Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz, speaking at the state Republican Party Convention, dug into the state’s complex water policies Saturday, suggesting that it might be possible to replenish the Delta smelt population with a little romantic music and a disco ball. More than a trillion gallons of fresh water have been dumped into the Pacific […]
California faces major changes in its water supply. The sooner everyone realizes these changes are coming, the better the state will be able to cope with what lies ahead. Today’s changes are driven by efforts to end groundwater depletion, by sea level rise and loss of snowpack, salts and nitrate accumulating in groundwater, new invasive […]
Ready or not, California’s new Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (“SGMA”) is here and mine operators should be vigilant in monitoring and actively participating in developments under the law. Previously, the use of groundwater was largely unregulated. Now local agencies are in the driver’s seat when it comes to addressing a very complex problem: managing groundwater […]
A judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit seeking to force the city of San Francisco to drain Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, a key part of the water system for 2.6 million residents of Bay Area cities stretching from Hayward to San Jose to San Francisco. The ruling, by Tuolumne County Superior Court Judge Kevin Seibert, is […]
Releasing its draft Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP), the San Diego County Water Authority said that San Diego County will continue to have a safe and reliable water supply for decades. Urban Water Management Plans must be updated every five years by law. The draft plan — known as the 2015 UWMP based on when […]
The drought has done little to slow the growth of almond acreage in California, as the more than 1.1 million overall acres planted in 2015 was 6 percent more than the previous year. Of last year’s total plantings, 890,000 acres were bearing and 220,000 acres were non-bearing, and preliminary bearing acreage for this year is estimated […]
Ted Cruz Has a Delta Smelt Plan: Disco Ball, a Little Barry White
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Bee by By Christopher CadelagoRepublican presidential candidate Ted Cruz, speaking at the state Republican Party Convention, dug into the state’s complex water policies Saturday, suggesting that it might be possible to replenish the Delta smelt population with a little romantic music and a disco ball. More than a trillion gallons of fresh water have been dumped into the Pacific […]
OPINION: Inevitable Changes in California’s Water Supply
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby By Jay LundCalifornia faces major changes in its water supply. The sooner everyone realizes these changes are coming, the better the state will be able to cope with what lies ahead. Today’s changes are driven by efforts to end groundwater depletion, by sea level rise and loss of snowpack, salts and nitrate accumulating in groundwater, new invasive […]
Why California’s New Groundwater Management Law is a Game Changer for Mine Operators
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /JD Supra Business Advisor (Sausalito) by By Thomas HenryReady or not, California’s new Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (“SGMA”) is here and mine operators should be vigilant in monitoring and actively participating in developments under the law. Previously, the use of groundwater was largely unregulated. Now local agencies are in the driver’s seat when it comes to addressing a very complex problem: managing groundwater […]
Court Rejects Lawsuit to Drain Hetch Hetchy Reservoir
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /San Jose Mercury News by By Paul RogersA judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit seeking to force the city of San Francisco to drain Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, a key part of the water system for 2.6 million residents of Bay Area cities stretching from Hayward to San Jose to San Francisco. The ruling, by Tuolumne County Superior Court Judge Kevin Seibert, is […]
BLOG: San Diego Water Authority Says Local Supply is Safe and Reliable
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Water Technology (Birmingham, Ala.) Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityReleasing its draft Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP), the San Diego County Water Authority said that San Diego County will continue to have a safe and reliable water supply for decades. Urban Water Management Plans must be updated every five years by law. The draft plan — known as the 2015 UWMP based on when […]
Despite Drought, California Almond Acreage Rose 6 Percent in 2015
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Capital Press (Salem, Ore.)by By Tim HeardenThe drought has done little to slow the growth of almond acreage in California, as the more than 1.1 million overall acres planted in 2015 was 6 percent more than the previous year. Of last year’s total plantings, 890,000 acres were bearing and 220,000 acres were non-bearing, and preliminary bearing acreage for this year is estimated […]