Winter weather is coming back to the Bay Area — just in time for spring. Starting Monday, the day of the vernal equinox, a week-long system of cool storms will swing through Northern California, bringing several inches of rain to the Bay Area and more snowfall in the snow-stuffed Sierra, according to the National Weather […]
After slowing to a trickle during the past five years of punishing drought, hydroelectric power in California is poised to make a major comeback this spring and summer, thanks to the wet winter. Across Northern California, hydroelectricity producers say their reservoirs are brimming at levels not seen in decades. Together, their dams should produce as […]
A bill to expand protections for California’s wild and scenic rivers is working its way through the state legislature. The measure approved by an Assembly committee Monday would bring state rules in line with more expansive federal laws. Supporters say California needs to step in now in case the federal government relaxes its rules under […]
The threat of destructive flooding from a monstrous Sierra Nevada snowpack that supplies Los Angeles with its water led Mayor Eric Garcetti to declare an emergency Monday to protect the city’s aqueduct system and the people who live nearby. Flooding is not a threat in the nation’s second-largest city. But it could swamp the rural […]
The winter’s welcome wet spell has brought at least an unofficial end to California’s drought. But has the rain washed away the most obvious lesson of the Golden State’s dry weather? Quite possibly. The Democrats who control state government say the right things about continuing to push water conservation and to move away from unmetered water systems. […]
The Santa Fe Irrigation District’s (SFID) board voted unanimously, last week, to lift all restrictions on water use by its customers—essentially declaring that the official drought has ended for the 20,000 residents of Solana Beach, Rancho Santa Fe, and Fairbanks Ranch. Local news source the Del Mar Times noted that the decision came at the tail […]
Winter-Like Rain Forecast For 1st Week Of Spring
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /SF Gate (San Francisco)by Evan SernoffskyWinter weather is coming back to the Bay Area — just in time for spring. Starting Monday, the day of the vernal equinox, a week-long system of cool storms will swing through Northern California, bringing several inches of rain to the Bay Area and more snowfall in the snow-stuffed Sierra, according to the National Weather […]
How Hydroelectric Power Has Roared Back In California
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /San Francisco Chronicleby Dominic FracassaAfter slowing to a trickle during the past five years of punishing drought, hydroelectric power in California is poised to make a major comeback this spring and summer, thanks to the wet winter. Across Northern California, hydroelectricity producers say their reservoirs are brimming at levels not seen in decades. Together, their dams should produce as […]
Bill Would Expand Protections For California’s Rivers
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Capital Public Radio (Sacramento)A bill to expand protections for California’s wild and scenic rivers is working its way through the state legislature. The measure approved by an Assembly committee Monday would bring state rules in line with more expansive federal laws. Supporters say California needs to step in now in case the federal government relaxes its rules under […]
Los Angeles Moves to Prevent Flooding in Area Near Aqueduct
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Associated Press (As published by U.S. News & World Report)by Brian MelleyThe threat of destructive flooding from a monstrous Sierra Nevada snowpack that supplies Los Angeles with its water led Mayor Eric Garcetti to declare an emergency Monday to protect the city’s aqueduct system and the people who live nearby. Flooding is not a threat in the nation’s second-largest city. But it could swamp the rural […]
California Drought’s Biggest Lesson? Build More Water Storage
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Redding Record SearchlightThe winter’s welcome wet spell has brought at least an unofficial end to California’s drought. But has the rain washed away the most obvious lesson of the Golden State’s dry weather? Quite possibly. The Democrats who control state government say the right things about continuing to push water conservation and to move away from unmetered water systems. […]
Wet Weather Abates Drought In Southern California
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /AndNowUKnow (Sacramento)by Eva RoethlerThe Santa Fe Irrigation District’s (SFID) board voted unanimously, last week, to lift all restrictions on water use by its customers—essentially declaring that the official drought has ended for the 20,000 residents of Solana Beach, Rancho Santa Fe, and Fairbanks Ranch. Local news source the Del Mar Times noted that the decision came at the tail […]