The 2016-17 rainfall season is the ninth wettest on record for Sacramento – and more precipitation is on the way Friday. Nearly 30 inches of rainfall has fallen in Sacramento, 29.93 inches to be exact. Northern California rainfall has swollen rivers, filled reservoirs and ended drought conditions. “The main reason it’s been so wet is […]
The milestones marking California’s wettest year in decades continued to pile up Thursday, as state water officials said a reservoir high up in the Sierra Nevada has exceeded capacity for the first time in 21 years. Lake Davis began overflowing onto its earth-and-rock spillway Wednesday after a couple of light rainstorms this week, Department of […]
Outside the window of Helen Dahlke’s office, at the University of California at Davis, the clouds hang low, their edges seeming to brush against the building. It’s raining intensely, an unusual event in a perpetually parched state suffering from a five-year drought. “It looks like the end of the world,” says Dahlke happily. As a […]
California faces “a very significant risk” if state officials fail to repair a damaged spillway at Lake Oroville before the November onset of next winter’s rainy season, a team of engineering consultants has warned the reservoir’s operator.
Could NASA satellites help with decision making during drought conditions? That’s what researchers at the University of Colorado are trying to figure out. The school received a $1.4 million grant from NASA on March 6 to study California’s drought conditions using NASA satellite data. “California is such as interesting place to study water, because of […]
A Southern California brewery has put sustainability on tap with a new brew made exclusively from wastewater, according to news reports. This month, Stone Brewing unveiled its “Full Circle Pale Ale,” which was made using recycled water from San Diego’s Pure Water project, reported Mashable. This was all done in the name of sustainability, the brewery said, […]
Sacramento’s Rainfall Year In Top 10 When It Comes To Wettest Ever
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Sacramento Beeby Bill LindelofThe 2016-17 rainfall season is the ninth wettest on record for Sacramento – and more precipitation is on the way Friday. Nearly 30 inches of rainfall has fallen in Sacramento, 29.93 inches to be exact. Northern California rainfall has swollen rivers, filled reservoirs and ended drought conditions. “The main reason it’s been so wet is […]
Another Reservoir Overflows As Northern California Receives More Rain
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Joseph SernaThe milestones marking California’s wettest year in decades continued to pile up Thursday, as state water officials said a reservoir high up in the Sierra Nevada has exceeded capacity for the first time in 21 years. Lake Davis began overflowing onto its earth-and-rock spillway Wednesday after a couple of light rainstorms this week, Department of […]
How California Is Saving Rainwater For A Sunny Day
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Popular Science by Mary Beth GriggsOutside the window of Helen Dahlke’s office, at the University of California at Davis, the clouds hang low, their edges seeming to brush against the building. It’s raining intensely, an unusual event in a perpetually parched state suffering from a five-year drought. “It looks like the end of the world,” says Dahlke happily. As a […]
Engineers Warn of ‘Significant Risk’ if California’s Oroville Dam Isn’t Fixed
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Wall Street Journalby Jim CarltonCalifornia faces “a very significant risk” if state officials fail to repair a damaged spillway at Lake Oroville before the November onset of next winter’s rainy season, a team of engineering consultants has warned the reservoir’s operator.
NASA Grant To Explore California’s Drought Conditions
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /10 Newsby Anthony CaveCould NASA satellites help with decision making during drought conditions? That’s what researchers at the University of Colorado are trying to figure out. The school received a $1.4 million grant from NASA on March 6 to study California’s drought conditions using NASA satellite data. “California is such as interesting place to study water, because of […]
Toilet To Tap: Brewery Creates Beer From Recycled Wastewater
/in California and the U.S. /by Andrea Mora /Live Science (New York)by Kasey DeamerA Southern California brewery has put sustainability on tap with a new brew made exclusively from wastewater, according to news reports. This month, Stone Brewing unveiled its “Full Circle Pale Ale,” which was made using recycled water from San Diego’s Pure Water project, reported Mashable. This was all done in the name of sustainability, the brewery said, […]