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.
Metropolitan Water District CEO claims Delta tunnels are not a done deal
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Central Valley Business Times (Stockton)by Gene BeleyGov. Edmund Brown Jr.’s biggest legacy – an underground Peripheral Canal – is not really a done deal, claims one of the most powerful executives in California water. Jeffrey Kightlinger, general manager and chief executive officer of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, said that the massive twin water tunnels project the governor envisions […]
How revenue losses played into decision to relax conservation rules in California
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby Ryan SabalowIt wasn’t just generous spring rains filling north-state reservoirs that had California’s urban water districts pushing back so hard against mandatory water cuts this year. All those brown lawns and shorter showers have cost them millions in customer revenue. As water use plummeted because of the statewide conservation orders implemented last summer, many water agencies […]
Water, historic sites are subjects of Washington legislative flurry
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /McClatchy DCby Michael DoyleCalifornia has a stake in a sprawling public lands package moving through the Senate, including controversial water provisions that don’t even name the state. The package includes expanding one national historic site honoring famed conservationist John Muir and designating a new historic site at the former Tule Lake camp that housed Japanese-Americans during World War […]
State Supreme Court won’t hear Delta appeal
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Stockton Recordby Alex BreitlerThe state Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal by Delta interests attempting to block the sale of roughly 20,000 acres of land to a Southern California water agency. The court’s decision appears to clear the way for the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California to finalize its controversial $175 million purchase. San Joaquin […]
State Supreme Court clears major hurdle to Brown’s tunnels
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Central Valley Business Times (Stockton)The California Supreme Court has cleared one of the hurdles for the Metropolitan Water District to buy 20,000 acres, including five islands, in the California Delta, according to the Los Angeles Times Friday evening. The court ruled that the sale may go ahead even as the lawsuit by San Joaquin County opposing the land sale, […]
State Supreme Court sides with Southern California in epic water war over delta islands
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Los Angeles Timesby Matt Stevens Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe state Supreme Court has cleared the way for Southern California’s powerful Metropolitan Water District to buy five islands at the epicenter of the delta’s water system, officials said Friday. Some officials and environmentalists in Northern California had fought to halt the sale, worried about what the MWD planned to do with the land. The agency has said […]