One day after the largest water district in America pulled out of a $17 billion state project to build twin tunnels under the Delta, a water supplier for 220,000 Alameda County residents supported the plan and said it wants to join in. In a 5-2 decision Wednesday night, Alameda County’s Zone 7 Water Agency endorsed […]
State Department of Water Resources officials said Wednesday reconstruction of the spillway is on track to reach the Nov. 1 deadline for a 100,000 cubic-feet per second flow capacity. “Nov. 1 is a major milestone but it is by no means the finish line,” said Jeanne Kuttel, chief engineer for DWR, in a press conference […]
The last day of summer could bring snow to the Sierra, weather forecasters say. Thursday morning will see near-freezing temperatures and a 20 to 30 percent chance of precipitation in Sierra locales including Truckee, South Lake Tahoe, Reno and the higher elevations of Yosemite. Friday morning will be a little colder, under clear skies. Closer […]
Shellshocked by an influential farm irrigation district’s refusal to help pay for the Delta tunnels, advocates of the $17.1 billion project were scrambling Wednesday to salvage it or conjure up a Plan B. Three possible options were floated by California water policymakers for reviving the proposal. All of them face substantial hurdles of their own. […]
The state’s largest pension fund on Tuesday shot down a pitch from a Republican lawmaker who wants it to study how much money it could save by cutting benefits for retired public workers. Sen. John Moorlach of Orange County in July wrote letters to CalPERS board members – Richard Costigan and Dana Hollinger – making […]
Around California, the country and the world, reservoirs are silently filling with sediment, and only a few people are thinking about it. Among them is Tim Randle, a civil engineer with the United States Bureau of Reclamation’s Sedimentation and River Hydraulics Group. “We used to be gaining water storage capacity with dam building,” said Randle, who […]
East Bay Water Board Backs Delta Tunnels Project
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /East Bay TimesOne day after the largest water district in America pulled out of a $17 billion state project to build twin tunnels under the Delta, a water supplier for 220,000 Alameda County residents supported the plan and said it wants to join in. In a 5-2 decision Wednesday night, Alameda County’s Zone 7 Water Agency endorsed […]
Main Spillway Reconstruction This Season On Track, DWR Says In Media Call Update
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Chico Enterprise-Recordby Risa JohnsonState Department of Water Resources officials said Wednesday reconstruction of the spillway is on track to reach the Nov. 1 deadline for a 100,000 cubic-feet per second flow capacity. “Nov. 1 is a major milestone but it is by no means the finish line,” said Jeanne Kuttel, chief engineer for DWR, in a press conference […]
Sierra Snow Possible On Last Day Of Summer
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa)by Susan SteadeThe last day of summer could bring snow to the Sierra, weather forecasters say. Thursday morning will see near-freezing temperatures and a 20 to 30 percent chance of precipitation in Sierra locales including Truckee, South Lake Tahoe, Reno and the higher elevations of Yosemite. Friday morning will be a little colder, under clear skies. Closer […]
What’s Next For Brown’s Delta Tunnels Now That A Big Chunk Of Funding Has Disappeared?
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby Dale Kasler and Ryan SabalowShellshocked by an influential farm irrigation district’s refusal to help pay for the Delta tunnels, advocates of the $17.1 billion project were scrambling Wednesday to salvage it or conjure up a Plan B. Three possible options were floated by California water policymakers for reviving the proposal. All of them face substantial hurdles of their own. […]
California Pensioners: Your COLAs Are Safe, For Now
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento BeeThe state’s largest pension fund on Tuesday shot down a pitch from a Republican lawmaker who wants it to study how much money it could save by cutting benefits for retired public workers. Sen. John Moorlach of Orange County in July wrote letters to CalPERS board members – Richard Costigan and Dana Hollinger – making […]
The West’s Wildfires Are Taking a Toll on Reservoirs
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Water Deeply (New York)Around California, the country and the world, reservoirs are silently filling with sediment, and only a few people are thinking about it. Among them is Tim Randle, a civil engineer with the United States Bureau of Reclamation’s Sedimentation and River Hydraulics Group. “We used to be gaining water storage capacity with dam building,” said Randle, who […]