A state Public Utilities Commission representative indicated this week the delayed draft environmental review document for the proposed Monterey Peninsula desalination project will be released next week, three weeks after originally scheduled. CPUC spokesman Christopher Chow said the commission estimates that the project’s draft combined environmental impact report and environmental impact statement would be released […]
Kale or quinoa? Free range chicken or seasonal veggie medley? Pellegrino or recycled water? Californians could soon start drinking purified wastewater. In response to a five-year drought, the State Water Resources Control Board recently informed legislators that regulating recycled, drinkable water is perfectly feasible. California would be the first state in the nation to implement […]
Two storms aimed at California are lined up back to back this week — the first is ongoing, and the second more significant storm is slated to arrive this weekend. On the one hand, wet and snowy weather is “normal” for winter in California. On the other, the state is still struggling with a historic […]
A menacing storm taking shape over the Pacific is poised to pound California this weekend, causing what could be the worst flooding in parts of the state in more than a decade, forecasters said. The atmospheric river of warm and highly concentrated water will begin to deliver its payload across the northern two-thirds of California […]
Two weeks before President Barack Obama leaves office, his administration vowed to move full speed ahead on California’s controversial Delta tunnels project, calling it essential for the state’s water supply as well as its environment. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell issued an order Wednesday directing federal officials to complete a preliminary environmental review this month of […]
/in California and the U.S./by Mike Lee /The Associated Press (as published by The Press Democrat - Santa Rosa)by Ellen Knickmeyer
The outgoing Obama administration on Wednesday tried to nudge forward Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposal to build two giant north-south water tunnels for California. In an executive order, U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell directed federal wildlife officials on Wednesday to release by Jan. 17 a preliminary environmental opinion that directs the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service […]
Cal Am Desal Project Draft Environmental Review Expected Next Week
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Monterey Hearldby Jim JohnsonA state Public Utilities Commission representative indicated this week the delayed draft environmental review document for the proposed Monterey Peninsula desalination project will be released next week, three weeks after originally scheduled. CPUC spokesman Christopher Chow said the commission estimates that the project’s draft combined environmental impact report and environmental impact statement would be released […]
Recycling California’s Water Supply
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Mount Shasta Heraldby Colin SabolKale or quinoa? Free range chicken or seasonal veggie medley? Pellegrino or recycled water? Californians could soon start drinking purified wastewater. In response to a five-year drought, the State Water Resources Control Board recently informed legislators that regulating recycled, drinkable water is perfectly feasible. California would be the first state in the nation to implement […]
Five Feet Of Snow And Counting — California Fire Hose Continues Through The Weekend
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Washington Postby Angela FritzTwo storms aimed at California are lined up back to back this week — the first is ongoing, and the second more significant storm is slated to arrive this weekend. On the one hand, wet and snowy weather is “normal” for winter in California. On the other, the state is still struggling with a historic […]
Monster Storm Could Bring State’s Worst Flooding In Over A Decade
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /SFGate (San Francisco)by Evan SernoffskyA menacing storm taking shape over the Pacific is poised to pound California this weekend, causing what could be the worst flooding in parts of the state in more than a decade, forecasters said. The atmospheric river of warm and highly concentrated water will begin to deliver its payload across the northern two-thirds of California […]
Obama Says Full Speed Ahead On Delta Tunnels Project
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby Dale Kasler and Ryan SabalowTwo weeks before President Barack Obama leaves office, his administration vowed to move full speed ahead on California’s controversial Delta tunnels project, calling it essential for the state’s water supply as well as its environment. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell issued an order Wednesday directing federal officials to complete a preliminary environmental review this month of […]
Obama Administration Aids Giant California Water Project
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Associated Press (as published by The Press Democrat - Santa Rosa)by Ellen KnickmeyerThe outgoing Obama administration on Wednesday tried to nudge forward Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposal to build two giant north-south water tunnels for California. In an executive order, U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell directed federal wildlife officials on Wednesday to release by Jan. 17 a preliminary environmental opinion that directs the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service […]