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.
Water Leak Forces Shutdown of California Aqueduct
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Associated Press (As published by Visalia Times-Delta)by By Scott SmithA break in the California Aqueduct has halted the flow of water in the canal that supplies millions of Southern California residents, but there’s no concern that taps will run dry, officials said Wednesday. Reservoirs below the break hold enough water to supply customers until a work crew repairs the damaged canal lining, said […]
Dry Week a ‘Break in the Action’ In El Nino Winter
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Santa Clara Valley Signalby By Luke MoneyDon’t let this week’s sunny skies and balmy temperatures fool you — El Nino isn’t gone, it’s just taking a bit of a breather, a meteorologist from the National Weather Service said Wednesday. While last week’s saturating storms have been notably absent this week, meteorologist Emily Thornton said the expectation is still that Southern […]
OPINION: Keep Up the Fight for Water
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Porterville RecorderCongressman Kevin McCarthy, the majority whip in the House of Representatives, explained how the fight to get more water for farmers played out in the last session — a fight which ended with no resolution. We encourage him to keep up that fight. The congressman placed the defeat of a water bill at […]
County On Pace To Double Rainfall
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Foothills Sun-Gazette (Exeter)by By: Reggie EllisMeteorologists are unsure if the current El Niño weather patterns will provide enough rainfall to pull California out of its historic four-year drought. But we do know that things are trending that way after a wet December that marked the halfway point in the water year. Particularly, the second quarter of the water year […]
El Nino Conditions Already Weakening
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Capital Pressby By Tim HeardenAs robust storms continue to move through California, El Nino conditions in the Pacific Ocean are already starting to weaken, a National Weather Service expert says. Sea surface temperatures in the equatorial Pacific that serve as a key fuel for the weather phenomenon are starting to cool, although a strong El Nino is expected […]
Clashes on California Water Resume In DC with Introduction of Drainage Bill
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /McClatchyDC (As published by Centre Daily Times, State College, Pa.)by By Michael DoyleU.S. lawmakers from California have more political turbulence ahead of them with the introduction Tuesday of a bill to settle a long-running San Joaquin Valley irrigation drainage dispute. The legislation by Rep. David Valadao, R-Hanford, would implement a sweeping drainage settlement reached between the Obama administration and the Westlands Water District. It also reignites […]