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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.
In Wet Years, the Peninsula Could Get By Without Desal.
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Monterey County Weekly by David SchmalzA question that’s long been asked about California American Water’s proposed desalination plant – and which is brought up in several letters commenting on the project’s environmental impact report – is exactly how big it should be. What’s surprising is that, in a year as wet as this one, the plant wouldn’t even be necessary. […]
California’s Sierra Nevada Snowpack Is Larger Than Previous 4 Years Combined, NASA Says
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Weather Channelby Brian DoneganThe snowpack in California’s Tuolumne River Basin in the Sierra Nevada is currently larger than the previous four years combined, according to new NASA data. The 2017 California snowpack is near the largest on record, NASA’s data showed. Airborne Snow Observatory (ASO) mapping showed the Tuolumne Basin’s snowpack is twice as large as last year’s and 21 […]
Drought May Be Over, But Changes It Wrought Will Be Here Into Future
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Associated Press (As published by OrovilleMR News)by Paul RogersCalifornia’s historic five-year drought is officially over, washed away with the relentlessly drenching rains, floods and snowstorms of this winter. But just as tougher building codes and better emergency planning follow major earthquakes, the brutally dry years from 2012 to 2016 are already leaving a legacy, experts say, changing the way Californians use water for […]
Drought’s End Means California Beachgoers Get Showers Back
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /U.S. News & World ReportCalifornia surfers are stoked after showers at state beaches that were turned off during the drought are flowing once again. The parks department turned off the showers in July 2015 at the height of the dry spell as Gov. Jerry Brown urged state officials to cut back on water use. Brown issued an executive order […]
Many Areas Struggling To Set Up Groundwater Agencies as Deadline Looms
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Capital Pressby Tim HeardenWith their deadline less than three months away, local governments in many critical California groundwater basins still haven’t settled on a local entity to implement the state’s new pumping regulations, a key water official says. Counties, cities and water districts in many areas have submitted “a hodgepodge of overlapping claims” to be their region’s groundwater […]
Documents Provide Play-By-Play of Dam Crisis Response
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Associated Press (As published by U.S. News & World Report)In early February, a massive crack opened in a concrete chute that carries water from America’s tallest dam. For nearly a week, Oroville Dam managers assured the public there was no imminent danger as they slowed releases of water down the main spillway to assess the damage. Then, with the lake behind the dam swelling […]