U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell has issued a Secretarial Order that directs federal officials to expedite the environmental review of the California WaterFix project as part of larger effort to take “timely actions” to address the effects of drought and climate change on California’s water supply and imperiled wildlife. The order outlines several […]
The release of a lengthy collection of environmental documents has the California WaterFix marching on, even as many continue to doubt the viability of Gov. Jerry Brown’s nearly $16 billion plan to reroute water deliveries to the Central Valley and Southern California. The road is far from over for the massive plan, but experts and […]
/in California and the U.S./by Mike Lee /Water Deeply (New York)by Padma Nagappan Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
The U.S. imports vehicles, equipment, fresh produce and other goods from Mexico. That list may soon include water too, now that a San Diego County water district is looking south for help to diversify its supply. The Otay Water District serves a population of 220,000 people in southeastern San Diego County, in a service area spanning […]
California entered 2017 hoping a wet winter could end the state’s six-year drought. Be careful what you wish for. Northern California and the San Joaquin Valley are bracing for potential flooding this weekend, as a massive weather system known as an atmospheric river builds off the coast. Forecasters say that by Monday, rainfall and river […]
Drought-weary California is getting soaked this week. Most of the state is already having a wetter-than-normal rainy season, it’s been raining and snowing for the past couple of days, and on Saturday and Sunday an “atmospheric river” of precipitation is expected to arrive. That sounds like great news — California needs water, right? What it needs even […]
An atmospheric river laden with water vapor coming out of the tropics will slam into the Sierra Nevada this weekend and early next week, bringing as much as 10 feet of new, wet snow to the higher elevations, according to the National Weather Service in Sacramento. It is the second of two channels of water-filled […]
Interior Secretary Orders Review of California WaterFix
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /WaterWorld Magazine (Tulsa, Okla.)U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell has issued a Secretarial Order that directs federal officials to expedite the environmental review of the California WaterFix project as part of larger effort to take “timely actions” to address the effects of drought and climate change on California’s water supply and imperiled wildlife. The order outlines several […]
Water Project in California Clears Major Hurdle
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Bond Buyer (New York)by Kyle GlazierThe release of a lengthy collection of environmental documents has the California WaterFix marching on, even as many continue to doubt the viability of Gov. Jerry Brown’s nearly $16 billion plan to reroute water deliveries to the Central Valley and Southern California. The road is far from over for the massive plan, but experts and […]
BLOG: Southern California Eyes Desalinated Water From Mexico
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Water Deeply (New York)by Padma Nagappan Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe U.S. imports vehicles, equipment, fresh produce and other goods from Mexico. That list may soon include water too, now that a San Diego County water district is looking south for help to diversify its supply. The Otay Water District serves a population of 220,000 people in southeastern San Diego County, in a service area spanning […]
California’s Megastorm: Rain, Snow, Flooding – And Maybe Drought Relief
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby Ryan Sabalow, Dale Kasler, Phillip Reese and Bill LindelofCalifornia entered 2017 hoping a wet winter could end the state’s six-year drought. Be careful what you wish for. Northern California and the San Joaquin Valley are bracing for potential flooding this weekend, as a massive weather system known as an atmospheric river builds off the coast. Forecasters say that by Monday, rainfall and river […]
California’s Snow Is Turning to Rain
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Bloomberg L.P. (New York)by Justin FoxDrought-weary California is getting soaked this week. Most of the state is already having a wetter-than-normal rainy season, it’s been raining and snowing for the past couple of days, and on Saturday and Sunday an “atmospheric river” of precipitation is expected to arrive. That sounds like great news — California needs water, right? What it needs even […]
National Weather Service Predicts 15 Feet Of New Snow
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Calaveras Enterprise (San Andreas)by Terry GrilloAn atmospheric river laden with water vapor coming out of the tropics will slam into the Sierra Nevada this weekend and early next week, bringing as much as 10 feet of new, wet snow to the higher elevations, according to the National Weather Service in Sacramento. It is the second of two channels of water-filled […]