As drought and water shortages become California’s new normal, more and more of the water that washes down drains and flushes down toilets is being cleaned and recycled for outdoor irrigation. But some public officials, taking cues from countries where water scarcity is a fact of life, want to take it further and make treated […]
The Salton Sea is about 150 miles southeast of Los Angeles, but its landscape could be from another world. Once-bustling marinas in California’s largest lake, located along the San Andreas earthquake fault, are now bone-dry. The area has likely flooded and dried out several times through the ages, but a look at its history since […]
A giant Southern California water district that could decide whether to invest in the Delta tunnels as soon as September has released the first of three “white papers” which are expected to address some unresolved issues. Among other things, this latest document from the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California describes the new joint powers authority that might be […]
Environmentalist have filed a lawsuit after the federal government said last week that Northern California’s delta tunnels project would not harm endangered fish in the delta and bay. That decision gave the project a big boost. The state wants to build two huge tunnels that would take water from the Sacramento River, ship the water under the delta and […]
The preliminaries are just about over. Permanent structural repairs are about to begin at Oroville Dam. Five months after an unprecedented emergency forced a mass evacuation, state officials said Wednesday they’re ready to start replacing the now-demolished lower portions of Oroville’s main flood-control spillway. Construction contractor Kiewit Corp. plans to install the first slabs of […]
Two federal agencies’ decision last week to green-light construction of Gov. Jerry Brown’s Delta twin-tunnels plan is an unwelcome setback for opponents of the project. But it’s not the huge milestone that proponents claim. The National Marine Fisheries Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service opinion merely said that building the tunnels “doesn’t deepen any […]
Toilet to Tap? Some in Drought-Prone California Say it’s Time
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Mercury Newsby Devika G. BansalAs drought and water shortages become California’s new normal, more and more of the water that washes down drains and flushes down toilets is being cleaned and recycled for outdoor irrigation. But some public officials, taking cues from countries where water scarcity is a fact of life, want to take it further and make treated […]
The Otherworldly Landscape of the Salton Sea in Photos
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /NBC Los Angelesby Jonathan LloydThe Salton Sea is about 150 miles southeast of Los Angeles, but its landscape could be from another world. Once-bustling marinas in California’s largest lake, located along the San Andreas earthquake fault, are now bone-dry. The area has likely flooded and dried out several times through the ages, but a look at its history since […]
More Details As Twin Tunnels Decision Nears
/in California and the U.S. /by Andrea Mora /Stockton RecordA giant Southern California water district that could decide whether to invest in the Delta tunnels as soon as September has released the first of three “white papers” which are expected to address some unresolved issues. Among other things, this latest document from the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California describes the new joint powers authority that might be […]
Environmentalists File Lawsuit Over California’s Delta Tunnels Project
/in California and the U.S. /by Andrea Mora /CBS San Francisco Bay AreaEnvironmentalist have filed a lawsuit after the federal government said last week that Northern California’s delta tunnels project would not harm endangered fish in the delta and bay. That decision gave the project a big boost. The state wants to build two huge tunnels that would take water from the Sacramento River, ship the water under the delta and […]
They’ve Demolished Most Of Oroville Dam’s Troubled Spillway. What’s Next?
/in California and the U.S. /by Andrea Mora /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Dale KaslerThe preliminaries are just about over. Permanent structural repairs are about to begin at Oroville Dam. Five months after an unprecedented emergency forced a mass evacuation, state officials said Wednesday they’re ready to start replacing the now-demolished lower portions of Oroville’s main flood-control spillway. Construction contractor Kiewit Corp. plans to install the first slabs of […]
OPINION: Must Stop the Twin-Tunnels Water Boondoggle
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /East Bay TimesTwo federal agencies’ decision last week to green-light construction of Gov. Jerry Brown’s Delta twin-tunnels plan is an unwelcome setback for opponents of the project. But it’s not the huge milestone that proponents claim. The National Marine Fisheries Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service opinion merely said that building the tunnels “doesn’t deepen any […]