California and the U.S.
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.
Water Authority, City of San Diego Measuring Interest In Potential Renewable Energy-Supporting Pumped Storage Project
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /WaterWorld Magazine (Tulsa, Okla.) Quoted: Mark MuirThe San Diego County Water Authority and the City of San Diego on Wednesday took a step toward the possibility of helping the region meet its future energy needs through a new pumped storage opportunity at the San Vicente Reservoir site. The potential project would create a new, up to 500-megawatt source of renewable energy […]
With Trump As President Could Temperance Flat Become A Reality?
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Valley Public RadioPlans for a new dam on the San Joaquin River above Millerton Lake are on a collision course with a new proposal from the Bureau of Land Management to designate a portion of the area as a “Wild and Scenic River.” Conservationists say it would save some rare land values while improving public access, but […]
Verify: Does California Need More Water Infrastructure?
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /ABC 10 Newsby Giacomo LucaAs the The Valley is slammed with rain and storms, the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range is coming in under average for snow fall totals, which accounts for nearly 30 percent of drinking water for all Californian. The under average conditions brings up the question, does California need more water infrastructure?
‘Atmospheric River’ Forecast To Hit Northern California This Weekend
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Lake County Newsby Elizabeth LarsonWith Northern California having just come through a series of storms bringing snow and rain, forecasters are predicting more heavy weather ahead for the weekend. The National Weather Service said an “atmospheric river” will bring more rain and high-elevation snow beginning on Saturday, which rainfall and snowfall expected to be heaviest across the region on […]
Big Opportunities For 2017
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Fox & Hounds Dailyby Gary Toebben2016 finished strong for the Los Angeles County economy. Employment during the year grew by 65,300 jobs and the unemployment rate declined to 5.1 percent. Voters expressed their willingness to invest in transportation (Measure M), housing (Measure HHH) and education (Measure CC) at the Nov. 8 election by 71.15 percent, 77.14 percent and 75.92 percent […]
Interior Secretary Orders Review of California WaterFix
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /WaterWorld Magazine (Tulsa, Okla.)U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell has issued a Secretarial Order that directs federal officials to expedite the environmental review of the California WaterFix project as part of larger effort to take “timely actions” to address the effects of drought and climate change on California’s water supply and imperiled wildlife. The order outlines several […]