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.
Report: Drought Expands; Oklahoma Sees Worst Conditions
/in California and the U.S. /by Gayle Falkenthal /The Associated PressDrought is tightening its grip across the American Southwest as extreme conditions spread from Oklahoma to Utah, according to new federal data released Thursday. On the southern high plains, Oklahoma remains ground zero for the worst drought conditions in the United States. About 20 percent of the state is facing exceptional drought conditions — the […]
Southern California Water Agency Votes To Fund Controversial Plan To Build Two Delta Tunnels
/in California and the U.S. /by Gayle Falkenthal /Los Angeles Timesby Bettina BoxallThe Metropolitan Water District of Southern California voted Tuesday to shoulder most of the cost of revamping the system that delivers water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin delta to the Southland, committing nearly $11 billion to building two massive tunnels.
Recent Years Prove We Need More Water Storage
/in California and the U.S. /by Gayle Falkenthal /CALmattersby Dan WaltersThe first thing to remember about precipitation in California is that it’s unpredictable, as the past several winters have once again shown us. Several years of severe drought ended in the 2016-17 winter with near-record rain and snow storms that filled the state’s badly depleted reservoirs. The 2017-18 “water year,” as hydrologists call it, began […]
Recent Storms Put California’s Water Supply In Good Shape For Dry Season
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /AccuWeather (State College, Pa.)by Kristina PydynowskiDespite a dismal start to the rainy season, recent storms have helped to ease fears of water shortages across California during the upcoming drier months. The extended fire season and unusually dry start to the winter may have worried many residents about the state’s water supply for the dry season. California has a distinct wet […]
A Strong Tunnel Vision
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Bettina BoxallTwo tunnels, one or none? The question continues to swirl around plans to perform major surgery on the sickly heart of California’s water system. Confronted with a shortage of funding, state officials announced last month that they would move ahead with the construction of one giant water tunnel under the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta rather than two. But […]
Sierra Snowpack Water Content More Than Triples In A Month
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /SF Gateby Amy GraffA series of supercharged storms that blasted the Sierra in March has bolstered the snowpack that was alarmingly low before the start of the month. The National Weather Service (NWS) in Sacramento tweeted Saturday that the water content of the snowpack has more than tripled in the past month. On Feb. 22, an average of 4.6 inches […]