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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.
OPINION: DWR to Award up to $1 Billion in Contracts for Proposal, Before Completing Permit Process & Financial Analysis
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /YubaNet (Nevada City)Officials for CA WaterFix Industry Day announced that while not all funding is available for WaterFix presently, that the first $1 billion for four contracts will be made public today, December 7, 2017. The Design Construction Enterprise (a CA WaterFix unit staffed by Metropolitan Water District employees and associates embedded in the Department of Water […]
Arizona’s Recent Six-Year Dry Spell Was The Worst In Nearly 700 Years
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Phoenix New Timesby Ray SternThe six-year dry spell in Arizona that ended earlier this year was likely an unprecedented event not seen in the past 675 years. The interesting and spooky factoid comes from studies of tree-ring data that were used to estimate flows from the rivers that provide water to metro Phoenix and other parts of central Arizona. […]
Dry Start To Water Year
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Hanford Sentinelby John LindtIt’s been day and night comparing rainfall between northern and southern California through the first week of December. While Northern California stands at 112 percent of average for this date, the Tulare Basin is only 39 percent of average. The beleaguered city of Ventura stands at just 1.5 percent of average rain for this date […]
Santa Barbara Hits Its Seventh Year Of Drought
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Sana Barbara Independantby Nick WelshSanta Barbara is now entering the seventh year of drought conditions, a circumstance City of Santa Barbara Public Works czar Rebecca Bjork called “unprecedented.” Bjork’s remarks — it’s been seven years since Lake Cachuma has spilled — came as she gave the City Council its monthly update on drought and water supply issues. The good news is that city […]
Here’s Why Ventura Residents Must Boil Their Water for Days as Thomas Fire Burns
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Whittier Daily News (Monrovia)Southern Californians who reside near the mountains, hillsides or canyons live with the risk of a wildfire burning down their homes. But rarely do they think about a fire contaminating their drinking water. Perhaps they should. Just ask residents of Ventura, Santa Paula and Ojai, who must boil their tap water before drinking it, cooking […]
Oroville Dam: Spillway Failure Report Delayed; Coming Soon
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Chico Enterprise-Record (As published by East Bay Times)An independent forensic team has “essentially completed” its investigation into what caused the Oroville Dam spillway to collapse in February and its findings are expected to be made public sometime in the next few weeks. The forensic team’s final report was expected by the end of November, but as that deadline passed, the United States […]