There was once a time when fire season in California started in May and went to September. The state’s long-standing drought has turned the season into a year-round issue. “This time, now, we see the vegetation is ready to burn,” said Paul Lee, Battalion Chief for CAL FIRE. Fire crews battled blazes on Thursday in Los Osos […]
In another sign that the so-called “Miracle March” storms in Northern California helped ease the state’s drought, farms and cities reliant on the State Water Project learned Thursday that they’ll likely get 60 percent of the water deliveries they requested from the state, an increase from a month ago. As water rushed into northern reservoirs […]
Officials in California are calling for an end to emergency drought restrictions requiring residents to make steep cuts in their water use after better-than-expected winter rains. Local water suppliers said that ‘it doesn’t feel like an emergency anymore’ after rainfall arriving off the back of a record-breaking El Nino left many reservoirs at levels not […]
A study underway in the Russian River watershed is looking at ways to ensure flood safety while improving water supply reliability for farmers, fisheries and communities. Using a method called “forecast informed reservoir operations,” or FIRO, the study is testing an evolving strategy that uses advances in technology and science to forecast weather and watershed […]
Sacramento-area water districts urged state regulators Wednesday to release their customers from Gov. Jerry Brown’s emergency urban water conservation order, contending that a relatively wet winter has made continued cutbacks unnecessary. Local water officials made their case before the State Water Resources Control Board during a hearing Wednesday. The board was soliciting input on whether […]
Water providers throughout California said Wednesday they want to decide how much water their customers need to conserve during the ongoing drought rather than take orders from the state. Californians remain under strict state conservation orders that have caused many residents to take shorter showers and let their lawns turn brown even as drought conditions […]
State Drought Driving Longer Wildfire Season
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /KSBY (San Luis Obispo) by By Angel RussellThere was once a time when fire season in California started in May and went to September. The state’s long-standing drought has turned the season into a year-round issue. “This time, now, we see the vegetation is ready to burn,” said Paul Lee, Battalion Chief for CAL FIRE. Fire crews battled blazes on Thursday in Los Osos […]
State Ups Its Water Allocation for Southern California
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Bee by By Ryan SabalowIn another sign that the so-called “Miracle March” storms in Northern California helped ease the state’s drought, farms and cities reliant on the State Water Project learned Thursday that they’ll likely get 60 percent of the water deliveries they requested from the state, an increase from a month ago. As water rushed into northern reservoirs […]
Is California’s Drought Finally Over? Officials Call for an End to Emergency Cuts in Water Use After ‘March Miracle’ Rainfall
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Daily Mail (London)by By Chris PleasanceOfficials in California are calling for an end to emergency drought restrictions requiring residents to make steep cuts in their water use after better-than-expected winter rains. Local water suppliers said that ‘it doesn’t feel like an emergency anymore’ after rainfall arriving off the back of a record-breaking El Nino left many reservoirs at levels not […]
Method Could Help Enhance Water Storage
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Ag Alert (Sacramento)by By Kate CampbellA study underway in the Russian River watershed is looking at ways to ensure flood safety while improving water supply reliability for farmers, fisheries and communities. Using a method called “forecast informed reservoir operations,” or FIRO, the study is testing an evolving strategy that uses advances in technology and science to forecast weather and watershed […]
Sacramento Water Agencies Push to End Drought Conservation Orders
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby Ryan SabalowSacramento-area water districts urged state regulators Wednesday to release their customers from Gov. Jerry Brown’s emergency urban water conservation order, contending that a relatively wet winter has made continued cutbacks unnecessary. Local water officials made their case before the State Water Resources Control Board during a hearing Wednesday. The board was soliciting input on whether […]
California rethinks approach to conserving water in drought
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Associated Press (As Published by NBC Los Angeles)by Scott SmithWater providers throughout California said Wednesday they want to decide how much water their customers need to conserve during the ongoing drought rather than take orders from the state. Californians remain under strict state conservation orders that have caused many residents to take shorter showers and let their lawns turn brown even as drought conditions […]