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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.
Fed-up Farmers Drive Tractors To Protest At State Water Board Hearing
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Fresno Beeby 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 […]
Cold Weather Causes Needle Ice To Grow Out Of Ground In Sierra Foothills
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /SFGate (San Francisco)by Amy GraffA professor of chemistry at Sierra College in Rocklin, Calif., shared images on Facebook of the extraordinary “needle ice” that formed outside his home when temperatures dropped to a chilly 20 degrees in the Sierra foothills Sunday night. “It’s everywhere at my place,” wrote Michael C. Brelle, who lives in Alta. “This is the result […]
BLOG: A Quick Recap On Last Week’s Rain And Snow Across California
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /AccuWeather (State College, Pa.)by Ken ClarkThe weather has quieted down across California after last week’s soaking storm across the state. The setup involved several different factors that led to the significant rainfall event across the state, especially along the coast of northern and central California. For starters, a plume of moisture was observed extending from the tropics near Hawaii to […]
California To Commission New Delta Research Vessel
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Capital Public Radio (Sacramento)The California Department of Water Resources will commission a new research vessel next week. The department will hold a ceremony and display the vessel Sentinel to news media on Monday in Sacramento. The department says the floating laboratory is critical to maintaining water quality in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and San Francisco Bay. The Sentinel […]
Recent Rains Beg The Question: Can The Wet Weather Continue Into The New Year?
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Tribune (San Luis Obispo)by John LindseyThis fall has seen a ridiculously persistent ridge of high pressure — which has driven the majority of the Gulf of Alaska storms north of the Central Coast over the past six years — give way to a trough of low pressure along the West Coast. This condition has allowed a plume of subtropical moisture, […]
OPINION: Our View: If The State Carries Out Its Plan, Our Region Will Suffer
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Modesto BeeIs the state coming to tear down the arch, or just extinguish some of its lights? For more than 100 years, Modesto’s downtown arch has proclaimed “Water Wealth Contentment Health.” The reasons are obvious – much of what we value is derived from the water flowing through our communities. Without the water, our wealth, health […]