State-imposed water conservation targets are mostly a thing of the past in San Joaquin County — and much of California — after water providers determined they have enough supply to scrape through another three years of drought. This doesn’t mean the drought is over, of course, and residents must still abide by relatively new rules […]
The vast majority of California’s urban water districts report they have enough supplies to withstand three more years of drought, clearing them from an imminent return to state-mandated cutbacks under a new program of locally controlled conservation. The State Water Resources Control Board in May dropped a statewide mandate to cut urban water use by […]
State officials will not force most California water districts to reduce water use this year, even as they caution that the five-year drought persists and note that drought-fueled wildfires continue to wreak havoc. The State Water Resources Control Board in May asked California’s 411 urban water districts to evaluate how much water they would need […]
Despite sinking to a record low in early July, Lake Mead should be just full enough on Jan. 1 to avoid an unprecedented federal shortage declaration for at least one more year. Decisive projections released Tuesday by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation call for the reservoir east of Las Vegas to start 2017 with a surface […]
Recently, Bloomberg reported that investors in massive data centers are making water availability a critical measurement in their decisions — especially in drought-ridden California. Data centers, giant buildings packed with servers that power our virtual world, generate tremendous amounts of intolerable heat. Traditionally, the centers have large cooling systems that require millions of gallons of […]
Paskenta population 112, is an out-of-the-way place where rustic ranches grace grass-covered hills rolling west toward Mendocino Pass. Since the lumber mill closed in 1992, the Tehama County community 130 miles (210km) north of Sacramento has been settling into bucolic tranquility. A water crisis has triggered a rude awakening. Thomes Creek, the sole source of […]
Bar Lowered on Water Conservation During Drought
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Stockton Recordby Alex BreitlerState-imposed water conservation targets are mostly a thing of the past in San Joaquin County — and much of California — after water providers determined they have enough supply to scrape through another three years of drought. This doesn’t mean the drought is over, of course, and residents must still abide by relatively new rules […]
California Water Supplies Pass ‘Stress Test’
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Wall Street Journal by Jim CarltonThe vast majority of California’s urban water districts report they have enough supplies to withstand three more years of drought, clearing them from an imminent return to state-mandated cutbacks under a new program of locally controlled conservation. The State Water Resources Control Board in May dropped a statewide mandate to cut urban water use by […]
California Water Districts: We Can Handle Three More Years of Drought
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby Phillip ReeseState officials will not force most California water districts to reduce water use this year, even as they caution that the five-year drought persists and note that drought-fueled wildfires continue to wreak havoc. The State Water Resources Control Board in May asked California’s 411 urban water districts to evaluate how much water they would need […]
Lake Mead Likely to Skirt Shortage Line for Another Year
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Las Vegas Review Journalby Henry BreanDespite sinking to a record low in early July, Lake Mead should be just full enough on Jan. 1 to avoid an unprecedented federal shortage declaration for at least one more year. Decisive projections released Tuesday by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation call for the reservoir east of Las Vegas to start 2017 with a surface […]
OPINION: Investors Call on Tech to be Smart About Water
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Columbian (Vancouver, Wash.)by Don BrunellRecently, Bloomberg reported that investors in massive data centers are making water availability a critical measurement in their decisions — especially in drought-ridden California. Data centers, giant buildings packed with servers that power our virtual world, generate tremendous amounts of intolerable heat. Traditionally, the centers have large cooling systems that require millions of gallons of […]
BLOG: Northern California Towns Are Running Out of Water
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Water Deeply (New York)by Jane Braxton LittlePaskenta population 112, is an out-of-the-way place where rustic ranches grace grass-covered hills rolling west toward Mendocino Pass. Since the lumber mill closed in 1992, the Tehama County community 130 miles (210km) north of Sacramento has been settling into bucolic tranquility. A water crisis has triggered a rude awakening. Thomes Creek, the sole source of […]