“Long-term and systemic failures” by California dam managers and regulators to recognize inherent construction and design flaws at the tallest U.S. dam caused last year’s near-disaster there, an independent panel of dam safety experts said Friday, calling it a wake-up call for dam operators around the country. Members of the Association of State Dam Safety […]
With the first significant storm of the winter season targeting the Southwest, many residents may be wondering if the weather pattern is finally flipping with more needed rain and mountain snow in the offering. Aside from the concern for flooding and mudslides in the burn areas and widespread travel delays, a turn to wet weather would […]
For the next few months much of the talk around water issues in California and the rest of the Western United States will be about how much precipitation falls, the water content of the snowpack and how temperatures will impact runoff in the spring. So far, we know we’re off to a slow start in terms of […]
After a bone dry December, the stubborn atmospheric ridge of the Pacific Coast has broken down, the storm door has opened up, and on Monday, Californians from Redding to San Diego welcomed something we haven’t seen all winter: the Golden State’s first significant storm of the season.
Few things are more important to the future of the Bay Area and Northern California than the quality of our water supply. And here comes the latest threat. At the behest of the Central Valley’s billionaire agribusiness operators, the Trump administration on Dec. 29 proposed pumping more water south from the fragile Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta […]
California finally got its first real taste of winter weather Monday as a substantial rainstorm swept through the state, causing numerous traffic accidents and bringing warnings of flooding and mudslides in areas burned by wildfires. The National Weather Service said much of the Sacramento Valley could receive up to 2 inches of rain by the […]
Safety Probe Warns California’s Dam Crisis A ‘Wake-Up Call’
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Associated Press (As published by Fox 25 Boston)by Ellen Knickmeyer“Long-term and systemic failures” by California dam managers and regulators to recognize inherent construction and design flaws at the tallest U.S. dam caused last year’s near-disaster there, an independent panel of dam safety experts said Friday, calling it a wake-up call for dam operators around the country. Members of the Association of State Dam Safety […]
Will More Needed Rain Follow Early Week Storm Into California?
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Accuweatherby Kristina PydynowskiWith the first significant storm of the winter season targeting the Southwest, many residents may be wondering if the weather pattern is finally flipping with more needed rain and mountain snow in the offering. Aside from the concern for flooding and mudslides in the burn areas and widespread travel delays, a turn to wet weather would […]
Outlook 2018: The Biggest Water Topics In The West This Year
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Water Deeply (New York)by Tara LohanFor the next few months much of the talk around water issues in California and the rest of the Western United States will be about how much precipitation falls, the water content of the snowpack and how temperatures will impact runoff in the spring. So far, we know we’re off to a slow start in terms of […]
California Storm Sets Rainfall Records, Triggers Trouble in Fire Zones
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Mercury News (San Jose)After a bone dry December, the stubborn atmospheric ridge of the Pacific Coast has broken down, the storm door has opened up, and on Monday, Californians from Redding to San Diego welcomed something we haven’t seen all winter: the Golden State’s first significant storm of the season.
OPINION: Block Trump Plan to Pump Delta Water South to the Central Valley
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Mercury News (San Jose)Few things are more important to the future of the Bay Area and Northern California than the quality of our water supply. And here comes the latest threat. At the behest of the Central Valley’s billionaire agribusiness operators, the Trump administration on Dec. 29 proposed pumping more water south from the fragile Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta […]
First Big Winter Storm Reaches California. Here’s What it Means for the Water Year
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento BeeCalifornia finally got its first real taste of winter weather Monday as a substantial rainstorm swept through the state, causing numerous traffic accidents and bringing warnings of flooding and mudslides in areas burned by wildfires. The National Weather Service said much of the Sacramento Valley could receive up to 2 inches of rain by the […]