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 […]
As California enters its fifth year of official drought — and its ninth dry year in the past 10 — the elements of a modern, sustainable water system are finally taking shape. The state is improving water efficiency in agriculture and urban areas, expanding wastewater treatment and reuse, figuring out how to capture more storm water, […]
A Tuolumne County judge has thrown out a lawsuit seeking to drain San Francisco’s Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, the linchpin of a system that supplies drinking water to 2.5 million people in the Bay Area. In a ruling delivered Thursday, Superior Court Judge Kevin Seibert sided with San Francisco officials who have objected to emptying the […]
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 […]
Congress is about to wipe out decades of progress in sustainable water use
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Los Angles TImesby Peter H. GleickAs California enters its fifth year of official drought — and its ninth dry year in the past 10 — the elements of a modern, sustainable water system are finally taking shape. The state is improving water efficiency in agriculture and urban areas, expanding wastewater treatment and reuse, figuring out how to capture more storm water, […]
Judge Throws Out Lawsuit Seeking to Drain Hetch Hetchy and Restore Valley
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /KQED (San Francisco) by By Dan BrekkeA Tuolumne County judge has thrown out a lawsuit seeking to drain San Francisco’s Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, the linchpin of a system that supplies drinking water to 2.5 million people in the Bay Area. In a ruling delivered Thursday, Superior Court Judge Kevin Seibert sided with San Francisco officials who have objected to emptying the […]