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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.
El Nino-Fueled Storms Expected To Rise Lake Oroville 25 Feet in Next Week
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /KRON 4 (San Francisco Bay Area)by By Vince CestoneEl Nino-fueled storms are expected to help Lake Oroville rise about another 25 feet in the next week, according to the California Department of Water Resources. The department said with the lake rising rapidly due to the rain, the lake is now 47 feet higher than its low point of elevation, about 650 feet above […]
State Proposes Extending Emergency Drought Conservation through October
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Sonoma Westby By Tony LanducciThe California State Water Resource Control Board on Friday Jan. 15 released a draft proposal to extend state mandated water conservation rules through October. If adopted, the extension will mean that the current water conservation goal of 25 percent less water use compared to 2013 will continue. As written, the latest draft will extend […]
Lake Oroville’s Surging Water Levels Becomes Trending Item on Facebook
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Chico Enterprise-Recordby By Ryan OlsonLake Oroville is seen down a Bidwell Canyon Marina boat ramp Wednesday. The lake has come up almost 28 feet since Jan. 1, triggering a Facebook swarm Wednesday, but it obviously still has a long way to go. Bill Husa — Mercury-Register The lake was a trending item on many users’ news feeds for […]
California’s Lake Oroville Water Level Rises Drastic 17 Feet in 10 Days
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /UPIby By Andrew V. PestanoCalifornia’s Lake Oroville reservoir has risen nearly 17 feet in the past 10 days as consistent rains continue to bring relief to the drought-stricken state. California’s Department of Water Resources estimates the reservoir is holding 689.14 feet of water out of a capacity of 900. More rain is expected in the coming weeks, which […]
Calif. Farmers Brace for Water Shortage
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Associated Press (As published by: Tri-Valley Dispatch – Casa Grande, Ariz.)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 Niño to produce the very wet winter they need. The year kicked off with heavy rains and an above-average snowpack in the Sierra […]
OPINION: Brown Should Focus On Water Storage, Not Tunnels and Trains
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Chico Enterprise-RecordGov. Jerry Brown has a grand stage and likely has some time to kill in his State of the State address Thursday. We’re here to help. We urge the governor to spend some time talking about a topic that polls show the voters are interested in — drought and how to deal with it. […]