It’s Groundhog Day and Punxsatawney Phil saw his shadow this morning and called for six more weeks of winter, which is pretty appropriate since we woke up to rain in California once again. But the biggest headline of the day is that the latest drought report was released this morning, and once again we have […]
Two of the nation’s worst drought areas saw significant improvement in January thanks to several rounds of quenching precipitation in recent weeks. Several rounds of heavy rain and snow have brought a major reduction to the drought in Southern California, while a stormy pattern also brought beneficial rain to areas of the South. As a […]
Lake Mead water levels have a 50 percent chance of falling below a threshold that will trigger an official shortage, federal water managers have said, which would result in a significant reduction of water shared by three states. The lake stores water for Arizona, California and Nevada. If it falls below 1,075 feet above sea […]
Efforts to create a new reservoir in Northern California took a step forward Tuesday. The Sites Project Authority issued a “notice of preparation,” which is the first step in the environmental review process. “Californians made a bold and innovative decision to invest in new water storage when they overwhelmingly approved Proposition 1 in 2014,” Authority […]
Following years of drought and with 2017 shaping up to be what the California Department of Water Resources calls “one of the wettest years ever,” some observers have wondered why water agencies are not storing more water in reservoirs for future use. Because preventing loss of life and reducing property damage from flooding becomes a […]
After a month of huge blizzards and “atmospheric river” storms, the Sierra Nevada snowpack — source of a third of California’s drinking water — is 177 percent of the historic average, the biggest in more than two decades. The last time there was this much snow on Feb. 1 in the Sierra was in 1995. […]
Kern County’s Drought Ranking Improves Again, Now Considered “Moderate”
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /23ABC (Bakersfield)by Elaina Rusk Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityIt’s Groundhog Day and Punxsatawney Phil saw his shadow this morning and called for six more weeks of winter, which is pretty appropriate since we woke up to rain in California once again. But the biggest headline of the day is that the latest drought report was released this morning, and once again we have […]
Two Of Nation’s Worst Droughts Have Seen Significant Improvement In January
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Weather Channelby Linda Lam Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityTwo of the nation’s worst drought areas saw significant improvement in January thanks to several rounds of quenching precipitation in recent weeks. Several rounds of heavy rain and snow have brought a major reduction to the drought in Southern California, while a stormy pattern also brought beneficial rain to areas of the South. As a […]
Shrinking Lake Mead Could Mean Radical Cuts to States’ Water Shares
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Arizona Public MediaLake Mead water levels have a 50 percent chance of falling below a threshold that will trigger an official shortage, federal water managers have said, which would result in a significant reduction of water shared by three states. The lake stores water for Arizona, California and Nevada. If it falls below 1,075 feet above sea […]
Sites Reservoir Project Takes Step Forward
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /KCRA 3 (Sacramento)Efforts to create a new reservoir in Northern California took a step forward Tuesday. The Sites Project Authority issued a “notice of preparation,” which is the first step in the environmental review process. “Californians made a bold and innovative decision to invest in new water storage when they overwhelmingly approved Proposition 1 in 2014,” Authority […]
Release Or Store? Agencies Manage Reservoir Flows
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /AgAlert (Sacramento)by Christine SouzaFollowing years of drought and with 2017 shaping up to be what the California Department of Water Resources calls “one of the wettest years ever,” some observers have wondered why water agencies are not storing more water in reservoirs for future use. Because preventing loss of life and reducing property damage from flooding becomes a […]
Sierra Nevada Snowpack Is Biggest In 22 Years — And More Snow Is On The Way
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Mercury News (San Jose)by Paul RogersAfter a month of huge blizzards and “atmospheric river” storms, the Sierra Nevada snowpack — source of a third of California’s drinking water — is 177 percent of the historic average, the biggest in more than two decades. The last time there was this much snow on Feb. 1 in the Sierra was in 1995. […]