From hundreds of fish annually to nearly 9,000 per year, Butte Creek salmon are thriving, thanks to a project begun 20 years ago. That project was celebrated Thursday at Gorrill Ranch on the Midway. At the spot where Ralph Gorrill first pulled water from Butte Creek to grow his crops 100 years ago, 101 people […]
In 2007, then-Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger revived a plan that big agriculture loved – to build a peripheral canal or tunnels around or under the Sacramento Delta. Since then, a coalition of fishermen, Tribal leaders, conservationists, environmental justice advocates and Delta residents have been fighting to stop this Delta tunnels plan pushed by corporate agribusiness interests and Southern California water agencies. Now, […]
In the middle of a severe drought in November 2014, California voters approved Proposition 1, a $7.5 billion water bond that set aside $2.7 billion for the public benefits of new water storage projects.Now, project proponents have less than two months to finalize applications for bond funds, which can be used for attributes such as […]
Sunshine and extreme heat, that’s what is in store for much of California and other areas of the western U.S. during the last stretch of Spring. After some cool rainy weather days in many areas of the West, with daytime temperatures 10 to 20 degrees below average, a drastic change in the weather pattern is […]
A state of the art scientific field station planned for the California Delta is getting closer to reality with the finalizing of the project’s environmental documents by the California Department of Water Resources. The proposed field station in Rio Vista would be home to scientists from nine state and federal agencies who are now scattered […]
Arizona risks losing water rights because of a lingering, nearly two-decade long drought in the Colorado River that could restrict water use ranging from farmers’ crops to how many households receive water, state water experts say. Calcium rings around Lake Mead tell the story of declining water levels, with cream markings permanently decorating the canyon […]
Salmon Salvation: How Farmers, Water Districts and the Federal Government Worked Together to Bring Butte Creek Salmon Back from the Brink
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Chico Enterprise-Record Newsby Dan ReidelFrom hundreds of fish annually to nearly 9,000 per year, Butte Creek salmon are thriving, thanks to a project begun 20 years ago. That project was celebrated Thursday at Gorrill Ranch on the Midway. At the spot where Ralph Gorrill first pulled water from Butte Creek to grow his crops 100 years ago, 101 people […]
OPINION: California’s Water-stealing Delta Tunnels Could Be Approved in September
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Red, Green, and BlueIn 2007, then-Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger revived a plan that big agriculture loved – to build a peripheral canal or tunnels around or under the Sacramento Delta. Since then, a coalition of fishermen, Tribal leaders, conservationists, environmental justice advocates and Delta residents have been fighting to stop this Delta tunnels plan pushed by corporate agribusiness interests and Southern California water agencies. Now, […]
Sites Reservoir Proponents Make Their Case
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /AgAlertby Christine SouzaIn the middle of a severe drought in November 2014, California voters approved Proposition 1, a $7.5 billion water bond that set aside $2.7 billion for the public benefits of new water storage projects.Now, project proponents have less than two months to finalize applications for bond funds, which can be used for attributes such as […]
Final Stretch of Spring Brings High Heat to California, West
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Weather NetworkSunshine and extreme heat, that’s what is in store for much of California and other areas of the western U.S. during the last stretch of Spring. After some cool rainy weather days in many areas of the West, with daytime temperatures 10 to 20 degrees below average, a drastic change in the weather pattern is […]
New Delta Research Station Moves Closer to Construction
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Central Valley Business Times (Stockton)A state of the art scientific field station planned for the California Delta is getting closer to reality with the finalizing of the project’s environmental documents by the California Department of Water Resources. The proposed field station in Rio Vista would be home to scientists from nine state and federal agencies who are now scattered […]
Parched By Drought, Lake Mead Water Levels Could Lead To Statewide Water Limits
/in California and the U.S. /by Andrea Mora /Cronkite News (Phoenix, Arizona)by Alexis KuhbanderArizona risks losing water rights because of a lingering, nearly two-decade long drought in the Colorado River that could restrict water use ranging from farmers’ crops to how many households receive water, state water experts say. Calcium rings around Lake Mead tell the story of declining water levels, with cream markings permanently decorating the canyon […]