California and the U.S.
The latest news and analysis covering water issues in Caliornia and the rest of the United States.
The Water News Network is San Diego County’s source for water news and information.
The Water News Network is San Diego County’s source for water news and information.
California Farmers Brace for Water Shortage Despite El Nino
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /KRON (San Francisco) and The Associated Pressby By Vince CestoneFarmers in California’s fertile San Joaquin Valley are bracing to receive no irrigation water from the federal government for a third consecutive year. They’re hoping for El Nino-driven storms to produce the very wet winter they need. Reservoirs and groundwater supplies are critically low after four drought years.
January Rainfall at Levels Not Seen In Six Years
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Record Searchlight (Redding)by By Damon ArthurNorth State residents are seeing something this month they haven’t seen in several years. It has been six years since this much rain has fallen over the North State in January, according to the National Weather Service. Since the beginning of the month, 8.41 inches of rain has fallen at the Weather Service’s rain gauge […]
California Considers Easing Some Water Conservation Mandates
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Associated Press (As published by San Jose Mercury News)California cities that are hot, dry or crowded, or have managed to come up with new sources of water, might be able to get a slight break in the state’s drought-time water-conservation targets, state officials said Friday. California’s Water Resources Control Board is slated to decide in February whether to slightly ease water-conservation targets […]
OPINION: Snowfall a Good Sign for Tahoe
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Lake Tahoe Newsby By Joanne MarchettaThe New Year is getting off to a phenomenal start with snow falling at Lake Tahoe. It seems long ago since we’ve had snow around the lake, but as California and Nevada continue to grapple with four years of drought and water shortages, the snow couldn’t be falling at a better time. A snow […]
10 Inches of Rain in 7 Days in Store for Bay Area’s Wettest Spots
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /SF Gateby By Kale WilliamsThe Bay Area will see a brief reprieve from rain most of Friday after a weak system moved out of the region, but unsettled weather is set to return soon with a series of storms lined up across the Pacific and blowing toward Northern California that could bring as much as 10 inches of rain […]
Drought Rules Could Be Eased For Sacramento Region, Other Inland Areas
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby By Dale Kasler and Ryan SabalowAcknowledging the challenges posed by the hot, dry climate endemic to much of inland California, state drought regulators Friday proposed easing the water-conservation rules for Sacramento and other communities where it takes extra water to keep trees from dying. The new rules also would loosen conservation mandates for communities that have invested in new […]