Hoover Dam is one of the greatest engineering feats of the 20th century. Built during the Great Depression, it was the biggest public works project in the country. Now, as California and the West expand into renewable energy, there’s a $3 billion plan to bring the power plant into the 21st century.
In today’s Water Works, brought to you by AquiMax, there will be another water proposition on the ballot for Californians this November. Proposition 3, the Water Supply and Water Quality Act of 2018, would authorize $8.877 billion in general obligation bonds for various types of water projects. The proposition’s broad spending categories include watershed lands, water […]
William Whitt suffered violent diarrhea for days. But once he began vomiting blood, he knew it was time to rush to the hospital. His body swelled up so much that his wife thought he looked like the Michelin Man, and on the inside, his intestines were inflamed and bleeding. For four days last spring, doctors […]
The replacement dam at Calaveras Reservoir has reached its full height, marking a major milestone in the Calaveras Dam Replacement Project in California. According to the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, California Department of Water Resources Division of Safety of Dams and Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency, the earth and rock fill dam […]
October is expected to be rather cold in the north-central United States before the pattern flips for November and December, yielding warmer temperatures in the northern states and colder temperatures in the southern states as winter begins. Colder-than-average temperatures are expected in October from the northern Rockies to the northern Plains and upper Midwest, with […]
Nathan Morgan has been hanging over the side of side of Shasta Dam recently — sometimes upside down — making marks on the side of the dam. Morgan is part of a U.S. Bureau of Reclamation crew drilling holes in the side and on the top of the dam to test the strength of the […]
$3 Billion Hoover Dam Project Hopes To Bring Power Plant Into 21st Century
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /CBS News (San Francisco)Hoover Dam is one of the greatest engineering feats of the 20th century. Built during the Great Depression, it was the biggest public works project in the country. Now, as California and the West expand into renewable energy, there’s a $3 billion plan to bring the power plant into the 21st century.
Water Works: Diverse Support of Proposition 3 Water Bond
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /AgNet West (Fresno)In today’s Water Works, brought to you by AquiMax, there will be another water proposition on the ballot for Californians this November. Proposition 3, the Water Supply and Water Quality Act of 2018, would authorize $8.877 billion in general obligation bonds for various types of water projects. The proposition’s broad spending categories include watershed lands, water […]
The Science Is Clear: Dirty Farm Water Is Making Us Sick
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Wired (San Francisco)by Elizabeth Shogren, Susie NeilsonWilliam Whitt suffered violent diarrhea for days. But once he began vomiting blood, he knew it was time to rush to the hospital. His body swelled up so much that his wife thought he looked like the Michelin Man, and on the inside, his intestines were inflamed and bleeding. For four days last spring, doctors […]
Replacement Dam At Calaveras Reservoir Has Reached Full Height
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Hydro Review (Tulsa, Okla.)by Elizabeth IngramThe replacement dam at Calaveras Reservoir has reached its full height, marking a major milestone in the Calaveras Dam Replacement Project in California. According to the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, California Department of Water Resources Division of Safety of Dams and Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency, the earth and rock fill dam […]
Fall, Early Winter 2018 Temperature Outlook Update: Cold In The North In October, Then Turning Milder For November And December
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Weather Channel (Atlanta)by Brian DoneganOctober is expected to be rather cold in the north-central United States before the pattern flips for November and December, yielding warmer temperatures in the northern states and colder temperatures in the southern states as winter begins. Colder-than-average temperatures are expected in October from the northern Rockies to the northern Plains and upper Midwest, with […]
Work Begins On Raising The Height Of Shasta Dam
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Redding Record Searchlight by Damon ArthurNathan Morgan has been hanging over the side of side of Shasta Dam recently — sometimes upside down — making marks on the side of the dam. Morgan is part of a U.S. Bureau of Reclamation crew drilling holes in the side and on the top of the dam to test the strength of the […]