The plan to improve the Delta’s natural environment and the efficiency of the state and federal water projects has been put on hold by a tentative ruling from a Sacramento Superior Court Judge. On June 24, Judge Michael Kenny ruled on clarification motions concerning a consolidated suit aimed at halting the Delta Plan. In his […]
These past few years have shown us just how bad California’s water situation can be when the rain doesn’t fall in the Valley and the snow doesn’t accumulate in the mountains. A lack of precipitation in the Central Valley means reduced water allocations for farmers and a greater demand on groundwater supplies. The fallout is […]
An almond industry group is crediting growers for their water efficiency while cultivating what is expected to be a big crop this year. California’s 2016 almond production is expected to be 2.05 billion meat pounds, up from the 2 billion pounds projected in May and up nearly 8 percent from last year’s yields, reports the […]
Ever since California voters overwhelmingly rejected the peripheral canal in November 1982, the state and federal governments and regional water agencies have concocted a number of schemes to fund this unpopular water diversion plan without a vote of the taxpayers. In the latest scheme, documents released under the California Public Records Act reveal that the […]
There’s a stall in a movement to change California water policy. The California Water Alliance is pulling back its signature gathering campaign in order to change the wording on its proposed ballot measure. Sabrina Hill has more. Karen Musson, co-owner of Gar Tootelian, and a supporter of the California Water Alliance’s measure says it’s an […]
El Niño exerted powerful effects around the globe in the last year, eroding California beaches; driving drought in northern South America, Africa and Asia; and bringing record rain to the U.S. Pacific Northwest and southern South America. In the Pacific Ocean off the West Coast, however, the California Current Ecosystem was already unsettled by an […]
Tentative Ruling Sets Back Delta Plan
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Independent News (Livermore)The plan to improve the Delta’s natural environment and the efficiency of the state and federal water projects has been put on hold by a tentative ruling from a Sacramento Superior Court Judge. On June 24, Judge Michael Kenny ruled on clarification motions concerning a consolidated suit aimed at halting the Delta Plan. In his […]
OPINION: It will take new reservoirs to meet state’s growing water needs
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Modesto Beeby Jerry O’Banion and John PedrozoThese past few years have shown us just how bad California’s water situation can be when the rain doesn’t fall in the Valley and the snow doesn’t accumulate in the mountains. A lack of precipitation in the Central Valley means reduced water allocations for farmers and a greater demand on groundwater supplies. The fallout is […]
Water efficiency credited for big almond crop during drought
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Capital Press (Salem, Ore.)by Tim HeardenAn almond industry group is crediting growers for their water efficiency while cultivating what is expected to be a big crop this year. California’s 2016 almond production is expected to be 2.05 billion meat pounds, up from the 2 billion pounds projected in May and up nearly 8 percent from last year’s yields, reports the […]
Another Water Agency Taxes Property Owners for Delta Tunnels
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Central Valley (San Francisco)by Dan BacherEver since California voters overwhelmingly rejected the peripheral canal in November 1982, the state and federal governments and regional water agencies have concocted a number of schemes to fund this unpopular water diversion plan without a vote of the taxpayers. In the latest scheme, documents released under the California Public Records Act reveal that the […]
California Water Alliance Changes Initiative Plans
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /AgNet West (Fresno)There’s a stall in a movement to change California water policy. The California Water Alliance is pulling back its signature gathering campaign in order to change the wording on its proposed ballot measure. Sabrina Hill has more. Karen Musson, co-owner of Gar Tootelian, and a supporter of the California Water Alliance’s measure says it’s an […]
‘The Blob’ overshadows El Nino
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Phys.org (United Kingdom)El Niño exerted powerful effects around the globe in the last year, eroding California beaches; driving drought in northern South America, Africa and Asia; and bringing record rain to the U.S. Pacific Northwest and southern South America. In the Pacific Ocean off the West Coast, however, the California Current Ecosystem was already unsettled by an […]