So who had the original sin in California water development — Los Angeles or the San Joaquin Valley? While LA’s campaign — devious or otherwise — of snapping up almost all of the Owens Valley groundwater rights and diverting eastern Sierra streams to the point that it dried up Owens Lake that covered 17.5 miles […]
The California drought has been declared over for several months, but some may be surprised to learn there are still watering restrictions in effect in Sacramento. “Conservation in Sacramento remains a way of life,” the city’s website read. The city of Sacramento is continuing a policy of holding residents to watering only two days per week […]
It could be California’s biggest water infrastructure project in two generations – a plan to build two massive, 35 mile-long tunnels deep beneath the Sacramento San Joaquin River Delta. Dubbed California WaterFix, it would send water from Northern California to farms and cities in the south, bypassing the fragile delta ecosystem. After years of study and fierce […]
Residents in unincorporated urban areas such as Lincoln Village and parts of Colonial Heights can finally water their lawns a bit more liberally after county supervisors on Tuesday eased water conservation rules that date back to the drought. Most notably, residents can now water three days a week rather than just two. “I can tell […]
By the end of 2017, toilet water and other wastewater will be used to irrigate a large swath of Central Valley farmland near Interstate 5, an area that is known as California’s agricultural hub because it produces more than 360 products. “As long as we keep taking showers and flushing toilets, we can guarantee you […]
California officials are trying to speed up repairs on Oroville Dam’s battered flood-control spillway. The Department of Water Resources have asked federal regulators to let it demolish and replace an additional 240 feet of the spillway’s 3,000-foot concrete chute before the rains comes this fall, leaving less work for next year. That 240-foot section originally […]
Draining the Delta Like Owens & Tulare Lakes
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Manteca Bulletinby Dennis WyattSo who had the original sin in California water development — Los Angeles or the San Joaquin Valley? While LA’s campaign — devious or otherwise — of snapping up almost all of the Owens Valley groundwater rights and diverting eastern Sierra streams to the point that it dried up Owens Lake that covered 17.5 miles […]
Sacramentans are Still Supposed to Water Only Twice a Week
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /KCRA 3 (Sacramento)by Sarah HeiseThe California drought has been declared over for several months, but some may be surprised to learn there are still watering restrictions in effect in Sacramento. “Conservation in Sacramento remains a way of life,” the city’s website read. The city of Sacramento is continuing a policy of holding residents to watering only two days per week […]
PODCAST: Big Decisions Loom On “Twin Tunnels” Delta Water Project
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Valley Public Radio News (Clovis)by Joe MooreIt could be California’s biggest water infrastructure project in two generations – a plan to build two massive, 35 mile-long tunnels deep beneath the Sacramento San Joaquin River Delta. Dubbed California WaterFix, it would send water from Northern California to farms and cities in the south, bypassing the fragile delta ecosystem. After years of study and fierce […]
Watering Rules Ease for Some
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Stockton Recordby Alex BreitlerResidents in unincorporated urban areas such as Lincoln Village and parts of Colonial Heights can finally water their lawns a bit more liberally after county supervisors on Tuesday eased water conservation rules that date back to the drought. Most notably, residents can now water three days a week rather than just two. “I can tell […]
California Will Use Toilet Water to Grow Vegetables
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /FreshPlazaBy the end of 2017, toilet water and other wastewater will be used to irrigate a large swath of Central Valley farmland near Interstate 5, an area that is known as California’s agricultural hub because it produces more than 360 products. “As long as we keep taking showers and flushing toilets, we can guarantee you […]
Why the State is in Such a Hurry to Fix Oroville Dam
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby Dale KaslerCalifornia officials are trying to speed up repairs on Oroville Dam’s battered flood-control spillway. The Department of Water Resources have asked federal regulators to let it demolish and replace an additional 240 feet of the spillway’s 3,000-foot concrete chute before the rains comes this fall, leaving less work for next year. That 240-foot section originally […]