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.
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 […]
Biologists Go E-Fishing for Steelhead
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Independent (Santa Barbara )by Nick WelshWith Lake Cachuma water levels plunging to historic lows, the Bureau of Reclamation began releasing 320 acre-feet of water down the Santa Ynez River a day and will continue doing so until 7,800 acre-feet have been let go as part of a legally mandated program to replenish the groundwater basins of downstream cities and water providers. […]
A multi-pronged Delta smelt strategy revealed
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Porterville RecorderUnder a comprehensive strategy released Tuesday, state and federal agencies will work to rapidly improve conditions for endangered Delta smelt, which are close to extinction after several extremely dry years. According to a California Natural Resources Agency press release, the strategy represents a management shift for state and federal water and wildlife agencies, which are […]
Senate Bill addresses water use of marijuana cultivation
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /North Coast Newsby Jeremy ChenFish and Wildlife will now take a more active role in protecting California waterways after the passing of Senate Bill 837. Scott Bauer, a Senior Environmental Scientist with California Fish and Wildlife said, “It provides for additional resources for our own department, our watershed enforcement team, for the state water board and it helps us […]