California and the U.S.
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.
Federal Drought Legislation Passes Overwhelmingly
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /AgAlert (California Farm Bureau Foundation)by Christine SouzaWelcomed by farm and water leaders as a balanced solution, significant federal legislation authorizing $558 million worth of drought-relief actions for California heads to the president after passage in Congress. The bipartisan drought legislation, part of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act, or WIIN, invests in California water storage and desalination projects, and […]
Oaklaey: Assemblyman Frazier Urges Obama To Veto Controversial Water Bill
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The San Jose Mercury Newsby Aaron DavisAssemblyman Jim Frazier announced Wednesday an effort to combat recently approved federal legislation that would maximize water exports from the Delta to Southern California agriculture. “As a defender of the Delta, I plan to introduce legislation to further protect the Delta and those who rely on all it has to offer,” Frazier said in a news release […]
Drought Strikes Centuries-Old California Oaks
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Phys.org (Douglas, Isle Of Man, U.K.)by Kathleen WongThe most severe drought in living memory did a number on California’s blue oaks. A new study by UC Berkeley researchers shows how even centuries-old trees struggled when landscape water disappeared between 2012 and 2015. Some showed stress by producing miniature leaves, some by shedding leaves, and some simply died.
Lake Tahoe Filling Up, What Does That Mean For Calif. Drought?
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /SFGate (San Francisco)by Amy GraffThe Sierra Nevada is getting soaked this year, and Lake Tahoe is one of the biggest beneficiaries.The sixth-largest lake in the United States, which straddles California and Nevada, reached its natural rim after weekend storms dumped 12.5 billion gallons of water into the lake. A trickle is now flowing through the dam and into the […]
EPA agrees that fracking has a potential impact on drinking water
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Digital Journalby KAREN GRAHAMWeeks away from getting a new chief who is fracking-friendly, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finally released its final report on the threat posed to our drinking water by fracking. A 2015 draft report released by the EPA was supposed to answer the question of whether deep drilling and fracking for natural gas and oil […]
Study Sheds New Light On Solving Salmon Puzzle
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Redding Record Searchlightby Damon ArthurA recently released study on winter-run chinook salmon adds a new wrinkle to efforts to conserve the fish, which have had a larger influence on statewide water policy during California’s drought. As water supplies dwindled during the drought, state and federal officials found it increasingly difficult to protect the endangered salmon’s eggs and recent hatches, […]