The snowpack is back and the water is rising. Between last weekend’s storms and this weekend’s forecast, drought-weary California appears to have gotten the March miracle we were all hoping for. That’s the good news. The bad news is that, between this state’s natural climate and global warming, drought is now perpetually around the corner, […]
Federal water managers warned Tuesday that northern California could be headed for an “interesting” runoff season following a series of late-season storms. Officials with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation made the statements during a meeting of the State Water Resources Board in Sacramento. “This is an area where we tend to want to be very […]
One definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different outcome. Put into action, that looks like the federal water policy that sends millions of gallons of water to the ocean for the purpose of protecting Delta fish that continue to die. Since 1992, federal water regulators have increased […]
As I write this opinion from my home in the Sacramento Valley, our rivers are at or near flood stage and the reservoirs are continuing to fill. The bad news is that the water not being captured in our reservoir system is mostly blowing out under the Golden Gate Bridge with little diverted south of […]
Recent rain has refilled reservoirs and replenished ground water, but it’s also created a new problem. The plants people bought to help conserve, don’t like all the extra water. March has been a very wet month. For those who tried to conserve water with drought tolerant plants, all the rain on the Central Coast may […]
/in California and the U.S./by Mike Lee /Water Desalination Report Quoted: San Diego County Water Authority Water Resources Director Bob Yamada
State regulators certified the water supply from the Carlsbad Desal Plant as drought-resilient, reducing the regional impacts of emergency water-use mandates the state imposed in June 2015. The State Water Resources Control Board’s certification lowers the regional aggregate water conservation goal from 20 percent to about 13 percent, though water-use targets will continue to vary […]
OPINION: Saving for When California’s March Miracle Goes Away
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento BeeThe snowpack is back and the water is rising. Between last weekend’s storms and this weekend’s forecast, drought-weary California appears to have gotten the March miracle we were all hoping for. That’s the good news. The bad news is that, between this state’s natural climate and global warming, drought is now perpetually around the corner, […]
High Water Levels Could Lead to ‘Interesting’ Runoff Season
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /KCRA (Sacramento)by By David BienickFederal water managers warned Tuesday that northern California could be headed for an “interesting” runoff season following a series of late-season storms. Officials with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation made the statements during a meeting of the State Water Resources Board in Sacramento. “This is an area where we tend to want to be very […]
OPINION: Lance W. Johnson: Californians Must Demand Accountability for all this Wasted Water
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Modesto Beeby By Lance W. JohnsonOne definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different outcome. Put into action, that looks like the federal water policy that sends millions of gallons of water to the ocean for the purpose of protecting Delta fish that continue to die. Since 1992, federal water regulators have increased […]
OPINION: Linking Water Rights to the Train a Horrible Idea
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Modesto Beeby By Charlie HoppinAs I write this opinion from my home in the Sacramento Valley, our rivers are at or near flood stage and the reservoirs are continuing to fill. The bad news is that the water not being captured in our reservoir system is mostly blowing out under the Golden Gate Bridge with little diverted south of […]
Recent Storms Cause Problem for Drought Tolerant Plants
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /KION TV (Salinas)by By Brandon CastilloRecent rain has refilled reservoirs and replenished ground water, but it’s also created a new problem. The plants people bought to help conserve, don’t like all the extra water. March has been a very wet month. For those who tried to conserve water with drought tolerant plants, all the rain on the Central Coast may […]
SWRO Water Declared ‘Drought-Resilient’
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Water Desalination Report Quoted: San Diego County Water Authority Water Resources Director Bob YamadaState regulators certified the water supply from the Carlsbad Desal Plant as drought-resilient, reducing the regional impacts of emergency water-use mandates the state imposed in June 2015. The State Water Resources Control Board’s certification lowers the regional aggregate water conservation goal from 20 percent to about 13 percent, though water-use targets will continue to vary […]