Hydrologist Maureen Gutsch trudged through the mud and slush to confirm a grim picture: Colorado just had its worst snowpack since statewide recordkeeping began in 1941. Even more troubling, mountain snow accumulations peaked a month early and contained just half the average moisture.
California’s snowpack is supposed to reach its peak April 1, so today, state surveyors hold their final Sierra snow survey of the year. But instead of peak snow, there’s almost none.
What if nuclear power could fix the Colorado River’s water crisis? That’s the pitch from Ben Burr, president of the Idaho-based Blue Ribbon Commission, who is shopping a proposal to build new desalination plants on California’s coast. The plants would convert Pacific Ocean seawater into freshwater and pump it hundreds of miles inland, adding new […]
Under pressure to strike a compromise on water cuts, and amid talk of litigation, Wyoming and other upper Colorado River Basin states are pointing to the climate-driven disaster unfolding in the West to insist they can’t cut what Mother Nature isn’t providing in the headwaters. While some observers suspect that argument is cover for withholding […]
A major milestone has been reached for the proposed Sites Reservoir project, a plan to build a large new water storage facility west of Colusa. The state has issued a draft decision to conditionally approve a key water right permit for the project. Under the proposal, water would be pumped from the Sacramento River to the […]
A historic drought has gripped Corpus Christi, the eighth-largest city in Texas, placing unprecedented strain on a water system that serves roughly 500,000 people across seven counties, along with one of the nation’s largest petrochemical corridors and Port of Corpus Christi, the country’s top port for crude oil exports. Industrial demand accounts for more than […]
Record Low Colorado Mountain Snow Won’t Bode Well for Water in the Drought-Stricken US West
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /AP News Coloradoby Mead Gruver and Brittany PetersonHydrologist Maureen Gutsch trudged through the mud and slush to confirm a grim picture: Colorado just had its worst snowpack since statewide recordkeeping began in 1941. Even more troubling, mountain snow accumulations peaked a month early and contained just half the average moisture.
April 1 Is Supposed To Be Peak Snow In California. Forget That This Year
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /Los Angeles Timesby Ian JamesCalifornia’s snowpack is supposed to reach its peak April 1, so today, state surveyors hold their final Sierra snow survey of the year. But instead of peak snow, there’s almost none.
Could Nuclear Power Help Pump Water Into The Colorado River?
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /12 News Phoenixby William Pitts Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityWhat if nuclear power could fix the Colorado River’s water crisis? That’s the pitch from Ben Burr, president of the Idaho-based Blue Ribbon Commission, who is shopping a proposal to build new desalination plants on California’s coast. The plants would convert Pacific Ocean seawater into freshwater and pump it hundreds of miles inland, adding new […]
Colorado River Basin Headwater States Say They Can’t Cut Water They Don’t Have
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /Wyoming Newsby Dustin BleizefferUnder pressure to strike a compromise on water cuts, and amid talk of litigation, Wyoming and other upper Colorado River Basin states are pointing to the climate-driven disaster unfolding in the West to insist they can’t cut what Mother Nature isn’t providing in the headwaters. While some observers suspect that argument is cover for withholding […]
California Issues Draft Conditional Approval for Key Sites Reservoir Water Right
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /ABC 7by Vada HepnerA major milestone has been reached for the proposed Sites Reservoir project, a plan to build a large new water storage facility west of Colusa. The state has issued a draft decision to conditionally approve a key water right permit for the project. Under the proposal, water would be pumped from the Sacramento River to the […]
Corpus Christi Is Scrambling To Ward Off a Water Crisis. Here’s a Guide to Its Water Projects.
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /The Texas Tribuneby Alejandra MartinezA historic drought has gripped Corpus Christi, the eighth-largest city in Texas, placing unprecedented strain on a water system that serves roughly 500,000 people across seven counties, along with one of the nation’s largest petrochemical corridors and Port of Corpus Christi, the country’s top port for crude oil exports. Industrial demand accounts for more than […]