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.
BLOG: Status Update: How California Is Doing at Managing Its Groundwater
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Water Deeply (New York)California took a big (and much-needed) leap forward in 2014 when it passed the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA). Even though sustainability won’t be mandated until 2040 or 2042, depending on the groundwater basin, the process of implementing the legislation is well underway. From the end of June 2017, each groundwater basin is required to form at […]
Potent storm to unleash soaking rain, localized flooding in California
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /AccuWeather (Wichita, Kan.)by Alex SosnowskiA double-barreled storm will soak California with rain and flash flooding while areas farther north are hit with more snow and ice into Friday. While the storm will bring beneficial moisture to the region, it will also cause travel disruptions to heavily-populated areas along the Pacific coast. Travel was halted along part of Highway 20 in Oregon […]
Storm swooping in to dump 2 to 5 inches of rain on Bay Area
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /SFGate (San Francisco)by Evan SernoffskyOne of the strongest rainstorms of the season is set to gush over the Bay Area on Thursday just as unusually high tides and blustery winds hit, making for what forecasters expect to be a day of mayhem. City work crews were gearing up for the super soaker that’s forecast to dump up to 2 […]
King tides expected to have more impact as sea levels rise
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /San Francisco Chronicleby John KingAs she stood at the edge of the Embarcadero on Tuesday, the bay waters surging high but rarely spilling toward her feet, Lori Lambertson stated the obvious. “Tides are real tricky,” said Lambertson, a staff teacher at the Exploratorium science museum. She was explaining the phenomenon known as king tides, when the oceans’ water levels reach […]
California’s Lake Davis to refill, 20 years after pike disaster started
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Associated Press (As Published by The San Jose Mercury News)Water regulators plan to allow a lake in Northern California to fill to the brim this winter for the first time since using chemicals to kill off non-native fish. The Sacramento Bee reports (http://bit.ly/2hli5sQ ) that the Department of Water Resources lowered Lake Davis in the 1990s to prevent storms from washing predatory northern pike […]
Storms could see Northern California river surging up to 24 feet
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /SFGate (San Francisco)by Amy GraffAs what’s expected to be the biggest storm of the season batters Northern California on Thursday, rivers throughout the region are expected to swell. Creeks and streams in the Bay Area will likely rise only a few feet and won’t come close to flooding, but some flows on the North Coast and in the Sierra […]