California is working to put into place a framework that will help the state deal with its current water shortage, as well as future droughts that are likely to be more severe with a changing climate. “Making Water Conservation a Way of Life,” a draft report released last week, is the collective effort of five […]
Fights over water are the norm but the successful water bill that passed Congress last week with a rider provision for California may upset the old standard that water is for fighting and whiskey is for drinking. The bill will divert runoff water to parched farms and set up storage, desalination and recycling programs in […]
Just six months ago, Gov. Jerry Brown declared that he wanted to make water conservation a “way of life” in California. His executive order laid out a framework for water suppliers to make conservation permanent and ensure that Californians continue to use this precious resource efficiently. Today, the likelihood of that vision becoming a reality […]
Flood control concerns in the Sacramento area and Merced County helped drive a big water bill that won overwhelming congressional approval despite heated conflict over other California provisions. The flood control authorizations, including some $780 million for West Sacramento work, $880 million for work along the American and Sacramento rivers and a go-ahead for continued […]
California’s politicians and pundits – including this one – have been busily speculating on what effect a Donald Trump presidency could have on a state that rejected him overwhelmingly. Well, we saw the first major impact last week, without Trump even lifting a finger. A compromise bill that, in effect, reallocates federally controlled water in […]
California farmers and Southern California cities were aghast last winter when much of the heavy rainfall that fell in Northern California washed through the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and out to sea. In their view, it represented a lost opportunity to capture high river flows and pump water to arid regions south of the Delta.
California Drought: Six Years In, How Will the State Keep Saving Water?
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /KQED by Tara LohanCalifornia is working to put into place a framework that will help the state deal with its current water shortage, as well as future droughts that are likely to be more severe with a changing climate. “Making Water Conservation a Way of Life,” a draft report released last week, is the collective effort of five […]
Toast the Water Bill with Whiskey
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Fox & Houndsby Joel FoxFights over water are the norm but the successful water bill that passed Congress last week with a rider provision for California may upset the old standard that water is for fighting and whiskey is for drinking. The bill will divert runoff water to parched farms and set up storage, desalination and recycling programs in […]
OPINION: How California’s water conservation strategy is falling short
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby Ben Chou and Tracy QuinnJust six months ago, Gov. Jerry Brown declared that he wanted to make water conservation a “way of life” in California. His executive order laid out a framework for water suppliers to make conservation permanent and ensure that Californians continue to use this precious resource efficiently. Today, the likelihood of that vision becoming a reality […]
Long-sought flood control projects eased passage of California water bill
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby Michael DoyleFlood control concerns in the Sacramento area and Merced County helped drive a big water bill that won overwhelming congressional approval despite heated conflict over other California provisions. The flood control authorizations, including some $780 million for West Sacramento work, $880 million for work along the American and Sacramento rivers and a go-ahead for continued […]
BLOG: Donald Trump forces a California water deal without lifting a finger
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby Dan WaltersCalifornia’s politicians and pundits – including this one – have been busily speculating on what effect a Donald Trump presidency could have on a state that rejected him overwhelmingly. Well, we saw the first major impact last week, without Trump even lifting a finger. A compromise bill that, in effect, reallocates federally controlled water in […]
What does the new federal water bill mean for California? For one, a big win for farmers
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby Dale Kasler and Ryan SabalowCalifornia farmers and Southern California cities were aghast last winter when much of the heavy rainfall that fell in Northern California washed through the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and out to sea. In their view, it represented a lost opportunity to capture high river flows and pump water to arid regions south of the Delta.