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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.
Back To Dry – Get Organized And Prepared For Drought Again
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /California WaterBlog (Davis)by Jay LundDespite this week’s rain and snow, California is back to dry conditions again after a very wet 2017. With about four weeks left in the normal wet season, the Sacramento Valley is at about 65% of average precipitation (less than 1/3 of last year’s precipitation). The southern Central Valley has less than 50% of average precipitation and southern California is still […]
Frazier: New DWR Director Is ‘Too Beholden to Water Contractors She Must Regulate’
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Elk Grove Newsby Dan BacherWhile Jerry Brown has been a genius at manipulating the media to portray him as a “green governor” and the state as the nation’s “green leader,” the regulators have in fact been captured by the regulated in California. This is particularly true when it comes to water and environmental policies.
Soggy Storm Boosts Bay Area Rainfall Totals, But Not Enough
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /SF Gateby Sophie HaigneyRecent storms have dropped more than an inch of rain on San Francisco and blanketed the Sierra with snow, but water levels and snowpack around the state are still lagging far below normal. “It was a few drops in the bucket at least,” Scott Rowe, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Monterey, said […]
Avalanche Strikes Crowded Mammoth Mountain: ‘Essentially, The Top Of The Mountain Came Loose’
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Louis Sahagun, Harriet Ryan and Andrea CastilloAn avalanche at Mammoth Mountain early Saturday forced the closure of the popular ski area and triggered search and rescue efforts, officials said. There were no reports of serious injuries or missing people, but emergency crews were activated, officials said. The ski patrol was conducting avalanche hazard mitigation work when the avalanche occurred about 10:15 […]
‘Biggest Storm’ of Winter Misses Mark in Bay Area, Hits Target in Sierra
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /SF Gate (San Francisco)by Sophie HaigneyThe winter’s most anticipated storm was little more than a second-place finisher in terms of Bay Area rainfall. Though light rain should continue into the weekend, the mountains got hit hardest. Thursday morning in San Francisco featured heavy rain to start, but by early afternoon sunshine was bursting through scattered clouds. Friday should be mostly overcast with […]
Biggest Storm of the Season Moves into California, Bringing Warnings of Blizzards and Mudslides
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Melissa EtehadAfter enduring one of its driest winters on record, California was being hit Friday by a frigid storm moving in from the Gulf of Alaska that triggered blizzard and avalanche warnings in the Sierra Nevada and concerns about more mudslides and flash-flooding in the southern part of the state. “It’s the biggest storm of the […]