California and the U.S.
The latest news and analysis covering water issues in Caliornia and the rest of the United States.
The Water News Network is San Diego County’s source for water news and information.
The Water News Network is San Diego County’s source for water news and information.
Uncontrolled growth vs. a pleasant existence with H20
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Santa Maria Sunby KEN MCCALIPAfter both my wife and I completed graduate studies in the late ’70s in the Los Angeles area, the question became, “Where should we make our permanent home?” We looked around us in the LA area at the hubbub of traffic and the mass of individuals in close proximity to us in the LA suburbs […]
BLOG: Climate solutions: From a Promise to a Plan on the West Coast
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Hill (Washington, D.C.)by Jay Inslee, Charlie Hales, and Mike MielkeEarlier this month the eyes of the world turn to the Pacific Coast, where global energy ministers and business leaders met to begin transforming the Paris COP21 climate agreement from a promise to a plan — developing the specific policies and actions that will accelerate the transition to economies built on clean energy. Meeting the ambitious carbon […]
California Lawmakers OK Water for Pot Growers
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Associated Press (As Published by The Washington Times - Washington, D.C.)Republican lawmakers are objecting to a California budget provision that gives water to medical marijuana growers. Republicans say a budget bill approved Thursday in the state Assembly gives pot farmers preferential treatment over the rest of the agriculture industry. The bill allows licensed marijuana growers to use water from natural rivers, streams or lakes without state […]
First Step In California Groundwater Law Stirs Debate
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Capital Public Radio News (Sacramento)by Amy QuintonTwo years ago, California became one of the last states in the West to pass a law to manage groundwater. The political will to do so took decades. But the bigger battle may be putting the law into practice. Paso Robles in San Luis Obispo County may be a perfect example of how hard it’s […]
California Delegation Set to Learn About Conservation Strategies in a Semi-Arid Land
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Imperial Valley Newsby Karen RossIsrael is regarded as perhaps the most climate-smart agricultural region in the world. It has to be, with annual rainfall of about 17 inches (source: World Bank). By comparison, portions of the Sierra Nevada, the source of much of California’s water, can receive more than four times that amount. However, the drought and the prospect […]
Drought Eased by Winter Rain, but Here is Why You Should Still Conserve Water
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Orange County Registerby Kurt SnibbeThe best news for the state is that the Sierra Nevada snowpack, which provides roughly 30 percent of California’s water supply, was at its highest level in five years. The 2016 snowpack was at 114 percent of the historic average. Higher snowpack means more runoff to fill the groundwater that supplies the state’s multi billion-dollar […]