Abrahm Lustgarten, a reporter for ProPublica, has written a new story about one of the largest dams in the US, Glen Canyon, and a recent push to open up its gates. It’s a remarkable development, he says, given how important the Colorado River dams — Glen Canyon, with its reservoir, Lake Powell, and Hoover with Lake […]
As if California’s water supplies weren’t already sufficiently imperiled, a bill that would have taken a small step toward groundwater regulation unfortunately has now stalled. Sen. Lois Wolk’s Senate Bill 1317 would have slowed the speed at which new wells are drilled, and denied permits for wells in critically overdrafted basins until groundwater regulations begin […]
Our community has done an outstanding job of reducing water use, and we thank you for embodying all of our water savings slogans: Brown became the new green. Rain or shine, you kept saving water. You fought the drought, inside and out. We know that you’re tired of the drought. But, it’s not over. In […]
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California’s $175 million purchase of five islands in the heart of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is on hold again. The 3rd District Court of Appeal on Friday reinstated a temporary stay order it lifted on Thursday because the parties challenging the sale are going to appeal to the California Supreme […]
As the nation’s driest big city, Las Vegas knows a thing or two about water. With a metro population of more than 2 million people and just 4 inches of rain a year, the city has learned how to be very, very frugal. Now it’s taking that water consciousness — and all the years of […]
The California drought is now in its fifth year. But what if we told you it could take four more years to get out of it? That’s the alarming result of a study published June 21 in Geophysical Research Letters. The study analyzed California’s mountain snowpack to assess the severity of the current drought and […]
Is it Time to Think About Removing Dams on the Colorado River?
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Public Radio Internationalby Adam WernickAbrahm Lustgarten, a reporter for ProPublica, has written a new story about one of the largest dams in the US, Glen Canyon, and a recent push to open up its gates. It’s a remarkable development, he says, given how important the Colorado River dams — Glen Canyon, with its reservoir, Lake Powell, and Hoover with Lake […]
OPINION: California Needs Action Now on Groundwater Protection
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Fresno BeeAs if California’s water supplies weren’t already sufficiently imperiled, a bill that would have taken a small step toward groundwater regulation unfortunately has now stalled. Sen. Lois Wolk’s Senate Bill 1317 would have slowed the speed at which new wells are drilled, and denied permits for wells in critically overdrafted basins until groundwater regulations begin […]
OPINION: Water Conservation Needs to be a Way of Life
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /San Jose Mercury Newsby Barbara KeeganOur community has done an outstanding job of reducing water use, and we thank you for embodying all of our water savings slogans: Brown became the new green. Rain or shine, you kept saving water. You fought the drought, inside and out. We know that you’re tired of the drought. But, it’s not over. In […]
Sale of Delta Islands on Hold – Again
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby Ryan SabalowMetropolitan Water District of Southern California’s $175 million purchase of five islands in the heart of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is on hold again. The 3rd District Court of Appeal on Friday reinstated a temporary stay order it lifted on Thursday because the parties challenging the sale are going to appeal to the California Supreme […]
How Sin City Might Get Watered Down
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /GovTech (Folsom)by Elizabeth DaigneauAs the nation’s driest big city, Las Vegas knows a thing or two about water. With a metro population of more than 2 million people and just 4 inches of rain a year, the city has learned how to be very, very frugal. Now it’s taking that water consciousness — and all the years of […]
Fighting Drought Will Be a Long-Term Battle, Says Study
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Water Deeply (New York)The California drought is now in its fifth year. But what if we told you it could take four more years to get out of it? That’s the alarming result of a study published June 21 in Geophysical Research Letters. The study analyzed California’s mountain snowpack to assess the severity of the current drought and […]