A popular Delta sportfish may be on the hook yet again after water users mostly south of the estuary asked state officials this week to allow more of the fish to be caught, in order to reduce their numbers.A nearly identical proposal, ardently opposed by Delta fishermen, was rejected in early 2012 by the state […]
A California public water district that has lost several legal battles over flows released for Klamath River salmon and earned a rare federal penalty over what it described as “a little Enron accounting” loaned one of its executives $1.4 million to buy a riverfront home, and the loan remains unpaid nine years later although the […]
(TNS) — Measure AA, a landmark $12 annual parcel tax in all nine Bay Area counties to fund wetlands restoration and flood control projects around San Francisco Bay’s shoreline, appears to have won approval from voters. The measure, which would raise $25 million a year for 20 years, and needed two-thirds to pass, and had […]
The much-hyped ocean-atmosphere oscillation was declared dead by the National Weather Service today. The pool of unusually warm water in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, the telltale indicator of El Niño, has cooled to nearly normal. “We’re sticking a fork in this El Niño and calling it done,” writes NOAA climate analyst Emily Becker on its El Niño […]
Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s drought legislation, Senate Bill 2533, has been the focus of much attention in recent months as it is viewed as a potential solution to California’s water woes. Short-term solutions in the bill include changes in federal law that would direct water and wildlife agencies to operate differently in order to make more […]
Last summer was a rough one for Don Engineer, the owner of Prestige LawnCare, a landscape maintenance company that services homes in the Sacramento region. “Last year was really bad because of the restrictions and the fines,” Engineer said. “People were scared, so they stopped watering their grass and the grass died.” But as dry skies […]
Water Users Target Delta Fish — Again
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Stockton RecordA popular Delta sportfish may be on the hook yet again after water users mostly south of the estuary asked state officials this week to allow more of the fish to be caught, in order to reduce their numbers.A nearly identical proposal, ardently opposed by Delta fishermen, was rejected in early 2012 by the state […]
Westlands Water District: Questions raised over loan water giant gave to former agency official
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Associated Press ( As Published by Eureka Times Standard)by ELLEN KNICKMEYERA California public water district that has lost several legal battles over flows released for Klamath River salmon and earned a rare federal penalty over what it described as “a little Enron accounting” loaned one of its executives $1.4 million to buy a riverfront home, and the loan remains unpaid nine years later although the […]
Will the $500 Million ‘Save the Bay’ Bill Restore California Wetlands?
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The San Jose Mercury News (As Published by Government Technology)by Paul Rogers(TNS) — Measure AA, a landmark $12 annual parcel tax in all nine Bay Area counties to fund wetlands restoration and flood control projects around San Francisco Bay’s shoreline, appears to have won approval from voters. The measure, which would raise $25 million a year for 20 years, and needed two-thirds to pass, and had […]
El Niño is dead, leaving behind legacy of a heated planet, devastated corals and monster storms
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Washington Postby Jason SamenowThe much-hyped ocean-atmosphere oscillation was declared dead by the National Weather Service today. The pool of unusually warm water in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, the telltale indicator of El Niño, has cooled to nearly normal. “We’re sticking a fork in this El Niño and calling it done,” writes NOAA climate analyst Emily Becker on its El Niño […]
BLOG: Sen. Feinstein: ‘We’ve Got to Reach Consensus’
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Water Deeply (New York)by Matt WeiserSen. Dianne Feinstein’s drought legislation, Senate Bill 2533, has been the focus of much attention in recent months as it is viewed as a potential solution to California’s water woes. Short-term solutions in the bill include changes in federal law that would direct water and wildlife agencies to operate differently in order to make more […]
Will Green Lawns Return to Sacramento as Water Restrictions Ease?
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby Ryan Sabalow and Phillip ReeseLast summer was a rough one for Don Engineer, the owner of Prestige LawnCare, a landscape maintenance company that services homes in the Sacramento region. “Last year was really bad because of the restrictions and the fines,” Engineer said. “People were scared, so they stopped watering their grass and the grass died.” But as dry skies […]