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 […]
The first stretch of the legislative year is over, and lawmakers are going down under. Seeking to impart lessons from Australia’s 15-year “millennium drought,” the nonprofit California Foundation on the Environment and the Economy is paying for a handful of lawmakers to fly across the world during the Legislature’s spring recess next week. They’ll be […]
Cities and farmers who rely on the State Water Project will receive the most water they’ve received since 2012. The California Department of Water Resources announced today that it plans to meet 45 percent of requests for deliveries. It’s a major increase from December, when the state planned to fulfill only 10 percent of requests. […]
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 […]
California lawmakers again headed to Australia
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby By Jeremy B. WhiteThe first stretch of the legislative year is over, and lawmakers are going down under. Seeking to impart lessons from Australia’s 15-year “millennium drought,” the nonprofit California Foundation on the Environment and the Economy is paying for a handful of lawmakers to fly across the world during the Legislature’s spring recess next week. They’ll be […]
State Water Project Estimates Most Deliveries Since Drought’s Start
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Valley Public Radio (San Joaquin Valley)by By Amy QuintonCities and farmers who rely on the State Water Project will receive the most water they’ve received since 2012. The California Department of Water Resources announced today that it plans to meet 45 percent of requests for deliveries. It’s a major increase from December, when the state planned to fulfill only 10 percent of requests. […]