It was the most powerful storm of the season so far, and now we’re seeing the benefits. A new report card shows an impressive boost to the Bay Area water supply. The San Pablo Reservoir is one of many Bay Area reservoirs that have ballooned with recent rains. Others reservoirs around the state, are also now […]
The state of California knows its plans to send more water down our rivers into the Delta will cause a lot of pain. In the words of the board’s latest blueprint, it’s “unavoidable.” That’s all: Unavoidable. The state produced a 3,100-page document describing a plan to save salmon – available in virtually every fish restaurant […]
A long-term plan for protecting Lake Mead and preventing severe shortages in deliveries of Colorado River water to Arizona and two other states won’t be approved before the Obama administration ends, throwing more uncertainty into the outlook. While the three states keep discussing a drought contingency plan, Arizona water officials say they’ve reached general agreement […]
If two water diversion tunnels could help solve California’s water delivery woes, can one tunnel be even better? Over the past decade, state officials have designed a massive plumbing solution for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Known as California WaterFix, it involves building two giant tunnels to divert a portion of the Sacramento River’s flow underneath the estuary […]
With no fanfare President Obama signed a massive water infrastructure bill that would take the average person longer to read than Tolstoy’s “War and Peace,” given that the average person is more apt to read the famous novel than suffer through the paper dump of such a bill. That said, the water officials I spoke […]
If two water diversion tunnels could help solve California’s water delivery woes, can one tunnel be even better? Over the past decade, state officials have designed a massive plumbing solution for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Known as California WaterFix, it involves building two giant tunnels to divert a portion of the Sacramento River’s flow underneath the […]
Rainstorms Give California Reservoirs A Much Needed Boost
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /CBS SFBayAreaby Len RamirezIt was the most powerful storm of the season so far, and now we’re seeing the benefits. A new report card shows an impressive boost to the Bay Area water supply. The San Pablo Reservoir is one of many Bay Area reservoirs that have ballooned with recent rains. Others reservoirs around the state, are also now […]
OPINION: Tell The State It Needs A Better Plan To Share Our Water
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Modesto Beeby The Editorial BoardThe state of California knows its plans to send more water down our rivers into the Delta will cause a lot of pain. In the words of the board’s latest blueprint, it’s “unavoidable.” That’s all: Unavoidable. The state produced a 3,100-page document describing a plan to save salmon – available in virtually every fish restaurant […]
Long-Term Plan For Colorado River Water Won’t Be Sealed Before Trump Takes Office
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Arizona Daily Starby Tony DavisA long-term plan for protecting Lake Mead and preventing severe shortages in deliveries of Colorado River water to Arizona and two other states won’t be approved before the Obama administration ends, throwing more uncertainty into the outlook. While the three states keep discussing a drought contingency plan, Arizona water officials say they’ve reached general agreement […]
Group Urges 11th Hour Shift In Plan For Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /KQED (San Francisco)by Matt WeiserIf two water diversion tunnels could help solve California’s water delivery woes, can one tunnel be even better? Over the past decade, state officials have designed a massive plumbing solution for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Known as California WaterFix, it involves building two giant tunnels to divert a portion of the Sacramento River’s flow underneath the estuary […]
Irrigation Water Necessary To Sustain California Agriculture
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Western Farm Pressby Todd FitchetteWith no fanfare President Obama signed a massive water infrastructure bill that would take the average person longer to read than Tolstoy’s “War and Peace,” given that the average person is more apt to read the famous novel than suffer through the paper dump of such a bill. That said, the water officials I spoke […]
BLOG: Think Tank Urges Fresh Look at the Delta Water Tunnel Plan
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Water Deeply (New York)by Matt WeiserIf two water diversion tunnels could help solve California’s water delivery woes, can one tunnel be even better? Over the past decade, state officials have designed a massive plumbing solution for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Known as California WaterFix, it involves building two giant tunnels to divert a portion of the Sacramento River’s flow underneath the […]