California and the U.S.
The latest news and analysis covering water issues in Caliornia and the rest of the United States.
The Water News Network is San Diego County’s source for water news and information.
The Water News Network is San Diego County’s source for water news and information.
Court ruling could boost cost of California water project
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby SUDHIN THANAWALAThe California Supreme Court is set to issue a ruling Thursday that could add millions of dollars to the cost of the governor’s $15.7 billion plan to build two giant water tunnels in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. At issue is whether California officials must pay landowners to access thousands of acres of private property to […]
Accelerating Innovation in the Urban Water Sector
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Water Deeply (New York)by Michael KiparskyClimate change and population growth are rapidly increasing stress on our water systems, challenging their ability to deliver critical services. To respond to this, we need more than simple course adjustments in how we manage our water – we need entirely new paradigms that will improve resource efficiency and support more sustainable urban water systems. […]
The Unforgiving New Landscape for Water Utilities
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Water Deeply (New York)by Max GombergLocal officials are judged on how well their governments provide basic services from transportation to trash collection. So it has been with drinking water: if the water was safe to drink and reliably delivered, water managers were doing their job. Moreover, when water managers thought about long-term planning, the answer was always the same: increase […]
VIDEO: Mail Print More County to Establish Groundwater Sustainablilty Agency
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /KGET (Bakersfield)County supervisors took action this morning to officially file a notice of intent with the state to establish a groundwater sustainability agency. It’s more of a technical maneuver than anything else. GSAs are starting to pop up in Kern County, to comply with state law that mandates a statewide effort to balance demand for our […]
Sites Reservoir likely years down the road
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Redding Record Searchlightby Damon ArthurDon’t expect to see a reservoir built in the hills west of Maxwell anytime soon. Plans to build the Sites Reservoir have been in the works since 1957, and if it is eventually approved, work on the project probably would not be complete for another 10 to 12 years, according to Jim Watson, the Sites […]
Bill seeks to use renewable energy to boost water supplies
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /89.3 KPCCby Kevin WalkerAs the state slogs through its fifth year of drought, many water agencies are increasingly turning to alternative water sources to boost supplies — source like seawater, brackish groundwater and recycled wastewater. But those need a lot of energy to treat. Now a local state senator wants to use California’s growing renewable energy supply to […]