Looking to tap property owners, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Tuesday approved moving forward with a plan to consider a parcel tax to help fund an ambitious stormwater capturing system to bolster local drinking water supplies. An early analysis of how to develop infrastructure that best captures stormwater found that while the county […]
Jerry Brown took an Old English turn from his Latin wisdom in 2012 by declaring: “I want to get s— done,” a reference to his vision for building two tunnels 30 miles long to move Sacramento River water south from the Delta to the rest of the state. And in 2015, addressing California water agencies, […]
The good news is that Santa Barbara County has programs in place that address food insecurity and care for seniors, but the bad news is that climate change will make them more needed than ever. Doom and gloom dominate a new California Public Health study on the social ills that the changing climate will bring […]
Recent high-profile failures of critical water infrastructure, such as the Oroville Dam in California, are bringing increasing awareness to the current state of the nation’s flood infrastructure. In fact, ASCE and ASDSO have estimated that it will take over $160 billion to fix our aging dam and levee flood infrastructure alone. In this webinar, sponsored […]
The largest floating photovoltaic (PV) solar power facility on earth has been connected to a local power grid in China. Located in the city of Huainan in the Anhui province, the 40-megawatt facility was created by PV inverter manufacturer Sungrow Power Supply. The lake supporting the facility was created by rain after the surrounding land subsided after […]
As we see our rainy season come to a close the early signs for next year are getting more muted. Long range forecasting is always a challenge but past El Niño and La Niña events have helped nudge the forecast along. Warmer water in the middle of the Pacific indicate an El Niño event but […]
With Just a Drip of Funding for Stormwater Capture, LA County Weighs Property Tax
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Daily Newsby Susan AbramLooking to tap property owners, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Tuesday approved moving forward with a plan to consider a parcel tax to help fund an ambitious stormwater capturing system to bolster local drinking water supplies. An early analysis of how to develop infrastructure that best captures stormwater found that while the county […]
Jerry Brown Sends a Message To Water Agencies On The Delta Tunnels – And It’s Direct
/in California and the U.S. /by Andrea Mora /The Sacramento Beeby Dan MorainJerry Brown took an Old English turn from his Latin wisdom in 2012 by declaring: “I want to get s— done,” a reference to his vision for building two tunnels 30 miles long to move Sacramento River water south from the Delta to the rest of the state. And in 2015, addressing California water agencies, […]
Doom and Gloom Report Looks at Climate Change
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Santa Barbara Independentby Jean YamamuraThe good news is that Santa Barbara County has programs in place that address food insecurity and care for seniors, but the bad news is that climate change will make them more needed than ever. Doom and gloom dominate a new California Public Health study on the social ills that the changing climate will bring […]
How Aging Infrastructure, Sea Level Rise, and Growing Public Concern Create Opportunities and Challenges for Water Managers
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /WaterWorldRecent high-profile failures of critical water infrastructure, such as the Oroville Dam in California, are bringing increasing awareness to the current state of the nation’s flood infrastructure. In fact, ASCE and ASDSO have estimated that it will take over $160 billion to fix our aging dam and levee flood infrastructure alone. In this webinar, sponsored […]
World’s Largest Floating Solar Facility Operational
/in California and the U.S. /by Andrea Mora /The Maritime Executive (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)The largest floating photovoltaic (PV) solar power facility on earth has been connected to a local power grid in China. Located in the city of Huainan in the Anhui province, the 40-megawatt facility was created by PV inverter manufacturer Sungrow Power Supply. The lake supporting the facility was created by rain after the surrounding land subsided after […]
El Niño is Fizzling
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /ABC10 (Sacramento)by Rob CarlmarkAs we see our rainy season come to a close the early signs for next year are getting more muted. Long range forecasting is always a challenge but past El Niño and La Niña events have helped nudge the forecast along. Warmer water in the middle of the Pacific indicate an El Niño event but […]