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.
How Much Water are Top Suppliers Committing to Save This Year? Zilch.
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /San Francisco Chronicleby Kurtis AlexanderA year after California attacked the drought with an unprecedented water rationing program that drove cities and towns to cut back 24 percent collectively, state officials have changed course and given local agencies the leeway to come up with their own water-saving goals.
Reclamation Announces $3 Million in Agricultural Water Conservation and Efficiency Grants
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Imperial Valley NewsThe Bureau of Reclamation announces the selection of three California water districts to receive $3 million total in Agricultural Water Conservation and Efficiency grants for Fiscal Year 2016. The grants, combined with local cost share contributions, total more than $6 million slated for water management improvement projects to be implemented during the next two years. […]
Judge Invalidates Long-Fought Delta Management Plan
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby Ryan SabalowIn a decision that could delay or complicate Gov. Jerry Brown’s plan to build two huge tunnels in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, a Superior Court judge ruled Friday that a comprehensive management plan for the estuary is no longer valid.
OPINION: I’ve Never Seen Anything Like the Erskine Fire
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Bakersfield.comby Casey ChristieI’ve photographed dozens of wildland fires in my 37 years as a photojournalist and as a resident of Bodfish, we’ve been packed and ready to go more than once. But the Erskine Fire has wrought devastation like I have never seen, and hope to never see again. The 2002 Deer Fire started behind my house and […]
California Lawmakers Propose $3 Billion Parks Bond For November Ballot
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Capital Public Radio (Sacramento)by Ben BradfordCalifornia voters could have yet another decision to make on an already-packed November ballot. The state Assembly voted today to add a three billion dollar bond measure for state and local parks. Democratic Assemblyman Eduardo Garcia said a lack of funding has caused parks to fall into disrepair. “It’s been close to 14 years since this body […]
Judge Bumped From OID Fallowing Lawsuit
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Modesto Beeby Garth StapleyBoard member Gary Osmundson, sued along with the Oakdale Irrigation District, had a judge removed from the case after the judge sided against the district in a pretrial ruling. In other action related to the lawsuit on OID’s stalled fallow-for-money program: The board majority voted Tuesday to alter legal action against two of its own […]