A series of stories this week renewed talk about the potential that Gov. Jerry Brown’s administration would scale down its $17 billion twin tunnels proposal, California WaterFix. Last fall, after two water agencies balked at the price tag, the state’s project to build new water tunnels under the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta looked to be faltering. […]
Critics who say state water policy tilts too far toward Southern California got additional ammunition last week, when Gov. Jerry Brown named a new director to run his Department of Water Resources. New DWR Director Karla Nemeth is married to Tom Philp, an executive strategist with the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. Nemeth’s duties […]
A winter storm system is heading to California, and is expected to bring the first significant snow to the northern Sierra Nevada since November, but spare Southern California the threat of mudslides. On Thursday, rain is forecast for the San Francisco Bay Area, while the Sierra is expected to see heavy snowfall by Thursday afternoon […]
Between droughts and floods, the last decade has offered water managers in the southwest a preview of how climate change could impact a supply largely dependent on winter snow. This year’s disappointing snowpack has them worried again. “Water and climate change are joined at the hip,” said Brad Udall, a researcher at Colorado State University who published a paper earlier […]
Opponents of the delta tunnels project claim state agencies met in secret to help push the project through, and the State Water Resources Control Board has postponed hearings.
A lawsuit filed Wednesday by the city of Oroville against the state Department of Water Resources is chock-full of allegations, ranging from acts of racism and sexual harassment to deferred maintenance because of pressure from the State Water Contractors to keep costs down. The city is seeking reimbursement for incurred expenses as a result of […]
Executive Summary for January 19th
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Water Deeply (New York)A series of stories this week renewed talk about the potential that Gov. Jerry Brown’s administration would scale down its $17 billion twin tunnels proposal, California WaterFix. Last fall, after two water agencies balked at the price tag, the state’s project to build new water tunnels under the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta looked to be faltering. […]
New State Water Chief is Married to SoCal Water Strategist. Critics Say That’s Too Close
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento BeeCritics who say state water policy tilts too far toward Southern California got additional ammunition last week, when Gov. Jerry Brown named a new director to run his Department of Water Resources. New DWR Director Karla Nemeth is married to Tom Philp, an executive strategist with the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. Nemeth’s duties […]
Big Storm Expected To Dump Heavy Snow In Sierra Nevada
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Rong-Gong Lin IIA winter storm system is heading to California, and is expected to bring the first significant snow to the northern Sierra Nevada since November, but spare Southern California the threat of mudslides. On Thursday, rain is forecast for the San Francisco Bay Area, while the Sierra is expected to see heavy snowfall by Thursday afternoon […]
Save The Snowpack, Save The Water Supply
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Bloombergby Daniel RothbergBetween droughts and floods, the last decade has offered water managers in the southwest a preview of how climate change could impact a supply largely dependent on winter snow. This year’s disappointing snowpack has them worried again. “Water and climate change are joined at the hip,” said Brad Udall, a researcher at Colorado State University who published a paper earlier […]
VIDEO: New Allegations Question California Waterfix Project
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /CBS (Sacramento)Opponents of the delta tunnels project claim state agencies met in secret to help push the project through, and the State Water Resources Control Board has postponed hearings.
Oroville Dam: Threats, Cover-Ups Inside the City’s Bombshell Suit Against DWR
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Chico Enterprise-RecordA lawsuit filed Wednesday by the city of Oroville against the state Department of Water Resources is chock-full of allegations, ranging from acts of racism and sexual harassment to deferred maintenance because of pressure from the State Water Contractors to keep costs down. The city is seeking reimbursement for incurred expenses as a result of […]