Placer County Water Agency is taking the state of California to court over its twin tunnels plan. The state Department of Water Resources approval of the plan’s environmental impact report touched off a flurry of court challenges on grounds that it would negatively impact water quality in the Delta and San Francisco Bay while threatening salmon and other fish populations.
On August 28, the Central Basin Water Agency board in Compton voted 5 to 2 to postpone a decision supporting the controversial Delta Tunnels plan, a joint public works project between the Governor Jerry Brown and President Donald Trump administration. “Citing the many unknowns regarding the rate impacts of the project, estimated to cost $25 billion, the Central […]
The Southern Nevada Water Authority plans to spend up to $7.5 million in Mexico over the next 10 years in exchange for more Colorado River water. Authority board members unanimously approved the payments Aug. 17 as they gave their blessing to a sweeping water-sharing agreement the U.S. and Mexico are expected to sign next month. […]
State dam operators have issued a new report that refutes troubling allegations raised by a catastrophic engineering expert who contends Oroville Dam may be dangerously leaking. On Wednesday, the Department of Water Resources reiterated what state dam managers have insisted for months: that the public is in no risk from the persistent green wet spots near […]
When Freddie Botur, 45, whose ranch spans 72,000 acres outside of Pinedale, Wyoming, first heard about a program that was paying ranchers to let water run down the river instead of irrigating with it, he was skeptical. But Nick Walrath, a project coordinator for Trout Unlimited, told him he’d receive about $200 for every acre-foot […]
A day before Hurricane Harvey inundated Houston, an obscure arm of the California Department of Water Resources delivered a report detailing the impact of the Central Valley deluge that surely will strike, and how best to prepare for it. We in this reclaimed city and in this re-engineered valley need to pay heed. Even in […]
Placer Water Joins Delta Tunnel Legal Wrangle
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Auburn JournalPlacer County Water Agency is taking the state of California to court over its twin tunnels plan. The state Department of Water Resources approval of the plan’s environmental impact report touched off a flurry of court challenges on grounds that it would negatively impact water quality in the Delta and San Francisco Bay while threatening salmon and other fish populations.
Central Basin Water Board, LA City Council Committee Delay Delta Tunnels Vote
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Elk Grove Newsby Dan BacherOn August 28, the Central Basin Water Agency board in Compton voted 5 to 2 to postpone a decision supporting the controversial Delta Tunnels plan, a joint public works project between the Governor Jerry Brown and President Donald Trump administration. “Citing the many unknowns regarding the rate impacts of the project, estimated to cost $25 billion, the Central […]
Pact To Boost Water Level In Lake Mead OK’d
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Boulder City Reviewby Henry BreanThe Southern Nevada Water Authority plans to spend up to $7.5 million in Mexico over the next 10 years in exchange for more Colorado River water. Authority board members unanimously approved the payments Aug. 17 as they gave their blessing to a sweeping water-sharing agreement the U.S. and Mexico are expected to sign next month. […]
Those Green, Wet Spots On Oroville Dam Aren’t Worrisome, State Insists
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby Ryan SabalowState dam operators have issued a new report that refutes troubling allegations raised by a catastrophic engineering expert who contends Oroville Dam may be dangerously leaking. On Wednesday, the Department of Water Resources reiterated what state dam managers have insisted for months: that the public is in no risk from the persistent green wet spots near […]
Money For Water: A Pilot Project Wins Over Skeptical Farmers And Ranchers
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Aspen Journalism (Aspen, Colo.)by Sarah ToryWhen Freddie Botur, 45, whose ranch spans 72,000 acres outside of Pinedale, Wyoming, first heard about a program that was paying ranchers to let water run down the river instead of irrigating with it, he was skeptical. But Nick Walrath, a project coordinator for Trout Unlimited, told him he’d receive about $200 for every acre-foot […]
OPINION: As Hurricane Harvey Hits Gulf Coast, Central Valley Must Prepare for the Coming Storm
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento BeeA day before Hurricane Harvey inundated Houston, an obscure arm of the California Department of Water Resources delivered a report detailing the impact of the Central Valley deluge that surely will strike, and how best to prepare for it. We in this reclaimed city and in this re-engineered valley need to pay heed. Even in […]