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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.
California Boosts Water-Supply Projections Amid Wet Weather
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /SFGate (San Francisco)by Kurtis AlexanderWith the rainy season off to a strong start, California officials on Wednesday more than doubled the amount of water they expect to provide next year from the State Water Project. Officials had been proceeding with caution after five years of drought, projecting last month that the state’s massive network of reservoirs, pumps and pipelines […]
Farmers Describe Problems With River-Flow Plan
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /AgAlert (Sacramento)by Christine SouzaPeople from the northern San Joaquin Valley left their farms, classrooms and local government buildings Monday to voice opposition to a plan by the State Water Resources Control Board that would affect the flow of water for the San Joaquin River and its tributaries—the Stanislaus, Tuolumne and Merced rivers. The board says the purpose of […]
Release of Cal Am Desal Project Environmental Report Delayed
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Monterey Hearldby Jim JohnsonA long-awaited draft environmental review document for California American Water’s Monterey Peninsula desalination project will not be released Wednesday as originally scheduled, and the release of the critical report will be delayed until next month. According to a California Public Utilities Commission statement sent to The Herald on Tuesday, the draft desal project environmental impact […]
BLOG: Shadow Theater And Data Management For The Delta
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /California WaterBlogby Amber ManfreeData and data management are persistent concerns for the Delta and California water more generally. Data Wars: A New Hope, a shadow puppet play on the subject, was shown at the 2016 Bay-Delta Science Conference in Sacramento. The challenge of the Conference’s theme, “Science for Solutions: Linking Data and Decisions,” is illustrated by characters such […]
BLOG: What The New Federal Water Bill Means For The Delta
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Water Deeply (New York)by Michael Doyle, Dale Kasler and Ryan Sabalow, Sacramento BeePresident Barack Obama on Friday signed a massive infrastructure bill designed to control floods, fund dams and deliver more water to farmers in California’s drought-ravaged Central Valley.Obama signed the $12-billion bill in a distinctly low-key act. Controversial provisions that critics fear could harm fish in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta were wrapped inside a package stuffed with […]
The Most Important Lake In California
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Week by Crawford CoatesRoger Haley grew up at the bottom of Lake Casitas. “It was one of the most beautiful locations in the county. Just magnificent,” he says. “We have a lot of the newcomers to the Ojai Valley, they have no idea. They think that what they see [in this lake] is all that’s good and natural. […]