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.
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 agency last week released a joint request for letters from electric utilities, developers, investors and energy consumers, to […]
BLOG: New California Dam Proposed to Combat Climate Change Concerns
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Water Deeply (New York)by Matt WeiserAmericans have had one primary reason for building dams over the past century: capturing water for growth, whether on farms or in cities. Now a new dam proposed on California’s Bear River offers another reason: adapting to climate change. The Centennial Dam project, proposed by the Nevada Irrigation District, is intended to capture rainfall at lower elevations […]
What’s Fueling West Coast Mega Storm? The ‘Pineapple Express’
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Christian Science Monitor (Boston, Mass.)by Weston WilliamsThe massive winter storm that began to strike Northern California and Nevada over the weekend has caused flooding and mudslides, and prompted evacuations across the region, with a second storm set to hit Monday evening. With California’s ongoing drought entering its sixth year, the massive rainfall is unusual and welcome, by some. The weather pattern […]
Scattered Snow, ain showers continue Monday In NorCal
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /KCRA 3 (Sacramento)Scattered rain and snow showers are continuing Monday morning after Northern California tries to clean up from some soaking rain and flooding over the weekend. As the rain begins to fade out in the Valley, snow levels will be dropping in the Sierra, with as much as 7 to 10 inches expected to accumulate Monday. […]
California Storms Add 350 Billion Gallons To Parched Reservoirs
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Mercury News (San Jose, Calif.)by Paul RogersThe powerful storms that soaked Northern California over the past week did more than trigger power outages, mudslides and flash floods. They sent roughly 350 billion gallons of water pouring into California’s biggest reservoirs — boosting their storage to levels not seen in years, forcing dam operators to release water to reduce flood risks and […]
California Today: Severe Flooding, But Does That Mean Drought Relief?
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The New York Timesby Mike McPhateThe rain is back, and it seems to be coming all at once. A band of dense, airborne moisture from the tropics — known as an atmospheric river — swirled into Northern California on Saturday and was expected to linger through Monday. In just 48 hours, the system dropped up to four inches of rain […]