The Bay Area is gripped by an historic housing shortage and affordability crisis. A plan being circulated now by state water officials will only make it worse. The State Water Resources Control Board wants to cut water supplies to 2.6 million Bay Area residents in San Francisco, Silicon Valley and the East Bay by up […]
Few people realize how outdated our systems for water information are. Because of data limitations, real-time, transparent decisions about drought management, flood response and groundwater protection have eluded the state for the past century. Without basic numbers on where, when and how much water is available and being used, we can’t improve how we manage […]
As a test run at the Oroville Dam spillway commenced Wednesday afternoon, the director of the Department of Water Resources said at a press conference in Sacramento he expected the bottom of the spillway to be eroded away by spring, with a replacement completed by fall. This came after a gaping hole in the spillway […]
Radar satellite maps created by NASA show land continues to sink rapidly in certain areas of the San Joaquin Valley, putting state and federal aqueducts and flood control structures at risk of damage. An August 2015 NASA report documented record rates of subsidence or sinking in the San Joaquin Valley, particularly near Chowchilla and Corcoran, as […]
State engineers have found new damage to the Oroville Dam spillway, although not as much as they’d feared, after conducting two test releases to see how much water the scarred facility could handle, the state said Thursday. Meanwhile, reservoir levels continued to climb behind the critical flood-control structure. The gash that was discovered Tuesday grew […]
OPINION: Drastic Water Plan Could Worsen Housing Crisis
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Mercury News (San Jose)by Adrian CovertThe Bay Area is gripped by an historic housing shortage and affordability crisis. A plan being circulated now by state water officials will only make it worse. The State Water Resources Control Board wants to cut water supplies to 2.6 million Bay Area residents in San Francisco, Silicon Valley and the East Bay by up […]
OPINION: Advanced Data Would Improve How California Manages Water
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby Michael Kiparsky and Roger BalesFew people realize how outdated our systems for water information are. Because of data limitations, real-time, transparent decisions about drought management, flood response and groundwater protection have eluded the state for the past century. Without basic numbers on where, when and how much water is available and being used, we can’t improve how we manage […]
VIDEO: What It Will Take To Repair Oroville Dam Spillway
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /YahooOfficials are working to find ways to repair the Oroville Dam spillway, which has concrete erosion.
Water Will Keep Flowing at Oro Dam Spillway Despite Gaping Hole, Erosion
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Oroville Mercury Registerby Risa JohnsonAs a test run at the Oroville Dam spillway commenced Wednesday afternoon, the director of the Department of Water Resources said at a press conference in Sacramento he expected the bottom of the spillway to be eroded away by spring, with a replacement completed by fall. This came after a gaping hole in the spillway […]
Areas Of San Joaquin Valley Sink Further In 2016, Officials Blame Groundwater Pumping
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /CBS SacramentoRadar satellite maps created by NASA show land continues to sink rapidly in certain areas of the San Joaquin Valley, putting state and federal aqueducts and flood control structures at risk of damage. An August 2015 NASA report documented record rates of subsidence or sinking in the San Joaquin Valley, particularly near Chowchilla and Corcoran, as […]
Oroville Dam Officials Find New Damage After Water Releases, As Reservoir Level Climbs
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby Dale Kasler, Ryan Sabalow, and Phillip ReeseState engineers have found new damage to the Oroville Dam spillway, although not as much as they’d feared, after conducting two test releases to see how much water the scarred facility could handle, the state said Thursday. Meanwhile, reservoir levels continued to climb behind the critical flood-control structure. The gash that was discovered Tuesday grew […]