California officials are trying to speed up repairs on Oroville Dam’s battered flood-control spillway. The Department of Water Resources have asked federal regulators to let it demolish and replace an additional 240 feet of the spillway’s 3,000-foot concrete chute before the rains comes this fall, leaving less work for next year. That 240-foot section originally […]
The House will consider a controversial bill this week to adjust water policies in California and the West. The “Gaining Responsibility on Water Act,” H.R. 23, from Rep. David Valadao and 11 other California Republicans, would reduce the cost of water delivery contracts and amend the 1992 Central Valley Project Improvement Act to give users more […]
Cindy Messer has been named acting director of the California Department of Water Resources following William R. Croyle’s retirement effective July 1. Messer formerly was chief deputy director of DWR and will serve as acting director until a new director is appointed. Previously, she was assistant chief deputy director. Before joining DWR in early 2017, […]
Sixty years ago, California Gov. Edmund Gerald “Pat” Brown built the biggest waterworks the world had ever seen. The State Water Project transformed California, moving billions of gallons of water from the wet north to the dry south using dozens of dams, pumping stations and a 400-mile-long man-made river. It serves 25 million people and […]
Agriculture is always a challenge, thanks to the weather. Even when things are going well farmers and ranchers are reluctant to trust their good fortune, knowing from experience how quickly it can turn on them. Last winter’s copious precipitation in California may have ended a years-long drought, great news for fruit and vegetable growers there, […]
The Republican-controlled House of Representatives this week is expected to approve H.R. 23, the so-called “Gaining Responsibility on Water Act” that is written by Hanford Republican Davis Valadao. Unless blocked in the Senate, the bill is expected to sail to final approval within weeks. But before then, it might run into some stormy opposition from […]
Why the State is in Such a Hurry to Fix Oroville Dam
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby Dale KaslerCalifornia officials are trying to speed up repairs on Oroville Dam’s battered flood-control spillway. The Department of Water Resources have asked federal regulators to let it demolish and replace an additional 240 feet of the spillway’s 3,000-foot concrete chute before the rains comes this fall, leaving less work for next year. That 240-foot section originally […]
Controversial Calif. Drought Bill Heads To Floor
/in California and the U.S. /by Andrea Mora /E&E News (Washington, D.C.)The House will consider a controversial bill this week to adjust water policies in California and the West. The “Gaining Responsibility on Water Act,” H.R. 23, from Rep. David Valadao and 11 other California Republicans, would reduce the cost of water delivery contracts and amend the 1992 Central Valley Project Improvement Act to give users more […]
Messer Named Acting Director of California DWR After Croyle Retires
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /HydroWorld.com (Tulsa, Okla.)by Elizabeth IngramCindy Messer has been named acting director of the California Department of Water Resources following William R. Croyle’s retirement effective July 1. Messer formerly was chief deputy director of DWR and will serve as acting director until a new director is appointed. Previously, she was assistant chief deputy director. Before joining DWR in early 2017, […]
OPINION: Jerry Brown’s Tunnels Would Cement His Family Legacy
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /E&E News (Washington)by Jeremy P. JacobsSixty years ago, California Gov. Edmund Gerald “Pat” Brown built the biggest waterworks the world had ever seen. The State Water Project transformed California, moving billions of gallons of water from the wet north to the dry south using dozens of dams, pumping stations and a 400-mile-long man-made river. It serves 25 million people and […]
Weather Wreaking Avoc on Agriculture
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Daily Herald (Washington)Agriculture is always a challenge, thanks to the weather. Even when things are going well farmers and ranchers are reluctant to trust their good fortune, knowing from experience how quickly it can turn on them. Last winter’s copious precipitation in California may have ended a years-long drought, great news for fruit and vegetable growers there, […]
House Expected to Approve Water Bill This Week
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Central Valley Business Times (Stockton)The Republican-controlled House of Representatives this week is expected to approve H.R. 23, the so-called “Gaining Responsibility on Water Act” that is written by Hanford Republican Davis Valadao. Unless blocked in the Senate, the bill is expected to sail to final approval within weeks. But before then, it might run into some stormy opposition from […]