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.
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 […]
California Governor Brown Pushes Big Water Project Amid Drought
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Reuters (As Published by The Fiscal Times)by By Sharon BernsteinCalifornia Governor Jerry Brown warned on Thursday of near-apocalyptic water shortages if his $15 billion plan to divert water from a Northern California River for use elsewhere gets bogged down in political and environmental disputes. The plan to remove water north of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, the fragile source of much of the […]
Californians Most Concerned About Water, the Drought and State’s Economy, New Stanford Poll Shows
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Stanford Newsby By Jenny MayfieldAs California begins a new year and a hectic legislative session in Sacramento, a new Golden State Poll conducted by the Stanford University-based Hoover Institution finds California’s voters most concerned with the ongoing drought and the state’s economic recovery. “California’s electorate is, in a word, adult,” said Hoover Institution research fellow Bill Whalen, who […]
VIDEO: Brown Releases Update to His Plan for California’s Water
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /KCRA3 (Sacramento)by By David BienickGov. Jerry Brown released an update to his plan Thursday for how to manage California’s water. The update includes pushing ahead with more dams, reservoirs and a pair of tunnels underneath the Delta.