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 […]
There was no change in drought conditions last week in California and Nevada, but spring storms added snow to the northern Sierra Nevada. The U.S. Drought Monitor released April 28 shows that slightly more than 4 percent of California, in the northwest part of the state, is not in drought. But, unlike the previous update, which […]
There is talk that the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is purchasing four islands and tracts in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to construct a reservoir project to divert more water from the estuary. It’s not true, and events will prove so in the days and weeks ahead. But the prevalence of this opinion, which […]
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 […]
Spring Storms Help Snowpack As California Drought Persists
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Capital Public Radio (Sacramento)by By Ed JoyceThere was no change in drought conditions last week in California and Nevada, but spring storms added snow to the northern Sierra Nevada. The U.S. Drought Monitor released April 28 shows that slightly more than 4 percent of California, in the northwest part of the state, is not in drought. But, unlike the previous update, which […]
OPINION: Delta Islands Purchase is to Restore Wetlands, Not Capture Water
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /San Jose Mercury News by By Jeffrey KightlingerThere is talk that the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is purchasing four islands and tracts in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to construct a reservoir project to divert more water from the estuary. It’s not true, and events will prove so in the days and weeks ahead. But the prevalence of this opinion, which […]