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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.
Combatting The Water Board’s Plan
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /California AG Today (Sacramento)by Brian GermanThe State Water Resources Control Board recently held a public hearing to receive input on its Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Plan. The proposal would force the Modesto and Turlock irrigation districts to dedicate 40 percent of unimpaired flows along the Tuolumne River to benefit fish and wildlife. David White is the CEO of Opportunity Stanislaus, […]
In California And Nevada, A Brief Respite Between Powerful Storms
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /NPR (Washington, DC)by Camila DomonoskeOver the weekend and into Monday morning, a powerful storm in Nevada and Northern California resulted in mudslides and flooding, caused more than a thousand people to evacuate their homes, took out power lines and brought down a famous sequoia “tunnel tree.” That storm is over, but residents can’t relax yet: Starting on Tuesday, a […]
OPINION: California’s Water Policy At Potential Tipping Point
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby Jay ZieglerRecent rain and snowfall conditions have us all hoping 2017 may be a wet year and offer a break in our six-year drought. But whether the drought is broken or not, Californians must act this year to achieve more sustainable long-term water management. California operates at a water deficit. Even in wet years, we use […]
California Storms Help Fill Reservoirs But Slow Ag Work
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Capital Press (Salem, Ore.)by Tim HeardenBig rains in California have dumped more than a million acre-feet of water into the state’s reservoirs since Jan. 1 but this week stalled the Central Valley’s navel and mandarin orange harvests, state and industry officials say. The storms had added 1.1 million acre-feet of water to California’s reservoirs by Jan. 9 with more to […]
California Storm Floods: Mapping The Impact Across Northern California
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Curbed San Franciscoby Brock KeelingThe back-to-back storms that pummeled California since last weekend are part of an atmospheric river event that has brought major flooding and damage to parts of Northern California. On Tuesday morning, the National Weather Service issued a flash-flood watch for San Francisco. Up in the North Bay, the Russian River is still at flood stage in Guerneville while […]
Farmers and Water Districts Hope Storm Runoff Can Help Replenish Underground Supplies
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Fresno Beeby Robert RodriguezWhile some farmers lament the release of thousands of acre-feet of water from Friant Dam, others are putting it to good use: recharging groundwater supplies. Last week, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation began releasing water from Millerton Lake to make room for a deluge of storm runoff. The move frustrated some farmers, who say spilling […]