An effort by California officials to carry their success with water conservation beyond the drought is not sitting well with local water managers, many of whom are eager to shake off state control. Gov. Jerry Brown declared the state’s five-year drought officially over in April, following an unusually wet winter that refilled reservoirs and buried the Sierra Nevada […]
A project is underway in Ventura County on a way for farmers to buy and trade water supplies. In January Ventura County opened the first of its kind water market. It allows farmers to transfer unused groundwater allocation to other farmers for financial compensation. Under California law, farmers have to use the water on their […]
The flooding that displaced residents in 90 homes along the Kings River in the Central Valley over the weekend was more than a week in the making. For eight consecutive days last week, temperatures from Fresno to Bakersfield exceeded 100, according to the National Weather Service. Wildfires burned, utility providers warned of possible blackouts because of […]
The Trump administration took a big step Monday toward clearing the way for construction of two giant tunnels that would siphon water from the Sacramento River and send it south to farms and cities. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service determined that the tunnel project, officially known as California Water Fix, would harm several […]
In a win for a monumental water plan that would re-plumb the largest estuary on the West Coast, federal fisheries officials on Monday approved California’s decades-old delta tunnels project. The officials based their approval on a 1267-page biological opinion for the project prepared by Californian and federal officials. In a decision watched closely by proponent Gov. Jerry […]
The Delta tunnels got a crucial green light from two federal agencies Monday when scientists said the controversial project can co-exist with the endangered fish that inhabit the waters of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. In a pair of long-awaited decisions, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service said the tunnels, […]
California Drought May Be Over, But Conservation Controversy Continues
/in California and the U.S. /by Andrea Mora /Water Deeply (New York)by Matt WeiserAn effort by California officials to carry their success with water conservation beyond the drought is not sitting well with local water managers, many of whom are eager to shake off state control. Gov. Jerry Brown declared the state’s five-year drought officially over in April, following an unusually wet winter that refilled reservoirs and buried the Sierra Nevada […]
$1.9 Million Dollar Grant Awarded To Help Farmers Trade Water Supplies
/in California and the U.S. /by Andrea Mora /KEYT (Santa Barbara)by Senerey de los SantosA project is underway in Ventura County on a way for farmers to buy and trade water supplies. In January Ventura County opened the first of its kind water market. It allows farmers to transfer unused groundwater allocation to other farmers for financial compensation. Under California law, farmers have to use the water on their […]
The Kings River Flooded From Snowmelt That Couldn’t Be Measured Or Predicted
/in California and the U.S. /by Andrea Mora /Los Angeles Timesby Joseph SernaThe flooding that displaced residents in 90 homes along the Kings River in the Central Valley over the weekend was more than a week in the making. For eight consecutive days last week, temperatures from Fresno to Bakersfield exceeded 100, according to the National Weather Service. Wildfires burned, utility providers warned of possible blackouts because of […]
Key Federal Agencies Clear Way For Proposed Delta Tunnel Project
/in California and the U.S. /by Andrea Mora /SF Gate (San Francisco)by Carolyn LochheadThe Trump administration took a big step Monday toward clearing the way for construction of two giant tunnels that would siphon water from the Sacramento River and send it south to farms and cities. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service determined that the tunnel project, officially known as California Water Fix, would harm several […]
Federal Fisheries Sign Off On Calif. Delta Tunnels Project
/in California and the U.S. /by Andrea Mora /Courthouse News Service (Pasadena) by Nick CahillIn a win for a monumental water plan that would re-plumb the largest estuary on the West Coast, federal fisheries officials on Monday approved California’s decades-old delta tunnels project. The officials based their approval on a 1267-page biological opinion for the project prepared by Californian and federal officials. In a decision watched closely by proponent Gov. Jerry […]
‘Huge Milestone’ For Delta Tunnels – Feds Say They Won’t Push Fish Over The Brink
/in California and the U.S. /by Andrea Mora /The Sacramento Beeby Dale Kasler and Ryan SabalowThe Delta tunnels got a crucial green light from two federal agencies Monday when scientists said the controversial project can co-exist with the endangered fish that inhabit the waters of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. In a pair of long-awaited decisions, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service said the tunnels, […]