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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.
California’s Tough Water Regulations Likely To Remain In Place
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /SFGate (San Francisco)by Kurtis AlexanderDespite a wet winter that has much of California emerging from drought, state officials are showing no sign that they’ll ease up on water regulations imposed on cities and towns over the past three years. Staffers at the State Water Resources Control Board sent a proposal Tuesday to the agency’s governing board recommending renewal of […]
Levee Breaks A Sign Of Wetter Times
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Record Net (Stockton)After a decade of nearly continuous drought, a levee break – even in an inherently flood-prone place like San Joaquin County – seems a strange and disconcerting sight. County officials have reported two such breaks in recent days, including this one on White Slough northwest of Stockton. No damage to buildings has been reported, though […]
Sacramento County Supervisors Declare State Of Emergency Due To Storm Damage
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby Ellen GarrisonThe Sacramento County Board of Supervisors proclaimed a local state of emergency effective for 30 days on Tuesday in response to a spate of winter storms this month. Approving a state of emergency allows the county to seek reimbursement from state and federal governments for damage caused by the storms. With more storms expected to […]
OPINION: Drought, Storms Prove California Desperately Needs More Water Storage
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Bee (As published by Merced Sun-Star - Merced, Calif.)by Dan WaltersAfter a half-decade of drought, California has been buffeted this winter by a series of powerful rain and snowstorms that dumped countless gallons of water on the state’s watersheds. Some of the deluge was captured in the form of mountain snows that will feed rivers and streams during the annual spring melt. But at lower […]
The California Drought Is On Its Way Out, But Deeper Droughts Lie Ahead
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Grist (Seattle, Wash.)by Andrea ThompsonAfter a week of being walloped by major storms that have dumped copious rain and snow on the state, California is finally emerging from a deep, years-long drought. Ski resorts in the Sierra Nevada mountains are flush with snow, while key reservoirs have filled back up. On Jan. 12, the U.S. Drought Monitor erased all […]
BLOG: Indicators Of A Drought Ending In Northern California
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /California WaterBlog (Davis)by Jay LundDroughts are common in California, a large, generally dry, and hydrologically complex place. So it is hard to rely on a single index of the end or beginning of a drought. A single storm is rarely enough to end a drought in California, especially a long drought like the one that seems to be mostly […]