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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.
California WaterFix Project Delayed Over Secret Meetings
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Press (Brentwood)The past week was a difficult one for supporters of the California WaterFix project, formerly referred to as the Delta tunnels project, as allegations of ex parte communications between the Department of Water Resources (DWR) and the California State Water Board have come to light, largely as a result of work done by the Discovery […]
Scientists Observe Cloud Seeding For The First Time Ever
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /89.3 KPCC (Los Angeles)Water agencies across the West, including in Southern California, have for decades shot silver iodide into clouds from cannons and airplanes. The theory is that the particles make the clouds drop even more snow than would fall otherwise. But there is very little scientific evidence that it works. “You do get the question, how much […]
Body Found In Northern California Water Supply Pipeline
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Associated Press (As published by Los Angeles Times)A man’s body was recovered Tuesday from a reservoir pipeline supplying drinking water to several Northern California communities, but authorities say the water quality is not affected. KCRA-TV reports that the body of Tory Robert Mayes, 34, of Pollock Pines was found in an area of raw water flowing from Jenkinson Lake.The water is heavily treated […]
Stormy Pattern To Persist Across Pacific Northwest, Northern California This Week
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Accuweatherby Renee DuffThe next Pacific storm will spread rain and mountain snow from Washington to Northern California by the middle of the week. The winter months are typically the stormiest months of the year across the Northwest, and this season has proven no different. Since Jan. 4, Seattle has had only one day without measurable rainfall. A […]
OPINION: California Must Not Miss Rare Chance To Increase Water Storage
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /East Bay TimesWhen Californians overwhelmingly approved Proposition 1 in 2014, voters made clear their desire for additional water storage in anticipation of future droughts. Opportunities to build significant storage occur only once or twice in a century. The state must not let this one slip away. The California Water Commission has an obligation to fulfill the state’s […]
A Silver Lining From California’s drought: Water Conservation Led To Reduced Energy Use And Less Pollution
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Daily Republic (Fairfield-Suisun)In April 2015, California Gov. Jerry Brown called on the people of the most populous state to reduce their water use by 25 percent in response to a punishing four-year drought. It was an audacious goal, and Californians came close to meeting it. Between June 2015 and April 2016, when restrictions were in effect, residents […]