A simple truth: Our homes, businesses and communities in western Los Angeles County served by the Las Virgenes Municipal Water District would not exist were it not for water from Northern California. But the reliability of those supplies is at long-term risk. This high quality Sierra Nevada supply flows through the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. But, […]
Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a measure by state Sen. Lois Wolk, D-Davis, to help failing public water systems provide services in disadvantaged communities throughout California. Wolk’s Senate Bill 552 enables the state to contract with third-party administrators with the expertise to help provide customers of these failing water systems with safe and affordable drinking […]
Last year at this time, weather forecasters had a pretty good idea of what was in store as California headed into the rainy season. The Pacific Ocean surface was warming, and they were predicting one of the strongest El Niño weather patterns in recorded history. El Niño ended up making an appearance, but it wasn’t […]
Gulf states are among the most water-scarce in the world. With few freshwater resources and low rainfall, many countries have turned to desalination (where salt is removed from seawater) for their clean water needs. But Gulf states are heading for “peak salt”: the more they desalinate, the more concentrated wastewater, brine, is pumped back into […]
The Santa Clara Valley Water District provides water and flood control to nearly 2 million people in 15 cities and owns and operates the Silicon Valley Advanced Water Purification Center (SVAWPC), the largest advanced water purification plant in Northern California. Jim Fiedler is the chief operating officer of the San Jose-based organization, and leads its water […]
/in California and the U.S./by Mike Lee /The San Jose Mercury Newsby Patrick May, Eric Kurhi, Tatiana Sanchez, and Lisa M. Krieger
Lurching for a third day through the bone-dry chaparral of the Santa Cruz Mountains, the Loma Fire by Wednesday morning had grown in size by 10 percent, a sizzling 2,250-acre blaze with 300 homes in its path and more than 1,000 firefighters trying to rein it in. The human force fighting the Loma had doubled […]
Guest opinion /// Five reasons to support California WaterFix
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Agoura Hills Acorn by Glen PetersonA simple truth: Our homes, businesses and communities in western Los Angeles County served by the Las Virgenes Municipal Water District would not exist were it not for water from Northern California. But the reliability of those supplies is at long-term risk. This high quality Sierra Nevada supply flows through the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. But, […]
Governor Signs Bill to Provide Safe, Affordable Drinking Water
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Davis EnterpriseGov. Jerry Brown has signed a measure by state Sen. Lois Wolk, D-Davis, to help failing public water systems provide services in disadvantaged communities throughout California. Wolk’s Senate Bill 552 enables the state to contract with third-party administrators with the expertise to help provide customers of these failing water systems with safe and affordable drinking […]
Will California See a Wet Winter? Forecasters Call It a ‘Crapshoot’
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby Ryan SabalowLast year at this time, weather forecasters had a pretty good idea of what was in store as California headed into the rainy season. The Pacific Ocean surface was warming, and they were predicting one of the strongest El Niño weather patterns in recorded history. El Niño ended up making an appearance, but it wasn’t […]
Peak Salt: Is The Desalination Dream Over For The Gulf States?
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Guardian (New York)by Stephen Leahy and Katherine PurvisGulf states are among the most water-scarce in the world. With few freshwater resources and low rainfall, many countries have turned to desalination (where salt is removed from seawater) for their clean water needs. But Gulf states are heading for “peak salt”: the more they desalinate, the more concentrated wastewater, brine, is pumped back into […]
BLOG: Water Works: Jim Fiedler on The Drought’s Impact on Water Management
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Water Deeply (New York)by Eline GordtsThe Santa Clara Valley Water District provides water and flood control to nearly 2 million people in 15 cities and owns and operates the Silicon Valley Advanced Water Purification Center (SVAWPC), the largest advanced water purification plant in Northern California. Jim Fiedler is the chief operating officer of the San Jose-based organization, and leads its water […]
Loma Fire Grows in Size With Little Sign of Relief
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The San Jose Mercury Newsby Patrick May, Eric Kurhi, Tatiana Sanchez, and Lisa M. KriegerLurching for a third day through the bone-dry chaparral of the Santa Cruz Mountains, the Loma Fire by Wednesday morning had grown in size by 10 percent, a sizzling 2,250-acre blaze with 300 homes in its path and more than 1,000 firefighters trying to rein it in. The human force fighting the Loma had doubled […]