s most popular national parks. If we could return Hetch Hetchy to a more natural state — of the variety that […]
Remember when the concrete spillway of the nation’s tallest dam developed a giant hole, and downstream communities were evacuated out of fear that a wall of water would charge down the river? It turns out that the same structural problems that caused the failure at Oroville Dam in February 2017 also exist at the spillway of San […]
New Delta Tunnel Project Begins Taking Shape
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Press (Brentwood, Calif.)by Tony KukulichOpponents of the twin tunnels breathed a collective sigh of relief in April when Gov. Gavin Newsom put a formal end to the California WaterFix project, but that action also called for the assessment of a single-tunnel project in the Delta. The first major step in that direction took place last week when the Department of […]
How PFAS Poses An Emerging Problem For Wastewater
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Water OnlineThe intrusion of PFAS into source water supplies has grabbed the regulatory spotlight. As more scientists and health professionals raise concerns about the compounds — technically known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances — federal and state environmental agencies are under increasing pressure to impose limits for public protection. Now, it seems that municipalities have another […]
Input Sought On The Future Of California’s Water Use
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Red Bluff Daily News (Red Bluff, Calif.)The California State Board of Food and Agriculture is hosting a series of public forums to allow farmers, ranchers and other stakeholders opportunities to provide input on the California’s Water Future. A meeting is set for 1-3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6 at the Sheraton Redding Hotel at the Sundial Bridge, 820 Sundial Bridge Drive in […]
The Rapid Maturation Of The U.S. Energy Storage Market
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /PV Magazineby Amish Shah, Madeleine Tan, Kyle Hayes and Alyssa WalkerThe U.S. energy storage market is primed to grow at a rapid pace. A study by IHS Markit forecasts that the U.S. grid-tied energy storage market will nearly double in 2019 – from 367 MW in 2018 to 712 MW this year – which does not include behind-the-meter energy storage that would add several hundred […]
Is Hetch Hetchy Worth $100 billion?
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /San Francisco Chronicleby Gregory ThomasYosemite’s Hetch Hetchy Valley was dammed and flooded nearly 100 years ago, but the prospect of draining the reservoir continues to inspire romantic imaginings about unlocking a brand-new outdoor-recreation mecca in one of the country’s most popular national parks. If we could return Hetch Hetchy to a more natural state — of the variety that […]
Dam Spillway Near SLO County Has Significant Cracks, Is ‘Unsafe For Use,’ State Says
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Tribune by Monica VaughanRemember when the concrete spillway of the nation’s tallest dam developed a giant hole, and downstream communities were evacuated out of fear that a wall of water would charge down the river? It turns out that the same structural problems that caused the failure at Oroville Dam in February 2017 also exist at the spillway of San […]