A new frontier the energy-water nexus is being forged in Southern California. Teaming up with Advanced Microgrid Solutions, Irvine Ranch Water District will be using an energy storage system to reduce its costs and help ease demand on the grid during peak hours.
In a world turned upside down by advancing cancer, Isaiah Branzuela took joy in three things: his home, his dog, and the love of friends and family. Now his home is gone, destroyed by this week’s devastating Loma fire. His beloved dog is gone, too, killed in the conflagration. What remains are his fiercely devoted friends, who […]
In developing countries, there is not always enough clean water for everybody who wants it, so supplies are scheduled to go to different neighborhoods at different hours of the day. When water flows to a new section, it can create spikes in pressure that break pipes — leading to even less access to clean water. […]
Salmon are struggling to survive all along the West Coast, where runs that historically numbered in the millions of fish have dwindled into the thousands or even dozens. Environmental laws that have been put in place to see that these fish remain healthy and plentiful are not working in many places. While some people have […]
California WaterFix is Gov. Jerry Brown’s plan to build twin tunnels under the Delta to move water directly from the Sacramento River to the California Aqueduct, which serves the urban and agricultural interests of Southern California. These twin tunnels are supposed to prevent damage to the Delta ecosystem caused by direct pumping of water from […]
Local water leaders on Tuesday formally scorned a state proposal to drastically change river levels, saying it would cripple farms and the economy and threaten people’s drinking water in Modesto, San Francisco and beyond. “To me, this is an outrage,” said Greg Salyer, general manager of the Modesto Irrigation District. “This is probably the worst […]
BLOG: Energy Storage Is Saving Water Utilities Money and Easing Grid Demand
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Water Deeply (New York)by Tara LohanA new frontier the energy-water nexus is being forged in Southern California. Teaming up with Advanced Microgrid Solutions, Irvine Ranch Water District will be using an energy storage system to reduce its costs and help ease demand on the grid during peak hours.
Loma Fire: Blaze Destroys Home, Kills Dog of Father Battling Cancer
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The San Jose Mercury Newsby Lisa M. KriegerIn a world turned upside down by advancing cancer, Isaiah Branzuela took joy in three things: his home, his dog, and the love of friends and family. Now his home is gone, destroyed by this week’s devastating Loma fire. His beloved dog is gone, too, killed in the conflagration. What remains are his fiercely devoted friends, who […]
Protecting the Pipes When the Water Doesn’t Always Flow
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /American Insitite of Physics (College Park, Md.)by Andrew SilverIn developing countries, there is not always enough clean water for everybody who wants it, so supplies are scheduled to go to different neighborhoods at different hours of the day. When water flows to a new section, it can create spikes in pressure that break pipes — leading to even less access to clean water. […]
BLOG: Federal Agencies Criticized for Not Enforcing Laws That Protect Salmon
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Water Deeply (New York)by Alastair BlandSalmon are struggling to survive all along the West Coast, where runs that historically numbered in the millions of fish have dwindled into the thousands or even dozens. Environmental laws that have been put in place to see that these fish remain healthy and plentiful are not working in many places. While some people have […]
OPINION: Twin Tunnels, Delta and Tuolumne Are All Connected
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Modesto Beeby Rob Santos and Paul CampbellCalifornia WaterFix is Gov. Jerry Brown’s plan to build twin tunnels under the Delta to move water directly from the Sacramento River to the California Aqueduct, which serves the urban and agricultural interests of Southern California. These twin tunnels are supposed to prevent damage to the Delta ecosystem caused by direct pumping of water from […]
State Plan For Rivers Doesn’t Hold Water, MID Says
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Modesto Beeby Garth StapleyLocal water leaders on Tuesday formally scorned a state proposal to drastically change river levels, saying it would cripple farms and the economy and threaten people’s drinking water in Modesto, San Francisco and beyond. “To me, this is an outrage,” said Greg Salyer, general manager of the Modesto Irrigation District. “This is probably the worst […]