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.
Water Conservation In California Drops After Dry Winter
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Daily Californian (Berkeley)by Phil ZhangLess than a year after Gov. Jerry Brown declared the end of a statewide drought in April 2017, people are conserving less water and California’s water systems are once again vulnerable to drought. Following an unusually dry winter, water conservation this year has fallen far below the mandated levels during the state’s recent multiyear drought, resulting […]
California Doesn’t Want This Towering Water Project. Trump Administration May Build It Anyway
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Evan Halper and Sarah D. WireThe Trump administration is pushing forward with a colossal public works project in Northern California — heightening the towering Shasta Dam the equivalent of nearly two stories. The problem is that California is dead-set against the plan, and state law prohibits the 602-foot New Deal-era structure from getting any taller. But in these times of […]
March Storms Have Raised Lake Oroville Level 13 Feet
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Oroville Mercury RegisterState Parks workers were pulling cable up a launch ramp at Bidwell Marina Thursday because the water level in Lake Oroville is on the rise. March’s storms have brought the lake level up almost 13 feet since the start of the month, according to the Department of Water Resources website. As of 2 p.m. Thursday […]
Whiteouts Expected Through Friday As Storm Continues To Roll Through Mountains
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby Benjy EgelTravel in the upper foothills and mountains is expected to be seriously affected Friday as a snowstorm blankets the Sierra Nevada. Whiteout or near-whiteout conditions are predicted in the mountains until the National Weather Service’s winter storm warning expires at 11 p.m. Friday. Homewood Mountain Resort and Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows each reported 16 inches […]
Why Your Water Provider Is Fighting California’s Ban On Watering Sidewalks
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby Dale Kasler and Ryan SabalowIt seemed like the sort of thing any drought-wary Californian could support. The state’s water cops were poised last month to pass a set of rules prohibiting what most everyone agrees are wasteful water uses –like letting water from a hose without a nozzle flow into a storm drain. But no change in California water policy […]
New Fees Proposed To Pay For California’s Contaminated Water Problem
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby Billy KobinAs part of his final budget proposal, Gov. Jerry Brown wants new fees on water to provide clean and affordable drinking water to the approximately 1 million Californians who are exposed to contaminated water in their homes and communities each year. The fund would pay for short- and long-term improvements to water infrastructure and help clean […]