State drought surveyors will trudge through deep snow Wednesday to manually measure what could be close to a normal Sierra Nevada snowpack for this time of year. A year ago, Gov. Jerry Brown stood on the same spot — then a dusty patch of ground with no snow — to announce that the dire drought […]
California and federal officials want to delay crucial hearings on Gov. Jerry Brown’s plan to build two giant water tunnels to help move water from Northern California. The 60-day delay was sought Monday by the Brown administration and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. It was the second request for a delay of the hearings, currently […]
With just weeks left in California’s rainy season, El Niño has distributed uneven relief to an arid state. As a result, regulators must consider lifting state water restrictions that took effect last April in some places and not in others, the Chronicle explains. “February was incredibly warm and dry,” David Pierce, a researcher at Scripps […]
Moments before release of a crucial snowpack survey Wednesday, Sen. Dianne Feinstein warned against loosening the mandatory water restrictions imposed last year by Gov. Jerry Brown. “I think it’s premature right now,” the California Democrat said Wednesday afternoon. “I think we need to see what happens in April … an important month for water.” Feinstein met […]
The blame for California’s below-average snowpack was placed Wednesday at the feet of a largely impotent El Niño, which failed to deliver the powerful storms forecasters expected. Snow surveyors for the California Department of Water Resources found that the water content of the Sierra snow is only 87 percent of the historical average for this […]
Improved California Spring Snowpack Won’t End Drought
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Associated Press (As Published by KRON 4 - San Francisco)by By Scott SmithState drought surveyors will trudge through deep snow Wednesday to manually measure what could be close to a normal Sierra Nevada snowpack for this time of year. A year ago, Gov. Jerry Brown stood on the same spot — then a dusty patch of ground with no snow — to announce that the dire drought […]
California Seeks Hearing Delay for Giant Water Tunnels
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Associated Press (As Published by Daily Republic - Fairfield)California and federal officials want to delay crucial hearings on Gov. Jerry Brown’s plan to build two giant water tunnels to help move water from Northern California. The 60-day delay was sought Monday by the Brown administration and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. It was the second request for a delay of the hearings, currently […]
Uneven El Niño Skewed North, But Water Restrictions May Ease In Parts Of CA
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /SFistby by Caleb PershanWith just weeks left in California’s rainy season, El Niño has distributed uneven relief to an arid state. As a result, regulators must consider lifting state water restrictions that took effect last April in some places and not in others, the Chronicle explains. “February was incredibly warm and dry,” David Pierce, a researcher at Scripps […]
Survey Finds Nearly Average California Snowpack, Setting Stage for Tough Decision on Water Conservation
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Associated Press (As Published by The Daily Nonpareil - Council Bluffs, Iowa)Survey finds nearly average California snowpack, setting stage for tough decision on water conservation.
Dianne Feinstein Says Water Wars Tougher Than Assault-Weapons Ban
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby By Christopher CadelagoMoments before release of a crucial snowpack survey Wednesday, Sen. Dianne Feinstein warned against loosening the mandatory water restrictions imposed last year by Gov. Jerry Brown. “I think it’s premature right now,” the California Democrat said Wednesday afternoon. “I think we need to see what happens in April … an important month for water.” Feinstein met […]
Sierra Snowpack Shows El Niño Not as Beastly as Billed
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /SFGateby By Peter FimriteThe blame for California’s below-average snowpack was placed Wednesday at the feet of a largely impotent El Niño, which failed to deliver the powerful storms forecasters expected. Snow surveyors for the California Department of Water Resources found that the water content of the Sierra snow is only 87 percent of the historical average for this […]