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: What Gavin Newsom Said – And Didn’t Say – During His Visit Monday in Modesto
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /Modesto Beeby Modesto Bee Editorial BoardGavin Newsom came to Modesto on Monday night to shake hands and meet important people. Most, if not all, wanted to know one thing: Newsom’s position on water. Specifically, the water flowing down the Tuolumne, Stanislaus and Merced rivers. Water the state is trying to take from us.
California Is Preparing For Extreme Weather. It’s Time To Plant Some Trees.
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /The New York Timesby Henry FountainFor years, there has been a movement in California to restore floodplains, by moving levees back from rivers and planting trees, shrubs and grasses in the low-lying land between. The goal has been to go back in time, to bring back some of the habitat for birds, animals and fish that existed before the state […]
OPINION: A Way Out Of California’s Water Crisis
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /Ventura County Starby Kerry JacksonCalifornia’s chronic water problems were once again national news when Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation establishing a code of water-use restrictions that would be more fitting for an undeveloped nation. As usual, policymakers chose the austerity of coercive public policy over the voluntary, cooperative agreements that markets use to efficiently and fairly allocate goods and […]
The Valley Floor Is Sinking, And It’s Crippling California’s Ability To Deliver Water
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /The Sacramento Beeby Dale Kasler and Phillip ReeseCompleted during Harry Truman’s presidency, the Friant-Kern Canal has been a workhorse in California’s elaborate man-made water-delivery network. It’s a low-tech concrete marvel that operates purely on gravity, capable of efficiently piping billions of gallons of water to cities and farms on a 152-mile journey along the east side of the fertile San Joaquin Valley. Until now. […]
How Communities Are Turning Stormwater From A Liability To An Asset
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /Water Deeply (New York)by Tara LohanStormwater used to be viewed as a liability – it was shuttled into storm drains as fast as possible to prevent flooding – and then dumped into the ocean, rivers or streams. But increasingly, stormwater is now being viewed as an asset – a way to help augment water supplies and adapt to a changing climate. […]
OPINION: ‘So What?’ Attitude At Root Of Water Wars
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /Chico Enterprise-RecordA sequence of events over that last week may explain why California is endlessly locked in water wars. Last Friday, the State Water Resources Control Board released a final plan for the San Joaquin River and the framework for an upcoming plan on the Sacramento River, which will require less water be diverted from those […]