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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.
‘Pineapple Express’ Forecast To Deliver Three Days Of Rain To Bay Area
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /SF Gateby Amy GraffA warm, wet storm known as a “pineapple express” chugged into the San Francisco Bay Area Tuesday, with the first rain falling in the early morning in the South Bay. The system driven by an atmospheric river that’s pulling moisture from the subtropics is centered in Central and Southern California, but its northern edge is […]
Water Wars: Democrats Block GOP Bid To Speed Shasta Dam Enlargement
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /McClatchy DC Bureauby Emily Cadei and Dale KaslerDemocrats in Congress have stalled an attempt to jump start an expansion of Shasta Dam, California’s largest reservoir and a major water source for the Central Valley. Their objections blocked a Republican gambit to allow the $1.3 billion project to move forward without full up-front funding and despite objections from Gov. Jerry Brown’s administration. A […]
Worsening Dry Spell Won’t Tip Lake Mead Into Shortage — Yet
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Las Vegas Review-Journalby Henry BreanAn already dry winter for the Colorado River has gotten worse in recent weeks, but it won’t be enough to send Lake Mead to a record low — at least not right away. Despite worsening conditions in the mountains that feed the Colorado, forecasters still expect the reservoir east of Las Vegas to contain just […]
Atmospheric River May Dump Up To 4 Feet Of Sierra Snow In What Could Be The Last Big Storm Of The Season
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby Benjy EgelAn atmospheric river is predicted to dump more rain on Southern California and the Central Coast than any other storm this year, and is expected to drop up to 4 feet of snow in the Sierra Nevada and 2 inches of rain in Sacramento before dissipating over the weekend. The National Weather Service expects a […]
Nature Hits It Out Of The Ballpark With Rain, Snow
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /San Francisco Chronicleby Tom SteinstraNature bats last and the weather in March is hitting a grand slam for the outdoors. The latest storms to sweep across the Bay Area, Sierra Nevada and Northern California are a game changer for the snowpack, reservoir levels — and the imminent blossoming of spring across the parklands and greenbelt in the Bay Area. In […]
Fellow Californians, Keep Your Hands Off My Lake
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Desert Sun (Palm Springs)by Joe MathewsStay away from my lake, Californians. It’s too important, for the likes of you. Yes, as a legal matter, I don’t own Lake Mathews. But I’ve always felt a kinship with a Riverside County reservoir that spells our mutual name the correct way, with just one “t.” What’s more, Lake Mathews serves as the beating […]