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.
California’s Cap-and-Trade Program Faces Daunting Hurdles to Avoid Collapse
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Times by Chris Megerian and Ralph VartabedianThe linchpin of California’s climate change agenda, a program known as cap and trade, has become mired in legal, financial and political troubles that threaten to derail the state’s plans to curb greenhouse gas emissions. The program has been a symbol of the state’s leadership in the fight against global warming and a key source of funding, most notably for the high-speed rail […]
Groups Petition State to Address Predatory Fish in Delta
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Capital Press (Salem, Ore.)by Tim HeardenTwo farm groups have joined a broad coalition that wants the state Fish and Game Commission to address the issue of non-native, predatory fish in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. The California Farm Bureau Federation and Western Growers have teamed with water districts and conservation groups to petition the state body, asking that fishing controls […]
Fun Fact: Lots of California Isn’t Metering Its Water
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /WIRED (Boone, Iowa)by Nick StocktonLast June, the State Water Resources Control Board (water board, from here on) warned some senior rights holders that the surface supplies did not contain enough water to meet their needs. Several kept slurping, and the water board slapped one offender (the Byron Bethany Irrigation District) with a $1.5 million fine. Byron Bethany appealed. Last week, […]
Big Steps Ahead on Regional Groundwater Management
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Oroville Mercury Registerby Heather HackingBy this time next year a lot of work needs to be done on a regional groundwater sustainability plan. By 2017 the major players in our local plan need to be identified. By 2022, local folks need to create and submit a groundwater plan that will be sustainable and accepted by state water leaders. Every […]
Bureau of Reclamation’s Complicated Situation of Balancing Needs of Fish, People
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Fox 40 Sacramento by Rina NakanoDon’t be fooled by the increased water levels in our area. Scientists say we are very much still in the drought, so we need to continue to save water — not just for our consumption. The issue is protecting two endangered fish species, which would reduce water supply for farmers and people in Northern California. The fish […]
Fifty Percent of Sierra Nevada’s Trees Dead or Dying—Are Our Forests Doomed?
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /KCBX (San Luis Obispo)In search of solutions to the extreme threat to California’s forests and watersheds, correspondent Tom Wilmer met with Bob Kingman, the Sierra Nevada Conservancy’s Assistant Executive Officer in Auburn, California. He then visits with Sean O’Brien in San Luis Obispo about urban forested Monterey Pines in conjunction with Cal Fire in Cambria. More than 60 […]