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The latest news and analysis covering water issues in Caliornia and the rest of the United States.
The Water News Network is San Diego County’s source for water news and information.
The Water News Network is San Diego County’s source for water news and information.
Storm Surge: Levees Under Patrol As Water Problems In Delta Grow
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Recordnet (Stockton, Calif.)by Alex BreitlerFlooding concerns intensified in the the Delta on Wednesday as huge volumes of water surged down creeks and streams into the low-lying river estuary. Higher than expected water levels had crews patrolling levees and watching carefully for any sign of trouble. An estimated 245,098 cubic feet of water per second was pouring into the Delta, […]
Swollen California Reservoirs Release Water
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Yahoo NewsThe rain-soaked California community of Morgan Hill may face more flooding on Wednesday, January 11. The National Weather Service issued a flash-flood warning, though officials said the flooding was not expected to be the same as what happened on Sunday, according to a report. Heavy rain on Sunday pushed the Little Llagas Creek over its banks, […]
Reservoirs Starting To Fill In California, But Nobody’s Saying The Drought Is Over
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Fresno Beeby Lewis GriswoldAs a result of the nearly weeklong deluge, water is flowing into California lakes and reservoirs, prompting dam operators to release supplies in advance of a storm expected next week. But it’s too early to say if the series of storms is a drought-buster. “Very generally, the storms are very beneficial to reservoir storage,” said […]
Could Trump Create Water Risks For Businesses He Wants To Protect?
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Thomson Reuters Foundation Newsby Peter NewborneAs we wait to see if President-elect Donald Trump upholds his campaign pledge to tear up the Paris climate change agreement, one of his close to home constituencies is already struggling on the frontline of the climate struggle. CEO’s who may publicly doubt climate change can readily see what is happening to their bottom line […]
BLOG: Why Record Precipitation May Not Be A Cure-All For California Water Issues
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Water Deeply (New York)by Tara LohanCalifornians may be getting all the precipitation they wished for, and then some. A wet October followed by a series of big rain- and snowstorms kicking off the new year has made for one of the wettest rainy seasons so far in California’s record-keeping. “It’s undoubtedly in the top five,” said Doug Carlson, an information […]
Northern California Storms Taper – But Impact Lingers
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby Phillip Reese, Dale Kasler, Bill Lindelof and Ed FletcherA tornado briefly touched down in South Natomas, a Rio Linda church was flooded and the Sacramento River reached its highest point in 20 years Wednesday as the effects of a multiday storm continued to ripple through the region. But the heavy rain and snow that had pounded Northern California since Saturday mostly stopped, several […]