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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.
El Niño-Fueled Storms Will Put Dent in California Drought
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /USA Todayby By Doyle RiceThe rain and snow hitting California this week — partly fueled by an El Niño now tied with the strongest on record — will put a dent in the state’s 5-year-old drought, but there’s a catch. “This week’s storms will help but will not end drought conditions in California,” said Michael Anderson, the […]
The Truckee River Operating Agreement is a done deal. Parties to the landmark water compact, which went into effect Dec. 1 after nearly three decades of negotiations and work, took time out Tuesday to celebrate. “From a drought perspective, this is a game changer,” Leo Drozdoff, director of the Nevada Department of Conservation & […]
Water Management Looks at the Water We Can’t See
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Central Valley Business JournalCalifornia’s historic drought has forced the state to rely on underground water reserves to an extent unseen in decades. One of the biggest water issues facing the state is how to maintain and rebuild its groundwater supply. “After four years of drought, farmers are looking to gather up more water than ever,” said Jay […]
Drought-Ravaged Folsom Lake Rises 28.5 Feet in Just One Month
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /SFGateby By Amy GraffWater-starved Folsom Lake is beginning to slowly fill up and recover from its lowest water levels ever. The state’s ninth-largest reservoir, the main water source for the sprawling Sacramento suburbs, shrank to a mere 135,561 acre feet on Dec. 4, 2015. The previous lowest level at Folsom was 140,600 acre feet, recorded during the […]
The Godzilla El Niño Now Drenching California Is Getting a Boost from Another Potent Climatic Phenomenon: ‘MJO’
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Discoverby By Tom YulsmanGodzilla El Niño stormed ashore in Southern California today, offering up a good drenching that has caused flooding, closed roads, and transformed the usually trickling Los Angeles River into a raging torrent. Today’s fast-moving tempest will be just the first in a parade of storms this week. An El-Niño-energized subtropical jet stream promises to […]
Governor’s Tunnels Opponents File Legal Actions
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Central Valley Business Times (Stockton)Restore the Delta and its coalition partners on Tuesday filed either formal protests or notices of intent to make formal statements with the State Water Resources Control Board to oppose permitting to change the point of water diversion in the Sacramento River to allow for Gov. Edmund Brown Jr.’s water tunnels to be built. […]