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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: State Water Board’s Delta Plan Is No Fix For Fish And Hurts Farms
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Water Deeply (New York)by Mike WadeIn announcing its new Bay-Delta Water Quality plan, the California State Water Resources Control Board said it wanted to “change the channel” on California’s water debate. We completely agree it’s time to move away from outdated thinking and embrace new, collaborative, science-based solutions and therefore are puzzled that the board is stubbornly clinging to the same failed […]
Federal Watchdog Urges Better EPA Oversight After Flint Water Response
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /USA Todayby Carlos OsorioA federal watchdog is calling on the Environmental Protection Agency to strengthen its oversight of state drinking water systems nationally and respond more quickly to public health emergencies such as the lead-in-the water crisis in Flint, Michigan. In a 74-page report released Thursday, the EPA’s inspector general report pointed to “oversight lapses” at the federal, […]
Here’s How The Largest Dam Removal Project In The U.S. Would Work
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Water Deeply (New York)by Tara LohanNo one is popping the champagne corks just yet, but the process to remove four hydroelectric dams on the Klamath River just took a big step forward. On June 28, the Klamath River Renewal Corporation released the Definite Plan for the Lower Klamath Project, a 2,300-page detailed analysis of how the reservoirs would be drawn down, the dams removed, […]
OPINION: Newsom Most Likely To Stand Up For Our Region In Water Fight
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Modesto BeeCalifornia’s governor is important not just here, but across the nation and even around the world, so it matters whom we choose to lead our great state. At the risk of sounding irredeemably self-centered, it matters even more here in the Northern San Joaquin Valley. That’s because our region of 1 million is under attack […]
OPINION: Deconstructing The Opposition To The California Water Fix
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Fox and HoundsHere we go again. There’s nothing better than California water politics to prove the sagacity of French writer Alphonse Karr’s immortal quip: “plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose” (“The more things change, the more it’s the same thing.”) Last week the Metropolitan Water District (MWD) Board voted for a second time to finance […]
Fresno, Clovis Plan To Mix Recycled Sewer Water For Drinking
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Valley Public Radio (Clovis)by Marc BenjaminIf you’ve been to Disneyland, Cambria, many parts of Los Angeles, then you most likely had a swig of highly treated recycled water. Recycled water meaning, yes, it was once in a sewage treatment plant. For many years this recycled water has helped Orange County meet the needs of its growing population and reduce the […]