California and the U.S.
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.
Environmental Impacts Of Western Drought Matter To Small Farmers
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Hill (Washington, D.C.)by Nathan HarkleroadWhile not everyone might be upset by California-based drought expert and author John Austin’s recent observation that for trees and plants in California, “it is probably the worst 16-year period in more than 850 years,” it certainly sets off alarm bells for our organization. In fact, Austin’s haunting observation that we have entered a “new […]
BLOG: Cowin on tunnels subsidy: ‘I can put that to rest’
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Stockton Record (eSanJoaquin Blog)by Alex BreitlerMark Cowin, director of the state Department of Water Resources, told water planners in Los Angeles on Monday that the state will not seek a federal subsidy for the Delta tunnels. Cowin’s comments came after tunnels opponents last month released a draft economic analysis of the project by economist David Sunding, a consultant for the […]
Northern California Will Get A Soaking, But Will It Ease The Drought?
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby Ryan SabalowA pair of warm storms expected to hit Northern California later this week could dump more than 8 inches of rain in the mountains and have North Coast rivers roaring. But weather forecasters and hydrologists say the first substantial storms of California’s rainy season are unlikely to put much of a dent in the state’s […]
OPINION: California Far-Reaching Benefits’s New Water Data Law Will Have
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Water Deeply (New York)by Kirsten JamesAt the end of September, water wonks cheered as Governor Jerry Brown signed into law an important new bill that will set California on the path towards a 21st-century water management system. Though it received little attention amid the flurry of new bills signed by the governor, the Open and Transparent Water Data Act (AB […]
BLOG: What Falling Water Conservation Numbers Mean For California
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Water Deeply (New York)by Michael LevitinCalifornia’s drought may not be over, but a troubling number of residents – and the suppliers that deliver water to them – appear to be acting like it is. Last week, the State Water Resources Control Board announced that, compared to 2013 numbers, urban water conservation dropped from 27 percent in August 2015 to 17.7 percent […]
Angry Words Over Unanswered Questions On California Tunnels
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Associated Press (as published by the San Francisco Chronicle)by Ellen Knickmeyer Quoted: Dennis Cushman and Keith LewingerTensions over unanswered questions on how California’s largest water district might help pay for two proposed giant water tunnels boiled over into cursing at a meeting of the water district’s board members. Gov. Jerry Brown’s administration is pushing to get financing and regulatory approval squared away for the $15.7 billion water tunnels. The 35-mile-long tunnels […]