Flint, Michigan, has shone a spotlight on the decrepit state and lack of investment in the U.S.’s water infrastructure, but the city isn’t alone in facing these challenges. A new policy brief from the Brookings Institute breaks down how cities with large drinking water utilities are financing their water systems, and what challenges they’re facing. […]
Saving the Delta requires sacrifice by all, not just residents of this region. I hope someone drilled that idea into the State Water Resources Control Board. The board, whose Sisyphean job is to ensure California’s water is used fairly, brought its road show to Stockton last Friday for a public hearing on its dubious Water […]
With the stroke of a pen Friday President Barack Obama solidified $415 million in federal funding for projects in and around Lake Tahoe, along with providing funding for drought relief in California and other water projects. In signing the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act Friday, Obama did not mention Lake Tahoe in […]
Flint, Michigan, has shone a spotlight on the decrepit state and lack of investment in the U.S.’s water infrastructure, but the city isn’t alone in facing these challenges. A new policy brief from the Brookings Institute breaks down how cities with large drinking water utilities are financing their water systems, and what challenges they’re facing. […]
President Barack Obama recently signed the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act. This historic legislation, which included elements from the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), will authorize California drought relief, provide aid to address lead contaminated drinking water, and will provide over $10 billion in flood control, navigation, beach re-nourishment, and environmental restoration […]
A pre-Christmas storm with rain, wind and mountain snow will affect much of the western United States. While the storm will bring another dose of drought-denting rain and dump more snow onto the ski slopes, it has the potential to cause major travel disruptions. Enough rain can fall on the urban areas of California to […]
How Cities Are Tackling Aging Water Systems
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Next City (Philadelphia, Pa.)by Jen KinneyFlint, Michigan, has shone a spotlight on the decrepit state and lack of investment in the U.S.’s water infrastructure, but the city isn’t alone in facing these challenges. A new policy brief from the Brookings Institute breaks down how cities with large drinking water utilities are financing their water systems, and what challenges they’re facing. […]
Fitzgerald: How To Kill Fish And Hurt People
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Record Net (Stockton)by Michael FitzgeraldSaving the Delta requires sacrifice by all, not just residents of this region. I hope someone drilled that idea into the State Water Resources Control Board. The board, whose Sisyphean job is to ensure California’s water is used fairly, brought its road show to Stockton last Friday for a public hearing on its dubious Water […]
Obama Signs Bill Securing $415M For Lake Tahoe
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Record-Courier (Gardnerville, Nev.)With the stroke of a pen Friday President Barack Obama solidified $415 million in federal funding for projects in and around Lake Tahoe, along with providing funding for drought relief in California and other water projects. In signing the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act Friday, Obama did not mention Lake Tahoe in […]
How Cities Are Tackling Aging Water Systems
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Next City (Philadelphia Pa.)by Jen KinneyFlint, Michigan, has shone a spotlight on the decrepit state and lack of investment in the U.S.’s water infrastructure, but the city isn’t alone in facing these challenges. A new policy brief from the Brookings Institute breaks down how cities with large drinking water utilities are financing their water systems, and what challenges they’re facing. […]
Federal Water Legislation Supports Orange County Drought Solutions
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Orange County BreezePresident Barack Obama recently signed the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act. This historic legislation, which included elements from the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), will authorize California drought relief, provide aid to address lead contaminated drinking water, and will provide over $10 billion in flood control, navigation, beach re-nourishment, and environmental restoration […]
Pre-Christmas Storm With Rain, Wind And Snow To Roll Into Western US
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Fox NewsA pre-Christmas storm with rain, wind and mountain snow will affect much of the western United States. While the storm will bring another dose of drought-denting rain and dump more snow onto the ski slopes, it has the potential to cause major travel disruptions. Enough rain can fall on the urban areas of California to […]