A new water year is here and there is much anticipation for what a growing El Niño will bring California. There is a likelihood the state could see back to back big water years.
After a year of unprecedented heat and flooding, experts are cautiously hopeful for California’s new water year with the threat of the historically unruly El Niño looming. With the start of the new water year this week, state officials say there is plenty to celebrate. State climatologist Michael Anderson said in a Tuesday briefing that between […]
After a devastating drought in 2021 that left Lake Oroville at their lowest water level ever at 628.47 feet, the lake has now seen an intense increase in water levels. “This past winter storms provided a huge boost to the state water projects, water supply, especially at our largest reservoir at Lake Oroville,” said Ted […]
The North Marin Water District is pushing back on the state’s proposal for permanent water conservation measures regardless of drought conditions. The proposal, known as “Making Conservation a California Way of Life,” would require hundreds of large urban water suppliers to set and meet new conservation targets beginning in 2025. Agencies also would be required […]
A second straight wet winter may be in store for California, but state water regulators are turning their attention to the prospect of long-term water shortages, with plans for permanent statewide restrictions.
Current El Niño conditions appear likely to become comparable to the “great” El Niño of 1997-98, according to an experimental prediction system used by the National Science Foundation’s National Center for Atmospheric Research. “Our forecast system has shown that it can do a remarkably good job of accurately hindcasting past El Niño events when we’ve […]
Future of Water Storage in California Could Increase State Energy Supply
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /ABC 10 by Monica WoodsA new water year is here and there is much anticipation for what a growing El Niño will bring California. There is a likelihood the state could see back to back big water years.
California Prepares for El Niño Winter After a Year of Extreme Heat and Floods
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /Courthouse News Service by Natalie HansonAfter a year of unprecedented heat and flooding, experts are cautiously hopeful for California’s new water year with the threat of the historically unruly El Niño looming. With the start of the new water year this week, state officials say there is plenty to celebrate. State climatologist Michael Anderson said in a Tuesday briefing that between […]
Lake Oroville Recovers After the 2021 Drought as Water Levels Soar Over 200 Feet
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /KRCR-TV by Hannah GutierrezAfter a devastating drought in 2021 that left Lake Oroville at their lowest water level ever at 628.47 feet, the lake has now seen an intense increase in water levels. “This past winter storms provided a huge boost to the state water projects, water supply, especially at our largest reservoir at Lake Oroville,” said Ted […]
Marin Water Agency Objects to State’s Proposed Conservation Rules
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /Marin Independent Journalby Will HoustonThe North Marin Water District is pushing back on the state’s proposal for permanent water conservation measures regardless of drought conditions. The proposal, known as “Making Conservation a California Way of Life,” would require hundreds of large urban water suppliers to set and meet new conservation targets beginning in 2025. Agencies also would be required […]
California Will Soon Require Many Cities to Significantly Cut Water Use. Here Are the Details
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /San Francisco Chronicle by Kurtis AlexanderA second straight wet winter may be in store for California, but state water regulators are turning their attention to the prospect of long-term water shortages, with plans for permanent statewide restrictions.
Developing ‘Super’ El Niño Could Match California’s Great Deluge of 1997-98
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /GV Wireby Bill McEwenCurrent El Niño conditions appear likely to become comparable to the “great” El Niño of 1997-98, according to an experimental prediction system used by the National Science Foundation’s National Center for Atmospheric Research. “Our forecast system has shown that it can do a remarkably good job of accurately hindcasting past El Niño events when we’ve […]