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.
What Is The State Doing To Help With Flooding Along Cosumnes River?
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /ABC 10 Newsby Ananda RochitaWhat is the state doing to help with flooding along Cosumnes River? California Department of Water Resources says many of the levees are privately owned and the state doesn’t manage them. An official told us there hasn’t been any project improvements along the Cosumnes River in recent years because the land is privately owned not […]
Bay Area Storm: More Rain and Snow Leave Drought Farther Behind
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Mercury News (San Jose)by Aaron KinneyNorthern California continued to roar out of its prolonged drought Tuesday as yet another powerful storm blew in from the Pacific Ocean, drenching an already saturated Bay Area, filling some local reservoirs beyond capacity and creating dangerous white-out conditions in the northwestern Sierra Nevada. Shortly after noon, water began coursing down the Lexington Reservoir spillway for the […]
California Floods Its Fields to Keep Its Cities From Flooding
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Wired (Boone, IA)by Nick StocktonTo see how close California is to being drowned by its recent winter storms, just look to the small crowd of spectators and TV newscasters gathered yesterday on the northwest side of the state capital hoping to watch state water managers open the gates of the Sacramento Weir. The weir, something between a dam and a […]
California Gets Rains, But Drought Still Means Fewer Lawns In Future
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Christian Science Monitor (Boston, Mass.)by Henry GassDeborah Butler spent three years apologizing for her lawn. After buying a corner property in Studio City with her husband over three years ago, they inherited a ragged front lawn they didn’t particularly want or need – not with a park across the street, and especially not amidst a five-going-on-six year drought. Now the former […]
Jerry Brown Braces For Budget Changes Under Trump: ‘It’s Going To Be A Rough Ride’
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby Jim Miller and Christopher CadelagoCalifornia Gov. Jerry Brown, warning about the double-barreled fiscal risk posed by Republican-controlled Washington and an impending economic downturn, presented a $177.1 billion proposed budget Tuesday that assumes the state will take in billions of dollars less than lawmakers previously estimated. But the Democratic governor refrained from laying out how the state might react if […]
San Diego Gauges Interest In 500 MW Pumped Storage Project
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Utility Dive (Washington, DC)by Robert Walton Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe San Diego County Water Authority and the City of San Diego are testing the waters on a pumped storage project that could help provide the region with up to 500 MW of clean energy, Windpower Engineering reports.The San Diego County Water Authority and the City of San Diego are testing the waters on a pumped […]