Predictions that La Nia conditions may deepen the drought in California this winter would be more alarming if the results of a Field poll released last week had been different. Fortunately, the poll showed an overwhelming majority of Californians continue to believe that the state faces an extremely serious water shortage and are continuing to […]
A Juneau entrepreneur is asking the state to approve his plan to collect fresh water from the Pacific Ocean south of Ketchikan and transport it to drought-stricken California. Steven Bowhay’s application to the Alaska Department of Natural Resources, which he filed four years ago, has gone through two public comment periods. The second ends Wednesday, […]
As El Nino was producing some powerful storms this winter, officials from a water district serving farms just outside of Sacramento got an idea. They opened the gates of a swelling Cache Creek and let the flood waters flow into the Yolo County Flood Control and Water Conservation District’s system of irrigation canals. The canals’ dirt […]
The U.S. Drought Monitor says extreme and exceptional drought was reduced slightly in California last week and for the first time since the week of July 2013, there is no exceptional drought in Nevada. “Little or no precipitation fell on the areas of dryness and drought in the Far West from the southeastern fringes of […]
Local nonprofit water advocates AquAlliance filed a lawsuit on Friday (April 15) against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposed multibillion-dollar water-tunnel system under the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, now branded California WaterFix. The lawsuit alleges that the Army Corps violated the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) by withholding records requested by […]
The 4 year historic drought in California has seen some major improvement this rainy season and millions of people are seeing slow but steady recovery. An update to the U.S. drought monitor came out this morning and declared a large area of Central California, from roughly Sacramento to Fresno, slightly improved regarding the drought. They have […]
OPINION: Must Fight Metropolitan Water’s Purchase of Islands
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Marin Independent JournalPredictions that La Nia conditions may deepen the drought in California this winter would be more alarming if the results of a Field poll released last week had been different. Fortunately, the poll showed an overwhelming majority of Californians continue to believe that the state faces an extremely serious water shortage and are continuing to […]
Plan Would Pipe Alaska Water to California
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Associated Press (As Published by Capital Press - Salem, Ore.)A Juneau entrepreneur is asking the state to approve his plan to collect fresh water from the Pacific Ocean south of Ketchikan and transport it to drought-stricken California. Steven Bowhay’s application to the Alaska Department of Natural Resources, which he filed four years ago, has gone through two public comment periods. The second ends Wednesday, […]
Putting Every Drop of Water to Use
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Capital Press (Salem, Ore.)by By Sean EllisAs El Nino was producing some powerful storms this winter, officials from a water district serving farms just outside of Sacramento got an idea. They opened the gates of a swelling Cache Creek and let the flood waters flow into the Yolo County Flood Control and Water Conservation District’s system of irrigation canals. The canals’ dirt […]
Extreme and Exceptional Drought Decline in California
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Capital Public Radio (Sacramento)by By Ed JoyceThe U.S. Drought Monitor says extreme and exceptional drought was reduced slightly in California last week and for the first time since the week of July 2013, there is no exceptional drought in Nevada. “Little or no precipitation fell on the areas of dryness and drought in the Far West from the southeastern fringes of […]
Water watchdogs sue
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /newsReview (Chico)Local nonprofit water advocates AquAlliance filed a lawsuit on Friday (April 15) against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposed multibillion-dollar water-tunnel system under the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, now branded California WaterFix. The lawsuit alleges that the Army Corps violated the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) by withholding records requested by […]
Big Improvement in California’s Drought Status
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /ABC10 (Sacramento)by By Rob CarlmarkThe 4 year historic drought in California has seen some major improvement this rainy season and millions of people are seeing slow but steady recovery. An update to the U.S. drought monitor came out this morning and declared a large area of Central California, from roughly Sacramento to Fresno, slightly improved regarding the drought. They have […]