In fall of 2013, Protect Our Water Rights (POWR), a group of North County landowners, united to, “protect its members’ legally predominant rights to reasonably use the water beneath their lands.” After three years of litigation, the window for landowners to join the lawsuit as part of the POWR group is closing.
These three graphs show key California reservoir conditions and river stages for the upper and lower Sacramento Valley. The images are from the California Department of Water Resources’ Data Exchange Center and the National Weather Service.
After six years of drought and a few months of flooding, California’s decades-long political commitment to ideology of being either for the environment or against progress has endangered the state’s water supply system and is threatening public safety, environmental health and economic stability. Rather than upgrade California’s water collection and delivery systems, for 50 years […]
A new train of storms has arrived along the Pacific coast, and a potent one is set to hit California hard with heavy rain, mountain snow and strong winds during the latter part of this week. The first storm will focused on areas from Northern California to Washington during Wednesday and Thursday. The second storm […]
Almost 200,000 residents near Oroville Lake evacuated their homes at the order of the California Office of Emergency Services an multiple other law enforcement agencies due to the possibility of the Oroville Dam’s emergency spillway failing. Standing at 770 feet tall, the Oroville dam is the tallest in the United States. Continuous flood control released […]
Northern California residents, who had spent days at evacuation shelters, were allowed to return to their homes but many stayed only long enough to pack valuables before fleeing an approaching storm that will test recently repaired spillways at the nation’s tallest dam. Authorities say the immediate danger has passed for the nearly 200,000 people living […]
Feb. 28 Is Final Day To Join Water-Rights Lawsuit
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /A-Town Daily News (Atascadero)In fall of 2013, Protect Our Water Rights (POWR), a group of North County landowners, united to, “protect its members’ legally predominant rights to reasonably use the water beneath their lands.” After three years of litigation, the window for landowners to join the lawsuit as part of the POWR group is closing.
How Full Are Northern California Reservoirs and Rivers?
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento BeeThese three graphs show key California reservoir conditions and river stages for the upper and lower Sacramento Valley. The images are from the California Department of Water Resources’ Data Exchange Center and the National Weather Service.
OPINION: Oroville Shows Officials Have Focused On False Choices Over California’s Water System
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby Aubrey BettencourtAfter six years of drought and a few months of flooding, California’s decades-long political commitment to ideology of being either for the environment or against progress has endangered the state’s water supply system and is threatening public safety, environmental health and economic stability. Rather than upgrade California’s water collection and delivery systems, for 50 years […]
‘Biggest Storm Of Winter’ To Unleash Flooding Rain In California At Week’s End
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /AccuWeather (State College, Pa.)by Alex SosnowskiA new train of storms has arrived along the Pacific coast, and a potent one is set to hit California hard with heavy rain, mountain snow and strong winds during the latter part of this week. The first storm will focused on areas from Northern California to Washington during Wednesday and Thursday. The second storm […]
OPINION: Oroville Dam Warns About Importance Of Investing In Infrastructure
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Daily Campus (Storrs, Conn.)by Alyssa LuisAlmost 200,000 residents near Oroville Lake evacuated their homes at the order of the California Office of Emergency Services an multiple other law enforcement agencies due to the possibility of the Oroville Dam’s emergency spillway failing. Standing at 770 feet tall, the Oroville dam is the tallest in the United States. Continuous flood control released […]
‘I Will Not Stay Here’: Life Near California’s Oroville Dam Is Now Shadowed By Fear
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Business Insider (New York)by Jocelyn Gecker and Marcio J. SanchezNorthern California residents, who had spent days at evacuation shelters, were allowed to return to their homes but many stayed only long enough to pack valuables before fleeing an approaching storm that will test recently repaired spillways at the nation’s tallest dam. Authorities say the immediate danger has passed for the nearly 200,000 people living […]