The Sierra Nevada is getting soaked this year, and Lake Tahoe is one of the biggest beneficiaries.The sixth-largest lake in the United States, which straddles California and Nevada, reached its natural rim after weekend storms dumped 12.5 billion gallons of water into the lake. A trickle is now flowing through the dam and into the […]
Weeks away from getting a new chief who is fracking-friendly, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finally released its final report on the threat posed to our drinking water by fracking. A 2015 draft report released by the EPA was supposed to answer the question of whether deep drilling and fracking for natural gas and oil […]
A recently released study on winter-run chinook salmon adds a new wrinkle to efforts to conserve the fish, which have had a larger influence on statewide water policy during California’s drought. As water supplies dwindled during the drought, state and federal officials found it increasingly difficult to protect the endangered salmon’s eggs and recent hatches, […]
California took a big (and much-needed) leap forward in 2014 when it passed the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA). Even though sustainability won’t be mandated until 2040 or 2042, depending on the groundwater basin, the process of implementing the legislation is well underway. From the end of June 2017, each groundwater basin is required to form at […]
A double-barreled storm will soak California with rain and flash flooding while areas farther north are hit with more snow and ice into Friday. While the storm will bring beneficial moisture to the region, it will also cause travel disruptions to heavily-populated areas along the Pacific coast. Travel was halted along part of Highway 20 in Oregon […]
One of the strongest rainstorms of the season is set to gush over the Bay Area on Thursday just as unusually high tides and blustery winds hit, making for what forecasters expect to be a day of mayhem. City work crews were gearing up for the super soaker that’s forecast to dump up to 2 […]
Lake Tahoe Filling Up, What Does That Mean For Calif. Drought?
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /SFGate (San Francisco)by Amy GraffThe Sierra Nevada is getting soaked this year, and Lake Tahoe is one of the biggest beneficiaries.The sixth-largest lake in the United States, which straddles California and Nevada, reached its natural rim after weekend storms dumped 12.5 billion gallons of water into the lake. A trickle is now flowing through the dam and into the […]
EPA agrees that fracking has a potential impact on drinking water
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Digital Journalby KAREN GRAHAMWeeks away from getting a new chief who is fracking-friendly, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finally released its final report on the threat posed to our drinking water by fracking. A 2015 draft report released by the EPA was supposed to answer the question of whether deep drilling and fracking for natural gas and oil […]
Study Sheds New Light On Solving Salmon Puzzle
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Redding Record Searchlightby Damon ArthurA recently released study on winter-run chinook salmon adds a new wrinkle to efforts to conserve the fish, which have had a larger influence on statewide water policy during California’s drought. As water supplies dwindled during the drought, state and federal officials found it increasingly difficult to protect the endangered salmon’s eggs and recent hatches, […]
BLOG: Status Update: How California Is Doing at Managing Its Groundwater
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Water Deeply (New York)California took a big (and much-needed) leap forward in 2014 when it passed the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA). Even though sustainability won’t be mandated until 2040 or 2042, depending on the groundwater basin, the process of implementing the legislation is well underway. From the end of June 2017, each groundwater basin is required to form at […]
Potent storm to unleash soaking rain, localized flooding in California
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /AccuWeather (Wichita, Kan.)by Alex SosnowskiA double-barreled storm will soak California with rain and flash flooding while areas farther north are hit with more snow and ice into Friday. While the storm will bring beneficial moisture to the region, it will also cause travel disruptions to heavily-populated areas along the Pacific coast. Travel was halted along part of Highway 20 in Oregon […]
Storm swooping in to dump 2 to 5 inches of rain on Bay Area
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /SFGate (San Francisco)by Evan SernoffskyOne of the strongest rainstorms of the season is set to gush over the Bay Area on Thursday just as unusually high tides and blustery winds hit, making for what forecasters expect to be a day of mayhem. City work crews were gearing up for the super soaker that’s forecast to dump up to 2 […]