This is northern California’s wettest year of record, so far. The Yolo Bypass has been flooded for most of this wet season, and is still flowing. Are Delta water exports going to exceed the previous record exports from 2011 (6.5 maf)? The figure above compares this year’s Delta water exports compare with other years before […]
With all the downpours and flooding across California this winter, it might seem that the pressure to begin managing the state’s precious groundwater supply would ease up a bit. Instead, the state is pushing to quicken the pace of implementing groundwater regulations. “To protect critical water infrastructure, we need to think about what we can […]
As Governor Jerry Brown asks for additional federal assistance following February’s heavy storms, a larger question looms as to how California should pay to repair – and improve – its defense against floods. In the request dated March 19, Brown asked President Donald Trump to declare a major disaster for the state, estimating the total […]
Outside the window of Helen Dahlke’s office, at the University of California at Davis, the clouds hang low, their edges seeming to brush against the building. It’s raining intensely, an unusual event in a perpetually parched state suffering from a five-year drought. “It looks like the end of the world,” says Dahlke happily.As a hydrologist […]
The confounding statements from the state Department of Water Resources about the Lake Oroville spillway crisis just keep coming.The disaster has been a public-relations nightmare from the beginning, but DWR keeps making matters worse with its words and actions. As the repair bill for the crumbling spillway and the emergency response approached $200 million last week, DWR […]
Californians are more likely to favor beefing up the state’s flood control infrastructure than building Gov. Jerry Brown’s Delta tunnels, according to the latest poll from the Public Policy Institute of California. Sixty-one percent of all adults think it is “very important” that the state spend more money on flood control, in the wake of […]
Pumping Out The Inland Sea – Delta Exports In A Time Of Plenty
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /California Water Blogby Jay LundThis is northern California’s wettest year of record, so far. The Yolo Bypass has been flooded for most of this wet season, and is still flowing. Are Delta water exports going to exceed the previous record exports from 2011 (6.5 maf)? The figure above compares this year’s Delta water exports compare with other years before […]
OPINION: Opposing Sides In California Water Wars Forced Together In Groundwater Agencies
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby Susan SwardWith all the downpours and flooding across California this winter, it might seem that the pressure to begin managing the state’s precious groundwater supply would ease up a bit. Instead, the state is pushing to quicken the pace of implementing groundwater regulations. “To protect critical water infrastructure, we need to think about what we can […]
California Needs Billions For Flood Protection, Experts Say
/in California and the U.S. /by Andrea Mora /ABC 10 (Sacramento)by Gabrielle KarolAs Governor Jerry Brown asks for additional federal assistance following February’s heavy storms, a larger question looms as to how California should pay to repair – and improve – its defense against floods. In the request dated March 19, Brown asked President Donald Trump to declare a major disaster for the state, estimating the total […]
How California Is Saving Rainwater For A Sunny Day
/in California and the U.S. /by Andrea Mora /Popular Science (Harlan, IA)by Mary Beth GriggsOutside the window of Helen Dahlke’s office, at the University of California at Davis, the clouds hang low, their edges seeming to brush against the building. It’s raining intensely, an unusual event in a perpetually parched state suffering from a five-year drought. “It looks like the end of the world,” says Dahlke happily.As a hydrologist […]
OPINION: DWR’s Handling Of Oroville Dam Crisis Keeps Getting Worse
/in California and the U.S. /by Andrea Mora /East Bay Times (San Francisco)by East Bay Times Editorial BoardThe confounding statements from the state Department of Water Resources about the Lake Oroville spillway crisis just keep coming.The disaster has been a public-relations nightmare from the beginning, but DWR keeps making matters worse with its words and actions. As the repair bill for the crumbling spillway and the emergency response approached $200 million last week, DWR […]
Flood Control Trumps Tunnels
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Stockton Recordby Alex BreitlerCalifornians are more likely to favor beefing up the state’s flood control infrastructure than building Gov. Jerry Brown’s Delta tunnels, according to the latest poll from the Public Policy Institute of California. Sixty-one percent of all adults think it is “very important” that the state spend more money on flood control, in the wake of […]