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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
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Associated Press (As published by: Log Cabin Democrat – Conway, Ark.)by By Scott SmithFarmers in California’s fertile San Joaquin Valley are bracing to receive no irrigation water from a federal system of reservoirs and canals for a third consecutive year and looking to El Nino to produce the very wet winter they need. The year kicked off with heavy rains and an above-average snowpack in the Sierra […]
Feds: California Reservoirs Only Half Full After Big Storms
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Associated Press (As published by: The Daily Republic, Fairfield)The recent onslaught of El Nino storms only slightly increased the levels of California reservoirs that now stand at half of historic depths for this time of year, federal officials said Friday while releasing an initial water outlook for 2016. The federally operated reservoirs that supply farms and cities throughout the agriculture-rich Central Valley […]
Possible Reason for Unusual Rain Pattern This El Nino
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /AccuWeather by By Ken ClarkI have stated this before and I will say it again. This has not been your typical strong El Nino West Coast winter, at least through what looks like now much of January. The Pacific Northwest has been consistently wet. Most of western Washington and Oregon are 30 to 60 percent above normal in […]
How California Cities Can Capitalize on El Nino’s Rains
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /By Jen Kinneyby By Jen KinneyWith January more than half over and the much-hyped dousing of southern California by El Nino-related storms nowhere to be seen, weather experts are urging patience. The smattering of short-lived El Nino-driven storms that hit California in early January were actually ahead of schedule, experts told the Los Angeles Times this week. In previous […]
OPINION: Sierra Is White with Snow, but More Drought Solutions Needed
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Modesto Beeby By Roger BalesYes, it’s nice to see snow, and those Californians dreaming of a white Christmas saw that dream come true in the Sierra. But dreaming isn’t going to solve the state’s long-term water problems. For that, we need shared strategy and cooperation. The drought brought unprecedented change to the Sierra Nevada headwaters. Tree mortality rates […]
More Rain on the Way in Northern California
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Associated Press (As published by The Sacramento Bee)There’s a run on umbrellas, people are flocking to the slopes and the big wave surfers are celebrating the swells. There’s been nearly a dozen days of rain in Northern California already this month and more is to come in the upcoming days and weeks. This is great for skiers, farmers and water users […]