“Thanks to many months of effort by residents and businesses, our region as a whole has saved enough water to meet the regional emergency conservation goal set by the State Water Resources Control Board,” said Mark Weston, chair of the Water Authority’s Board of Directors. “That’s a tremendous achievement, when you consider our region already […]
State water managers announced this week that 29 State Water Contractors will receive 45 percent of their requested water amounts this year. Forty-five percent sounds like a glass half full, but the news was cause for celebration for water districts that saw only 20 percent of their water request last year, and 5 percent in […]
Moved by pleas from constituents in a crowded meeting room, the Zone 7 Water Agency board Wednesday decided to postpone a vote on a resolution indicating local support for the California WaterFix until a final environmental report is complete. The board voted 6-1 to wait until further environmental and financial impacts had been announced before […]
Drought, as applied to agriculture practices in the US State of California, must be evaluated on a different basis than in other parts of the country. Typically there are extended periods every Summer with little or no precipitation. This is the normal and expected condition. So, a deficiency of the precipitation becomes significant in the […]
El Nino conditions are calming down and several areas that normally see precipitation were left dry. This will magnify water management in the future and that will continue to be a driving subject of conversation. Department of Water Resources Climatologist Michael Anderson says El Nino conditions are calming down but those weather pattern predictions don’t […]
Parts of Louisiana, Arkansas and eastern Texas, which have already suffered widespread flooding this year, will continue to be at risk of flooding through June, according to the newly released spring outlook from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The report also said that communities along the Mississippi and Missouri River basins and parts […]
BLOG: San Diego Region Beats Aggregate State Water-Use Targets Through Feb.
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /WaterWorld (Tulsa, Okla.) Quoted: Mark Weston“Thanks to many months of effort by residents and businesses, our region as a whole has saved enough water to meet the regional emergency conservation goal set by the State Water Resources Control Board,” said Mark Weston, chair of the Water Authority’s Board of Directors. “That’s a tremendous achievement, when you consider our region already […]
State Water Project to Cover 45 Percent of Requests
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Chico Enterprise-Recordby By Heather HackingState water managers announced this week that 29 State Water Contractors will receive 45 percent of their requested water amounts this year. Forty-five percent sounds like a glass half full, but the news was cause for celebration for water districts that saw only 20 percent of their water request last year, and 5 percent in […]
Zone 7 Postpones Vote on Local Support for California WaterFix
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Pleasanton Weeklyby By Meredith BauerMoved by pleas from constituents in a crowded meeting room, the Zone 7 Water Agency board Wednesday decided to postpone a vote on a resolution indicating local support for the California WaterFix until a final environmental report is complete. The board voted 6-1 to wait until further environmental and financial impacts had been announced before […]
Climate And The Economy Of California
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Live Trading News (Singapore)by By Paul EbelingDrought, as applied to agriculture practices in the US State of California, must be evaluated on a different basis than in other parts of the country. Typically there are extended periods every Summer with little or no precipitation. This is the normal and expected condition. So, a deficiency of the precipitation becomes significant in the […]
El Niño Leaves Water Management Questions
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /AgNet West (Fresno)El Nino conditions are calming down and several areas that normally see precipitation were left dry. This will magnify water management in the future and that will continue to be a driving subject of conversation. Department of Water Resources Climatologist Michael Anderson says El Nino conditions are calming down but those weather pattern predictions don’t […]
NOAA releases spring flooding and drought forecast
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /CBS Newsby By Amy KraftParts of Louisiana, Arkansas and eastern Texas, which have already suffered widespread flooding this year, will continue to be at risk of flooding through June, according to the newly released spring outlook from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The report also said that communities along the Mississippi and Missouri River basins and parts […]