Gazing down from atop 3,489-foot high Mt. Diablo, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta levees create a patchwork of nearly 60 islands and tracts surrounded by water flowing toward San Francisco Bay. The 1,100 linear miles of levees was created after the Gold Rush to reclaim vast wetlands for farming. The soil — laden with extremely rich […]
As promised a year ago, the state is at work restoring wildlife habitat in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and Suisun Marsh, with six projects targeted for groundbreaking in 2016. Through the Natural Resources Agency’s California EcoRestore program, state, federal and local interests are restoring tidal wetlands, blocking salmon from straying into dead-end irrigation channels and […]
What if 2017 is a dry year? “There are no predictions yet, but we have to be prepared,” said Jeanine Jones, resources manager for the state Department of Water Resources. Jones and other state and federal water officials outlined the challenges faced in meeting water demands and the limiting factors to delivery, during a Water Education […]
Environmental groups sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday to force new regulations on the disposal of waste generated by hydraulic fracturing. The injection of hundreds of millions of gallons of wastewater from fracking into underground wells has been linked to numerous earthquakes in Kansas and several other states. The suit calls for the EPA […]
As chairwoman of the California Water Resources Control Board, Marcus has the unenviable task of trying to please an array of competing interests in a state that has battled drought. She says she has tried to be “sensitive to what the legitimate interests were of the other people in the circle.” Someone who likes to […]
Eldred Township is not the only place where people are protesting a proposed Nestlé bottled water extraction project. If approved, the beverage company would withdrawal some of 200,000 gallons of water per day at the site in Monroe County. More than 280,000 members of the California-based Courage Campaign Institute, The Story of Stuff Project, Food […]
Delta Levees
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Manteca Bulletinby By Dennis WyattGazing down from atop 3,489-foot high Mt. Diablo, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta levees create a patchwork of nearly 60 islands and tracts surrounded by water flowing toward San Francisco Bay. The 1,100 linear miles of levees was created after the Gold Rush to reclaim vast wetlands for farming. The soil — laden with extremely rich […]
OPINION: The crucial work of restoring Delta habitat is accelerating
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby Charlton H. BonhamAs promised a year ago, the state is at work restoring wildlife habitat in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and Suisun Marsh, with six projects targeted for groundbreaking in 2016. Through the Natural Resources Agency’s California EcoRestore program, state, federal and local interests are restoring tidal wetlands, blocking salmon from straying into dead-end irrigation channels and […]
Water Officials Outline Outlook for 2016, Beyond
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Ag Alert (Sacramento)by By Cecilia ParsonsWhat if 2017 is a dry year? “There are no predictions yet, but we have to be prepared,” said Jeanine Jones, resources manager for the state Department of Water Resources. Jones and other state and federal water officials outlined the challenges faced in meeting water demands and the limiting factors to delivery, during a Water Education […]
EPA sued over fracking waste-disposal rules amid worry over earthquakes
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /McClatchyDC (Washington D.C.)by Curtis TateEnvironmental groups sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday to force new regulations on the disposal of waste generated by hydraulic fracturing. The injection of hundreds of millions of gallons of wastewater from fracking into underground wells has been linked to numerous earthquakes in Kansas and several other states. The suit calls for the EPA […]
Felicia Marcus: Controlling the Spigot in California
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Roll Call (Washington, D.C.) by By Joanna AndersonAs chairwoman of the California Water Resources Control Board, Marcus has the unenviable task of trying to please an array of competing interests in a state that has battled drought. She says she has tried to be “sensitive to what the legitimate interests were of the other people in the circle.” Someone who likes to […]
Groups Battle Nestlé Water Bottling in California
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Pocono Record (Stroudsburg, Pa.)Eldred Township is not the only place where people are protesting a proposed Nestlé bottled water extraction project. If approved, the beverage company would withdrawal some of 200,000 gallons of water per day at the site in Monroe County. More than 280,000 members of the California-based Courage Campaign Institute, The Story of Stuff Project, Food […]