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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.
Five Feet Of Snow And Counting — California Fire Hose Continues Through The Weekend
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Washington Postby Angela FritzTwo storms aimed at California are lined up back to back this week — the first is ongoing, and the second more significant storm is slated to arrive this weekend. On the one hand, wet and snowy weather is “normal” for winter in California. On the other, the state is still struggling with a historic […]
Monster Storm Could Bring State’s Worst Flooding In Over A Decade
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /SFGate (San Francisco)by Evan SernoffskyA menacing storm taking shape over the Pacific is poised to pound California this weekend, causing what could be the worst flooding in parts of the state in more than a decade, forecasters said. The atmospheric river of warm and highly concentrated water will begin to deliver its payload across the northern two-thirds of California […]
Obama Says Full Speed Ahead On Delta Tunnels Project
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby Dale Kasler and Ryan SabalowTwo weeks before President Barack Obama leaves office, his administration vowed to move full speed ahead on California’s controversial Delta tunnels project, calling it essential for the state’s water supply as well as its environment. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell issued an order Wednesday directing federal officials to complete a preliminary environmental review this month of […]
Obama Administration Aids Giant California Water Project
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Associated Press (as published by The Press Democrat - Santa Rosa)by Ellen KnickmeyerThe outgoing Obama administration on Wednesday tried to nudge forward Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposal to build two giant north-south water tunnels for California. In an executive order, U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell directed federal wildlife officials on Wednesday to release by Jan. 17 a preliminary environmental opinion that directs the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service […]
Obama Speeds Up Review Of Twin Delta Tunnels
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Mercury News (San Jose)by Denis CuffIn its last weeks in power, the Obama administration is helping speed up environmental review of California’s plan to build twin tunnels through the Delta in an effort to overhaul the state’s water delivery system. U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell on Wednesday issued an executive order directing federal wildlife regulators to issue an initial opinion […]
California Today: What The Snow In The Sierra Nevada Tells Us
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The New York Timesby Mike McPhateOn Tuesday, state water officials trudged into the Sierra Nevada for the first snowpack survey of 2017. Snowpack levels are crucial indicators of whether California will have enough water after the winter, as the melting snow flows into the state’s reservoirs. The reading at Phillips Station, near Lake Tahoe, however, is a largely ceremonial exercise, […]