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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.
State of California’s Last 2017 Snow Survey Set for May 1
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Sierra Sun Times (Mariposa)The Department of Water Resources (DWR) conducts five manual snow surveys at Phillips Station in the Sierra Nevada from around the first of January through May each calendar year. The snowpack’s water content usually peaks around April 1, after which the sun’s higher position in the sky contributes to rapid melting and a diminished snowpack. […]
Power Industry Consultant Proposes Dual Design Oroville Dam Spillway
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Oroville Mercury Registerby Risa JohnsonA power industry consulting firm has proposed a design for the Oroville Dam spillways which involves not repairing the current one, but building a new, wider spillway. The designer says the structure’s capacity would handle flows of 300,000 cubic-feet per second. Kenneth Viney, manager of CoastalGen Inc., based in Napa, filed suggestions Monday with the […]
Napa County Says Groundwater Picture Continues To Be Good
/in California and the U.S. /by Andrea Mora /Napa Valley RegisterNapa Valley’s annual groundwater checkup yielded the verdict that the water table in the world-famous grapegrowing region is “generally very shallow” and that the basin is “full.” There are problem spots, such as the Petra Drive area northeast of the city of Napa that the county is studying. The Coombsville area still faces groundwater challenges, […]
Will California’s Twin-Tunnels Delta Water Project Become Reality?
/in California and the U.S. /by Andrea Mora /The Sacramento Beeby Angela HartGov. Jerry Brown’s $17.1 billion plan to build two massive tunnels through the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta relies on key changes to the water rights permit held by the Department of Water Resources and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, which are seeking to add new water diversion points. Brown’s administration has said construction of the twin […]
Fixing Oroville Dam Will Cost Hundreds Of Millions. Who Should Pay The Bill?
/in California and the U.S. /by Andrea Mora /The Sacramento Beeby Jim MillerThe damage has been done and the repair contract awarded. Yet more than two months after damaged spillways at the Oroville Dam prompted authorities to order the evacuation of 188,000 people, the question of who will ultimately pay the bill remains murky. How much will be the responsibility of homeowners, businesses, farmers and other customers […]
Heavy Rain Won’t Lessen Calif. Wildfires – It Will Fuel Them
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /SF Gateby Michelle RobertsonCalifornia emerged from its five-year drought after heavy winter rains filled reservoirs and turned our golden hills green. But don’t be fooled by the emerald hues. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) expects wildfires to burn just as fiercely as they did during drought years – if not more so.