Gov. Jerry Brown’s plan to build twin tunnels beneath the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta was hailed Tuesday as the long-awaited salvation for the damaged estuary and California’s shaky water delivery network. It also was lambasted as a nightmarish boondoggle that would rob water from Northern California and bring more environmental harm to the Delta itself. And […]
Water regulators have begun public hearings on California Governor Jerry Brown’s $15 billion twin tunnel project, known as California Waterfix. The project aims to provide a more reliable water supply for millions of Californians. The public hearings that began Tuesday at the State Water Resources Control Board are supposed to be narrow in focus – the […]
Representatives of California Gov. Jerry Brown and the Obama administration began making their pitch for approval Tuesday to build a pair of massive water tunnels under the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. They propose building the tunnels – each four stories high and running 35 miles long – to send Sacramento River water south to millions […]
Long before wind and solar, water was the nation’s top renewable energy source. Going back some 100 years, the United States built enormous dams — like the Depression-era Hoover Dam in Nevada — to produce tremendous amounts of energy. We have so many such dams that hydropower last year remained our fourth largest source of electricity overall and our […]
By the time the Sacramento River winds its more-than-400-mile course from the slopes of Mount Shasta past the state capital, it’s well into its leisurely stride, running slowly by fields of sweet corn, tomatoes and alfalfa. But this lazy stretch of river, just south of Sacramento, is a metaphorical whitewater. The rural Sacramento County town […]
The State Water Resources Control Board will began public hearings, today, on the controversial California WaterFix. The plan would add three new points of diversion that would move water around the Delta and to pumps near Tracy for transport to southern parts of the state. Farmers and environmentalists fear the project would mean less water for […]
Remedy, or Boondoggle? Hearings Launch on Delta Tunnels Proposal
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby Dale KaslerGov. Jerry Brown’s plan to build twin tunnels beneath the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta was hailed Tuesday as the long-awaited salvation for the damaged estuary and California’s shaky water delivery network. It also was lambasted as a nightmarish boondoggle that would rob water from Northern California and bring more environmental harm to the Delta itself. And […]
Hearings Begin On California Governor Jerry Brown’s Delta Tunnel Project
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Capital Public Radio (Sacramento)Water regulators have begun public hearings on California Governor Jerry Brown’s $15 billion twin tunnel project, known as California Waterfix. The project aims to provide a more reliable water supply for millions of Californians. The public hearings that began Tuesday at the State Water Resources Control Board are supposed to be narrow in focus – the […]
Federal, State Leaders Pitch for California Water Tunnels
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Orange County Registerby Scott SmithRepresentatives of California Gov. Jerry Brown and the Obama administration began making their pitch for approval Tuesday to build a pair of massive water tunnels under the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. They propose building the tunnels – each four stories high and running 35 miles long – to send Sacramento River water south to millions […]
The surprisingly bright future of America’s forgotten renewable energy source: water
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Washington Postby Chris Mooney and Brady DennisLong before wind and solar, water was the nation’s top renewable energy source. Going back some 100 years, the United States built enormous dams — like the Depression-era Hoover Dam in Nevada — to produce tremendous amounts of energy. We have so many such dams that hydropower last year remained our fourth largest source of electricity overall and our […]
Dissent Brews Over Governor’s $16 Billion Water Project
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /San Francisco Chronicleby Kurtis AlexanderBy the time the Sacramento River winds its more-than-400-mile course from the slopes of Mount Shasta past the state capital, it’s well into its leisurely stride, running slowly by fields of sweet corn, tomatoes and alfalfa. But this lazy stretch of river, just south of Sacramento, is a metaphorical whitewater. The rural Sacramento County town […]
Delta tunnel hearing set for Tuesday
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Central Valley Business JournalThe State Water Resources Control Board will began public hearings, today, on the controversial California WaterFix. The plan would add three new points of diversion that would move water around the Delta and to pumps near Tracy for transport to southern parts of the state. Farmers and environmentalists fear the project would mean less water for […]