The emergency is over, the construction now begins. Demolitions are going to increase, the bottom of the broken spillway will be taken out, two concrete-creating factories are being built and new concrete will be laid beginning in mid-June. The Department of Water Resources gave an update Wednesday in a media conference call on the construction […]
California’s public lands and resources are under siege by a powerful corporation and its allies in Washington. Congressional Republicans used a recent must-pass government spending bill to pave the way for the Cadiz water extraction project, a particularly destructive project in California’s Mojave Desert. Cadiz seeks to create a loophole in an 1875 railroad law […]
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif, on Wednesday, May 24, called on the Trump administration to continue rules that now prevent the use of a Mojave Desert railroad right-of-way for a water extraction project. Los Angeles-based Cadiz company wants to pump large volumes of water from wells it owns in the Cadiz Valley between Barstow and Needles […]
In summer 2010, Los Angeles was losing about 100 gallons of water per person per day to the atmosphere through the evaporation and plant uptake of lawns and trees. Lawns accounted for 70 percent of the water loss, while trees accounted for 30 percent, according to a University of Utah study published in Water Resources […]
One of the news media’s most important functions in a democracy is to constantly remind public agencies about that “public” part of their name. Too often, government officials try to conduct the public’s business in private, and the results can be disastrous for taxpayers (just ask those in the city of Bell). The California Public […]
The Big Bear Municipal Water District Division 2 spot is no longer vacant, after the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the appointment of Frank Howes to the seat at its May 23 meeting. The MWD originally had 60 days to fill the board vacancy, after Mary Ann Lewis resigned Feb. 28. Exceeding […]
Oroville Dam: Spillway’s Bottom Being Demolished for Replacement
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Mercury NewsThe emergency is over, the construction now begins. Demolitions are going to increase, the bottom of the broken spillway will be taken out, two concrete-creating factories are being built and new concrete will be laid beginning in mid-June. The Department of Water Resources gave an update Wednesday in a media conference call on the construction […]
Water Extraction Project Would Be Destructive to California’s Mojave Desert
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento BeeCalifornia’s public lands and resources are under siege by a powerful corporation and its allies in Washington. Congressional Republicans used a recent must-pass government spending bill to pave the way for the Cadiz water extraction project, a particularly destructive project in California’s Mojave Desert. Cadiz seeks to create a loophole in an 1875 railroad law […]
Mojave Desert Feinstein Asks Trump Administration to Protect Desert Water
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /San Bernardino County Sunby David DanelskiSen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif, on Wednesday, May 24, called on the Trump administration to continue rules that now prevent the use of a Mojave Desert railroad right-of-way for a water extraction project. Los Angeles-based Cadiz company wants to pump large volumes of water from wells it owns in the Cadiz Valley between Barstow and Needles […]
LA Lawns Lose Lots of Water: 70B Gallons a Year
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Phys.OrgIn summer 2010, Los Angeles was losing about 100 gallons of water per person per day to the atmosphere through the evaporation and plant uptake of lawns and trees. Lawns accounted for 70 percent of the water loss, while trees accounted for 30 percent, according to a University of Utah study published in Water Resources […]
EDITORIAL: A Strong Bill to Keep Public Agencies Public
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Ventura County StarOne of the news media’s most important functions in a democracy is to constantly remind public agencies about that “public” part of their name. Too often, government officials try to conduct the public’s business in private, and the results can be disastrous for taxpayers (just ask those in the city of Bell). The California Public […]
Howes Officially Approved for MWD
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Big Bear Grizzly by Natalie WilliamsThe Big Bear Municipal Water District Division 2 spot is no longer vacant, after the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the appointment of Frank Howes to the seat at its May 23 meeting. The MWD originally had 60 days to fill the board vacancy, after Mary Ann Lewis resigned Feb. 28. Exceeding […]