The good news is that rainfall year to date is now slightly above average at Lake Cachuma, which typically supplies half the water needs for South Coast residents. The bad news is that Santa Barbara County remains in the throes of what federal meteorologists describe as “extreme drought conditions.” Only two percent of the California land […]
Despite the torrential rains of the last few weeks, experts say it’s too early to tell whether California’s interminable drought is really over. It will be necessary to monitor rainfall through at least March to make an assessment. California has been in a drought since 2012. Gov. Jerry Brown declared a drought state of emergency […]
In case you missed it, we traveled to East Los Angeles to present our side at the Central Basin Municipal Water District Special Meeting on California WaterFix.
With rivers roaring and more rain coming, California’s drought cops are wrestling with a complicated question: Should they keep patrolling the beat? A chorus of urban water districts Wednesday urged the State Water Resources Control Board, California’s chief drought regulator, to allow the state’s emergency conservation rules to expire. At a lengthy hearing in Sacramento, […]
Rain has finally been falling hard in California, where reservoirs are filling up fast. After six years of punishing drought, that’s obviously a good thing. But it creates a balancing-act challenge for the state’s water managers. Keep too much holed up in storage and the system will overflow if the precipitation keeps coming. Open the […]
Blue skies will give way to storm clouds, gusty winds and snow this week as storms arrive in Northern California. The three storms will not bring as much rain as last week’s series of storms, according to the National Weather Service, but additional runoff is expected to flow into the Sacramento River and other streams […]
Despite Drenching, Santa Barbara Still In ‘Extreme’ Drought
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Santa Barbara Independentby Nick WelshThe good news is that rainfall year to date is now slightly above average at Lake Cachuma, which typically supplies half the water needs for South Coast residents. The bad news is that Santa Barbara County remains in the throes of what federal meteorologists describe as “extreme drought conditions.” Only two percent of the California land […]
Drought’s Back Broken — Or Not?
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Capitol Weekly (Sacramento)by Lisa RennerDespite the torrential rains of the last few weeks, experts say it’s too early to tell whether California’s interminable drought is really over. It will be necessary to monitor rainfall through at least March to make an assessment. California has been in a drought since 2012. Gov. Jerry Brown declared a drought state of emergency […]
VIDEO: Central Basin MWD Special Meeting On Delta Tunnels Benefits & Costs
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Restore The Delta (Stockton)In case you missed it, we traveled to East Los Angeles to present our side at the Central Basin Municipal Water District Special Meeting on California WaterFix.
Should California Drought Rules Be Lifted? State Ponders Question As Storms Roll In
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby Dale KaslerWith rivers roaring and more rain coming, California’s drought cops are wrestling with a complicated question: Should they keep patrolling the beat? A chorus of urban water districts Wednesday urged the State Water Resources Control Board, California’s chief drought regulator, to allow the state’s emergency conservation rules to expire. At a lengthy hearing in Sacramento, […]
Drought-To-Drenched California Faces H20 Balancing Act
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Bloomberg by Brian K. Sullivan and Jeff WIlsonRain has finally been falling hard in California, where reservoirs are filling up fast. After six years of punishing drought, that’s obviously a good thing. But it creates a balancing-act challenge for the state’s water managers. Keep too much holed up in storage and the system will overflow if the precipitation keeps coming. Open the […]
Rain, Water Release From Shasta Dam Expected This Week
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Redding Record Searchlightby Nathan SolisBlue skies will give way to storm clouds, gusty winds and snow this week as storms arrive in Northern California. The three storms will not bring as much rain as last week’s series of storms, according to the National Weather Service, but additional runoff is expected to flow into the Sacramento River and other streams […]