It’s already late May. But parts of Northern California got another blast of rain and snow this weekend, helping the state’s drought relief efforts. A spring storm dropped rain in parts of Northern California on Saturday afternoon, but it was less severe than the one a day earlier that dumped up to 13 inches of […]
Congress could be taking another swing at modernizing the state’s water management policies to provide both short- and long-term solutions, under legislation introduced by 3rd District Congressman John Garamendi, D-Fairfield. Whether the package introduced Tuesday will make it through Congress, however, is anyone’s guess. California lawmakers have been trying for the last three years to […]
Despite the strongest El Niño event on record and the well above normal amounts of rainfall it brought to Northern California, the worst category of drought (D4 Exceptional Drought) continues to persist throughout most of San Luis Obispo and Kern counties and all of Santa Barbara and Ventura counties. Since the start of 2016, nearly […]
Drought has taken a record toll on the western United States. The 16-year drought we are experiencing (with no end in sight) affects millions of Americans and poses a serious threat to local communities. From farmers who need water to irrigate crops to families that rely on healthy waterways for jobs and recreation, to wildlife and […]
This week, California lifted some — but not all — of its statewide restrictions on urban water use. This comes as Lake Mead’s water level, affected by the same dry conditions that have devastated California, reached its lowest level on record. Unlike several past winters, this last one was relatively wet, relieving drought conditions in […]
Remember that “historic” drought? The one that erased snow from the Sierra and was turning the Central Valley into a dusty bowl? Remember how it was supposed to be permanent? How all Californians need to forever change the wasteful ways we use water because most of the state is, in fact, a desert? We remember. We’re […]
Northern California Hit By More Rain and Snow
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Associated Press (As Published by Los Angeles Times)It’s already late May. But parts of Northern California got another blast of rain and snow this weekend, helping the state’s drought relief efforts. A spring storm dropped rain in parts of Northern California on Saturday afternoon, but it was less severe than the one a day earlier that dumped up to 13 inches of […]
Garamendi, Congress Take Another Stab at Water Legislation
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Chico Enterprise-Recordby By Jim SmithCongress could be taking another swing at modernizing the state’s water management policies to provide both short- and long-term solutions, under legislation introduced by 3rd District Congressman John Garamendi, D-Fairfield. Whether the package introduced Tuesday will make it through Congress, however, is anyone’s guess. California lawmakers have been trying for the last three years to […]
Cloud Seeding Can Only go so Far in Fighting California Drought
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The San Luis Obispo Tribune by By John LindseyDespite the strongest El Niño event on record and the well above normal amounts of rainfall it brought to Northern California, the worst category of drought (D4 Exceptional Drought) continues to persist throughout most of San Luis Obispo and Kern counties and all of Santa Barbara and Ventura counties. Since the start of 2016, nearly […]
White House Drought Strategy Will Help Southwest
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Pueblo Chieftain (Pueblo, Colo.)Drought has taken a record toll on the western United States. The 16-year drought we are experiencing (with no end in sight) affects millions of Americans and poses a serious threat to local communities. From farmers who need water to irrigate crops to families that rely on healthy waterways for jobs and recreation, to wildlife and […]
9 Counties Running Out Of Water
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /24/7 Wall St (New York)by By Michael B. SauterThis week, California lifted some — but not all — of its statewide restrictions on urban water use. This comes as Lake Mead’s water level, affected by the same dry conditions that have devastated California, reached its lowest level on record. Unlike several past winters, this last one was relatively wet, relieving drought conditions in […]
OPINION: California’s ‘Historic’ Drought Isn’t History Just Yet
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento BeeRemember that “historic” drought? The one that erased snow from the Sierra and was turning the Central Valley into a dusty bowl? Remember how it was supposed to be permanent? How all Californians need to forever change the wasteful ways we use water because most of the state is, in fact, a desert? We remember. We’re […]