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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 Had Record Water Year. Why Central Valley Must Invest In Flood Protection
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento BeeMassive floods hit Houston and devastating hurricanes struck Puerto Rico and the Caribbean. Yet one of the more remarkable stories in the past year is the catastrophe that did not happen: massive flooding in California. California experienced its wettest water year on record in 2016-17. In previous decades, that huge volume of water would have […]
OPINION: Repairs Should Not Be Limited To Oroville Dam
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Water Deeply (New York)by Richard BloomWith the first phase of repairs to the Oroville Dam spillway completed, residents downstream can breathe a little easier. Hundreds of engineers and laborers worked around the clock to fortify the nation’s tallest dam before winter rains, and the Department of Water Resources should be congratulated for expediting this enormous task. But there is a key […]
California May Make Hosing Off Your Driveway a Permanent “Prohibited” Practice
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee / KFSN-TV (Fresno)The State Water Resources Control Board is considering a number of regulations that could impact how and when you use water. The Board may move to permanently prohibit practices that waste potable water, such as: Hosing off sidewalks, driveways and other hardscapes; Washing automobiles with hoses not equipped with a shut-off nozzle; Using non-recirculated water […]
Can the Private Sector Save America’s Aging Water Systems?
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /CBS NewsWho owns the water pipes beneath your street? Increasingly, it is a private company, a shift from the mostly public ownership of the systems used to provide drinking water and remove waste that has prevailed in the U.S. since the early 1900s.
District Presses on With Desalination
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Laguna Beach IndyThe South Coast Water District voted to take another step towards building a $100 million plant that converts ocean water into drinking water for its customers by 2021. The five-acre Doheny desalination plant is proposed for district-owned land alongside San Juan Creek in Dana Point. It could initially produce up to 5 million gallons of water […]
More Rain On The Way; Flood Watch Issued
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Eureka Times-StandardMore rain is on the way. A lot more rain. “That’s really the theme now,” said National Weather Service Eureka meteorologist William Iwasko on Sunday. “… Nice sunny skies probably are not going to happen this week.” So much rain is expected, a flood watch was issued by the weather service for parts of Humboldt, […]