Now that we can take a breath and look back over the past week and a half, clearly there are moments that never will be forgotten. We know that the Oroville Dam spillway incident will be among the biggest news events of 2017, and we’ve only started the recognition and acknowledgements for jobs well done […]
The Department of Water Resources plans to remove at least some of the debris at the bottom of the Oroville Dam spillway and study the structure, but just aren’t sure when they’ll have a chance to do that. The workers can’t just move into the Diversion Pool and pull out the concrete, mud and other […]
Larry Bowen ducked beneath the large white portico to escape the freshly falling rain, the first droplets of a thick storm that would pour down over Northern California later that night. He and his wife, Robin, came to this hillside outpost to look out at the Oroville Dam, like hundreds of others in recent days […]
A federal appeals court has upheld a decision by federal officials to release water from a Northern California dam to prevent a possible salmon die-off. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Tuesday the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation had the authority to release the additional water from Lewiston Dam in 2013 to help migrating […]
Last week I was a guest on an “inspection” trip of the Colorado River Aqueduct, the engineering marvel that delivers up to 1 billion gallons (3.8 billion liters) of water daily to Southern California from the Colorado River hundreds of miles to the east. Organized by the Metropolitan Water District (MWD) of Southern California, these inspections […]
With the reservoir and all water district canals brimming, there is a great effort to move water into underground aquifer recharge ponds, said David Nixon, general manager of the Arvin-Edison Water Storage District in Kern County. “Absolutely, we tried to get every acre foot of water in this district we possibly can,” he said. “With […]
OPINION: Think About Who Needs Financial Help
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Oroville Mercury RegisterNow that we can take a breath and look back over the past week and a half, clearly there are moments that never will be forgotten. We know that the Oroville Dam spillway incident will be among the biggest news events of 2017, and we’ve only started the recognition and acknowledgements for jobs well done […]
DWR Wants to Stop Oroville Spillway Flow, Doesn’t Know When It Can
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Oroville Mercury Registerby Dan ReidelThe Department of Water Resources plans to remove at least some of the debris at the bottom of the Oroville Dam spillway and study the structure, but just aren’t sure when they’ll have a chance to do that. The workers can’t just move into the Diversion Pool and pull out the concrete, mud and other […]
Amid Storms and Fears About Dam, Oroville Residents Are Unsure Who Failed Them — If Anyone
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Washington Postby Jose A. DelRealLarry Bowen ducked beneath the large white portico to escape the freshly falling rain, the first droplets of a thick storm that would pour down over Northern California later that night. He and his wife, Robin, came to this hillside outpost to look out at the Oroville Dam, like hundreds of others in recent days […]
Appeals Court Upholds Water Release Intended to Help Salmon
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /U.S. News (Washington, D.C.)A federal appeals court has upheld a decision by federal officials to release water from a Northern California dam to prevent a possible salmon die-off. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Tuesday the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation had the authority to release the additional water from Lewiston Dam in 2013 to help migrating […]
How Food Companies Can Help Drive Agricultural Water Conservation
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Water Deeply (New York)by Kirsten JamesLast week I was a guest on an “inspection” trip of the Colorado River Aqueduct, the engineering marvel that delivers up to 1 billion gallons (3.8 billion liters) of water daily to Southern California from the Colorado River hundreds of miles to the east. Organized by the Metropolitan Water District (MWD) of Southern California, these inspections […]
Water Districts Recharging Aquifer
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /California AG Todayby Patrick CavanaughWith the reservoir and all water district canals brimming, there is a great effort to move water into underground aquifer recharge ponds, said David Nixon, general manager of the Arvin-Edison Water Storage District in Kern County. “Absolutely, we tried to get every acre foot of water in this district we possibly can,” he said. “With […]