Conflict over water allocations from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is the most intractable water management problem in California.The sources of contention are many, but three interrelated issues dominate the debate: whether to build two tunnels that divert water from the Sacramento River, how much water to allocate to endangered fish species, and what to do […]
A temporary truce has been called today in an ongoing dispute between Kern County, Bakersfield and the Kern Delta Water District. Six months ago, the city and KDWD announced that they were forming the Kern River Groundwater Sustainability Agency. Afterwards the county filed its own GSA application with the state in order to protect its […]
A city in Denmark is about to become the first in the world to provide most of its citizens with fresh water using only the energy created from household wastewater and sewage. The Marselisborg Wastewater Treatment Plant in Aarhus has undergone improvements that mean it can now generate more than 150 per cent of the […]
California officials crafting a new conservation plan for the state’s dry future drew criticism from environmentalists on Thursday for failing to require more cutbacks of farmers, who use 80 percent of the water consumed by people. Gov. Jerry Brown ordered up the state plans for improving long-term conservation in May, when he lifted a statewide […]
Congressman Jeff Denham (R-Turlock) sent a letter to President-Elect Donald Trump this week, strongly encouraging him to repeal the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s “Water of the United States,” a rule he called both “harmful and flawed.” “The EPA should not be putting restrictions on Valley farmers’ use of their property,” said Denham. “The people spoke, […]
California is finally embracing its rivers. But it may be a choking embrace. We Californians have long celebrated our coastal splendor and toasted the height and beauty of our mountains. But our rivers? For most of us, they have been a mere utility, the plumbing that moved water around the state.. Today the Golden State, […]
OPINION: A Grand Compromise For The Delta Outlined
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby Ellen Hanak, Jeffrey Mount and Brian GrayConflict over water allocations from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is the most intractable water management problem in California.The sources of contention are many, but three interrelated issues dominate the debate: whether to build two tunnels that divert water from the Sacramento River, how much water to allocate to endangered fish species, and what to do […]
City and County Groundwater Sustainability Agencies End Jurisdiction Dispute
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Kern Golden Empire (Bakersfield)A temporary truce has been called today in an ongoing dispute between Kern County, Bakersfield and the Kern Delta Water District. Six months ago, the city and KDWD announced that they were forming the Kern River Groundwater Sustainability Agency. Afterwards the county filed its own GSA application with the state in order to protect its […]
World’s First City To Power Its Water Needs With Sewage Energy
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /NewScientist by Kata KaráthA city in Denmark is about to become the first in the world to provide most of its citizens with fresh water using only the energy created from household wastewater and sewage. The Marselisborg Wastewater Treatment Plant in Aarhus has undergone improvements that mean it can now generate more than 150 per cent of the […]
Environmentalists Urge Lawmakers To Crack Down On Water-Guzzling Farms
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /CBS SFBayAreaCalifornia officials crafting a new conservation plan for the state’s dry future drew criticism from environmentalists on Thursday for failing to require more cutbacks of farmers, who use 80 percent of the water consumed by people. Gov. Jerry Brown ordered up the state plans for improving long-term conservation in May, when he lifted a statewide […]
Denham Urges President-Elect Trump to Rescind Defining Water Rule
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Turlock Journalby Alysson AredasCongressman Jeff Denham (R-Turlock) sent a letter to President-Elect Donald Trump this week, strongly encouraging him to repeal the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s “Water of the United States,” a rule he called both “harmful and flawed.” “The EPA should not be putting restrictions on Valley farmers’ use of their property,” said Denham. “The people spoke, […]
How Much Can California Ask Of Its Rivers?
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Fox & Hounds DailyCalifornia is finally embracing its rivers. But it may be a choking embrace. We Californians have long celebrated our coastal splendor and toasted the height and beauty of our mountains. But our rivers? For most of us, they have been a mere utility, the plumbing that moved water around the state.. Today the Golden State, […]