The National Republican Congressional Committee is going after five California Democrats for votes on a water issue. The online ads are identical except for one line tailored to target each Democrat: Reps. John Garamendi of Walnut Grove, Ami Bera of Elk Grove, Salud Carbajal of Santa Barbara, Raul Ruiz of Palm Desert and Scott Peters of San Diego. They specifically are about the Democrats voting […]
An environmental group in Utah wants to drain Lake Powell and move its water downstream to Lake Mead. Supporters say the plan will save water and restore a natural ecosystem in Glen Canyon. KNAU’s Melissa Sevigny reports. The proposal is called “Fill Mead First.” It was suggested by Utah’s Glen Canyon Institute. Executive director Eric […]
Inside a cavernous northern Utah warehouse, hydraulic engineers send water rushing down a replica of a dam built out of wood, concrete and steel — trying to pinpoint what repairs will work best at the tallest dam in the U.S for a spillway torn apart in February during heavy rains that triggered the evacuation of […]
An effort by California officials to carry their success with water conservation beyond the drought is not sitting well with local water managers, many of whom are eager to shake off state control. Gov. Jerry Brown declared the state’s five-year drought officially over in April, following an unusually wet winter that refilled reservoirs and buried the Sierra Nevada […]
A project is underway in Ventura County on a way for farmers to buy and trade water supplies. In January Ventura County opened the first of its kind water market. It allows farmers to transfer unused groundwater allocation to other farmers for financial compensation. Under California law, farmers have to use the water on their […]
The flooding that displaced residents in 90 homes along the Kings River in the Central Valley over the weekend was more than a week in the making. For eight consecutive days last week, temperatures from Fresno to Bakersfield exceeded 100, according to the National Weather Service. Wildfires burned, utility providers warned of possible blackouts because of […]
National Republicans Target California Water Needs In New Ads Against House Democrats
/in California and the U.S. /by Andrea Mora /Los Angeles Timesby Sarah D. WireThe National Republican Congressional Committee is going after five California Democrats for votes on a water issue. The online ads are identical except for one line tailored to target each Democrat: Reps. John Garamendi of Walnut Grove, Ami Bera of Elk Grove, Salud Carbajal of Santa Barbara, Raul Ruiz of Palm Desert and Scott Peters of San Diego. They specifically are about the Democrats voting […]
Water Experts Debate Benefits of Draining Lake Powell
/in California and the U.S. /by Andrea Mora /KNUA (Flagstaff, Ariz.)by Melissa SevignyAn environmental group in Utah wants to drain Lake Powell and move its water downstream to Lake Mead. Supporters say the plan will save water and restore a natural ecosystem in Glen Canyon. KNAU’s Melissa Sevigny reports. The proposal is called “Fill Mead First.” It was suggested by Utah’s Glen Canyon Institute. Executive director Eric […]
Engineers Use Replica To Pinpoint California Dam Repairs
/in California and the U.S. /by Andrea Mora /U.S. News & World Report (Washington D.C.)by Brady McCombsInside a cavernous northern Utah warehouse, hydraulic engineers send water rushing down a replica of a dam built out of wood, concrete and steel — trying to pinpoint what repairs will work best at the tallest dam in the U.S for a spillway torn apart in February during heavy rains that triggered the evacuation of […]
California Drought May Be Over, But Conservation Controversy Continues
/in California and the U.S. /by Andrea Mora /Water Deeply (New York)by Matt WeiserAn effort by California officials to carry their success with water conservation beyond the drought is not sitting well with local water managers, many of whom are eager to shake off state control. Gov. Jerry Brown declared the state’s five-year drought officially over in April, following an unusually wet winter that refilled reservoirs and buried the Sierra Nevada […]
$1.9 Million Dollar Grant Awarded To Help Farmers Trade Water Supplies
/in California and the U.S. /by Andrea Mora /KEYT (Santa Barbara)by Senerey de los SantosA project is underway in Ventura County on a way for farmers to buy and trade water supplies. In January Ventura County opened the first of its kind water market. It allows farmers to transfer unused groundwater allocation to other farmers for financial compensation. Under California law, farmers have to use the water on their […]
The Kings River Flooded From Snowmelt That Couldn’t Be Measured Or Predicted
/in California and the U.S. /by Andrea Mora /Los Angeles Timesby Joseph SernaThe flooding that displaced residents in 90 homes along the Kings River in the Central Valley over the weekend was more than a week in the making. For eight consecutive days last week, temperatures from Fresno to Bakersfield exceeded 100, according to the National Weather Service. Wildfires burned, utility providers warned of possible blackouts because of […]