While Stanford flaunts its lush lawns and recently restored fountains, nearby communities suffer from dried up wells and arsenic-tainted groundwater. We cannot afford to forget about California’s ongoing drought or to dismiss it as a slight annoyance. In this time of severe and prolonged drought — California’s worst in 1200 years — it is the […]
Hillary Clinton says she has been following California’s water issues from “afar” and as president would be open to having the federal government involved in long term solutions to benefit cities and agriculture. But the Democratic Party front-runner declined to specifically address the latest dust-up over water deliveries to the southern part of the state. “We […]
After years of drought, winter’s rain- and snowstorms generated close to a normal supply of water for California. As winter turned to spring, the Bureau of Reclamation announced allocations to farmers. Rice growers and other farmers in the Sacramento Valley north of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta were pleased to learn that they would receive 100 […]
THE WORLD Bank has warned countries that one of climate change’s most significant impacts will be on a precious resource that many people, particularly in advanced nations, take for granted: water. The concerns go far beyond sea-level rise, which is perhaps the most predictable result of the planet’s increasing temperature, or an uptick in extreme […]
Governor Jerry Brown of California announced new changes to the state’s water-use policies Monday, extending some of the regulations the government had adopted to cope with the state’s ongoing, five-year drought and easing restrictions for those districts seeing more regular rainfall. The changes include a ban on hosing down driveways or washing cars with hoses […]
California desperately needs additional water storage capacity. The proposed enlargement of Los Vaqueros Reservoir by 115,000 acre-feet is a step in the right direction, albeit a very small one. An acre-foot is the amount of water needed to cover 1 acre of land to a depth of 1 foot. After California voters authorized the State […]
OPINION: Green Lawns, Dry Wells: California’s Drought is an Issue of Equality
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Stanford DailyWhile Stanford flaunts its lush lawns and recently restored fountains, nearby communities suffer from dried up wells and arsenic-tainted groundwater. We cannot afford to forget about California’s ongoing drought or to dismiss it as a slight annoyance. In this time of severe and prolonged drought — California’s worst in 1200 years — it is the […]
Hillary Clinton Speaks Out on CA Water Issues
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Fox&Hounds Daily by By Conan NolanHillary Clinton says she has been following California’s water issues from “afar” and as president would be open to having the federal government involved in long term solutions to benefit cities and agriculture. But the Democratic Party front-runner declined to specifically address the latest dust-up over water deliveries to the southern part of the state. “We […]
Water Rights Will Be Next Big California Fight
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Modesto Bee by By Dan WaltersAfter years of drought, winter’s rain- and snowstorms generated close to a normal supply of water for California. As winter turned to spring, the Bureau of Reclamation announced allocations to farmers. Rice growers and other farmers in the Sacramento Valley north of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta were pleased to learn that they would receive 100 […]
OPINION: The Growing Stress on the World’s Water
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Washington Post (Washington, D.C.)THE WORLD Bank has warned countries that one of climate change’s most significant impacts will be on a precious resource that many people, particularly in advanced nations, take for granted: water. The concerns go far beyond sea-level rise, which is perhaps the most predictable result of the planet’s increasing temperature, or an uptick in extreme […]
California’s New Drought Rules
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Atlantic (Washington, D.C.)by By J. Weston PhippenGovernor Jerry Brown of California announced new changes to the state’s water-use policies Monday, extending some of the regulations the government had adopted to cope with the state’s ongoing, five-year drought and easing restrictions for those districts seeing more regular rainfall. The changes include a ban on hosing down driveways or washing cars with hoses […]
OPINION: California Needs More Water Storage
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /East Bay Times (Walnut Creek)by By Donald AnthropCalifornia desperately needs additional water storage capacity. The proposed enlargement of Los Vaqueros Reservoir by 115,000 acre-feet is a step in the right direction, albeit a very small one. An acre-foot is the amount of water needed to cover 1 acre of land to a depth of 1 foot. After California voters authorized the State […]