Mark Twain is credited with the aphorism, “whiskey’s fer drinkin’ and water’s fer fightin’.” Whether he said that or not, it could almost be the state motto but now the California Legislature is tinkering with the most fundamental – and convoluted – part of California law: water rights. The California Assembly, on an initial 55-0 […]
Santa Barbara has completed a $71 million reactivation of its seawater desalination plant to bolster its water supplies. The city is in a section of California northwest of Los Angeles that received far less precipitation than parts of the state where an extremely rainy and snowy winter brought relief after years of drought. IDE Technologies, […]
The Enterprise-Record/Oroville Mercury-Register got its closest look so far Wednesday at the Oroville Dam spillway work on a site visit hosted by the state Department of Water Resources. The newspaper editorial board, along with a reporter and photographer, were invited to meet with acting DWR Director Bill Croyle; dam safety consultant David Gutierrez; communications and […]
The latest evidence that snow angels have smiled on the Sierra this season? Mammoth Mountain will stay open into August. The massive resort has remained running that late only one time before, in 1995. The announcement follows Squaw Valley’s news that it may stay open right into the fall. Over Memorial Day, visitors reported that […]
Looking to tap property owners, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Tuesday approved moving forward with a plan to consider a parcel tax to help fund an ambitious stormwater capturing system to bolster local drinking water supplies. An early analysis of how to develop infrastructure that best captures stormwater found that while the county […]
Jerry Brown took an Old English turn from his Latin wisdom in 2012 by declaring: “I want to get s— done,” a reference to his vision for building two tunnels 30 miles long to move Sacramento River water south from the Delta to the rest of the state. And in 2015, addressing California water agencies, […]
California May Get a New Water Rights Management Structure
/in California and the U.S. /by Andrea Mora /Central Valley Business Times (Stockton)Mark Twain is credited with the aphorism, “whiskey’s fer drinkin’ and water’s fer fightin’.” Whether he said that or not, it could almost be the state motto but now the California Legislature is tinkering with the most fundamental – and convoluted – part of California law: water rights. The California Assembly, on an initial 55-0 […]
Santa Barbara Reactivates Seawater Desalination Plant
/in California and the U.S. /by Andrea Mora /U.S. News & World Report (Washington D.C.)Santa Barbara has completed a $71 million reactivation of its seawater desalination plant to bolster its water supplies. The city is in a section of California northwest of Los Angeles that received far less precipitation than parts of the state where an extremely rainy and snowy winter brought relief after years of drought. IDE Technologies, […]
Newspaper Gets Answers On Exclusive Oroville Dam Site Visit
/in California and the U.S. /by Andrea Mora /Oroville Mercury Registerby Risa JohnsonThe Enterprise-Record/Oroville Mercury-Register got its closest look so far Wednesday at the Oroville Dam spillway work on a site visit hosted by the state Department of Water Resources. The newspaper editorial board, along with a reporter and photographer, were invited to meet with acting DWR Director Bill Croyle; dam safety consultant David Gutierrez; communications and […]
For Only The Second Time In Mammoth’s History, You Can Ski Or Snowboard Until At Least August–And Maybe Even Longer
/in California and the U.S. /by Andrea Mora /Los Angeles Timesby Chris ErskineThe latest evidence that snow angels have smiled on the Sierra this season? Mammoth Mountain will stay open into August. The massive resort has remained running that late only one time before, in 1995. The announcement follows Squaw Valley’s news that it may stay open right into the fall. Over Memorial Day, visitors reported that […]
With Just a Drip of Funding for Stormwater Capture, LA County Weighs Property Tax
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Daily Newsby Susan AbramLooking to tap property owners, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Tuesday approved moving forward with a plan to consider a parcel tax to help fund an ambitious stormwater capturing system to bolster local drinking water supplies. An early analysis of how to develop infrastructure that best captures stormwater found that while the county […]
Jerry Brown Sends a Message To Water Agencies On The Delta Tunnels – And It’s Direct
/in California and the U.S. /by Andrea Mora /The Sacramento Beeby Dan MorainJerry Brown took an Old English turn from his Latin wisdom in 2012 by declaring: “I want to get s— done,” a reference to his vision for building two tunnels 30 miles long to move Sacramento River water south from the Delta to the rest of the state. And in 2015, addressing California water agencies, […]