California and the U.S.
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: Clendaniel: Governor Could Still Solve Delta’s Water Woes With Single-Tunnel Deal
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Mercury News (San Jose)I got up at 5:15 a.m. on Saturday morning with the idea of driving 100 miles to watch the sun rise over the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. I wanted to show my 84-year-old mom the beauty of one of California’s best-kept secrets. Maybe see some of the Delta’s magnificent sandhill cranes capable of flying up […]
Atmospheric River Brings Storm and Flash Flood Warnings to Fire-Ravaged Wine Country
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles TimesThe first atmospheric river-fueled storm of the season is expected to make landfall in California on Wednesday afternoon, when it will dump inches of rain in the Bay Area, disgorge up to a foot of snow over the Sierra Nevada and likely trigger flash floods in fire-scorched wine country. The National Weather Service issued a […]
Powerful Weather Satellite Will Improve Forecasting
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /CBS NewsThe current three- to seven-day forecasts Americans have come to rely on for planning everything from weekend picnics to hurricane evacuations rely heavily on constant updates from satellites that orbit Earth’s poles measuring temperature, moisture and a host of other variables that define the planet’s ever-changing weather. Early Tuesday, NASA plans to launch the first […]
Storm Fueled By Atmospheric River To Pummel Sierra In ‘Biggest Storm Of The Season’ So Far
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /SF Gateby Amy GraffA roaring “pineapple express” is expected to blast the Sierra Wednesday and Thursday, marking the biggest storm of the season so far. The warm, moisture-rich storm is fueled by an “atmospheric river” originating in the South Pacific and predicted to bring up to a foot and above of snow at elevations as low as 7,500 […]
Farm vs. City: California Landmark Water-Sharing Deal May Be Crumbling
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Water Deeply (New York)One of the nation’s most successful partnerships between farm and urban water agencies has lately run into serious turbulence, potentially threatening an important Colorado River water-sharing deal. Twelve years ago, the Palo Verde Irrigation District in Blythe, California, signed an agreement with the powerful Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. It allowed the latter to pay Palo Verde […]
Lessons Learned 25 Years After Landmark California Water Reform Law
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Water Deeply (New York)California’s most important federal water reform law – the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (CVPIA) – celebrated its 25th anniversary on October 30. The landmark law, signed by President George H.W. Bush, was a historic effort to protect and restore California’s wetlands, rivers, migratory waterbirds, salmon and other fish species, and also to promote more sustainable water […]