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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.
Pre-Christmas Storm With Rain, Wind And Snow To Roll Into Western US
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Fox NewsA pre-Christmas storm with rain, wind and mountain snow will affect much of the western United States. While the storm will bring another dose of drought-denting rain and dump more snow onto the ski slopes, it has the potential to cause major travel disruptions. Enough rain can fall on the urban areas of California to […]
BLOG: Improving California’s Plan for Agricultural Water Savings
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /NRDC (New York)by Ben ChouNRDC submitted comments this week on California’s draft plan for implementing Governor Brown’s executive order to make “water conservation a California way of life.” The plan aims to push our cities and farms to more efficiently use our state’s precious and limited water resources. We joined a coalition with 10 other NGO partners to submit […]
Fed-Up Farmers Drive Tractors To Protest At State Water Board Hearing
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Merced Sun-Starby Brianna CalixMerced elected officials and community members alike gave the State Water Resources Control Board a tongue lashing Monday during a public hearing on the board’s Bay-Delta Plan. Officials called the state board members “the grim reaper,” “the assassin squad” and “domestic terrorists” for their proposal to send 40 percent of Merced River’s water into the […]
Water Talks: What Climate Change Will Mean for California Water
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Water Deeply (New York)by Eline GordtsOn Tuesday, December 20, Water Deeply will hold its second Water Talk – a monthly lunchtime conversation on hot topics in California water. Senior climate scientist Juliet Christian-Smith of the Union of Concerned Scientists and Max Gomberg, water conservation and climate change manager of the State Water Resources Control Board, will join Water Deeply’s managing editor […]
Rainstorms Give California Reservoirs A Much Needed Boost
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /CBS SFBayAreaby Len RamirezIt was the most powerful storm of the season so far, and now we’re seeing the benefits. A new report card shows an impressive boost to the Bay Area water supply. The San Pablo Reservoir is one of many Bay Area reservoirs that have ballooned with recent rains. Others reservoirs around the state, are also now […]
OPINION: Tell The State It Needs A Better Plan To Share Our Water
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Modesto Beeby The Editorial BoardThe state of California knows its plans to send more water down our rivers into the Delta will cause a lot of pain. In the words of the board’s latest blueprint, it’s “unavoidable.” That’s all: Unavoidable. The state produced a 3,100-page document describing a plan to save salmon – available in virtually every fish restaurant […]