Throughout late March and into April, much of the West experienced unseasonably warm days. Then, in late April, temperatures plummeted in Southwest Colorado’s San Juan Mountains and more than 2 feet of wet, heavy spring snow fell. Suddenly, ski boots were out again and for a day or two, it felt like winter was back. […]
Californians deserve rational and complete answers to their questions: Why has our state failed to initiate a meaningful response to not just one or two, but three catastrophic droughts we’ve experienced over the last 45 years? California simply needs more water. Its people, fish, wildlife, food producers and others – all have been harmed by […]
Loren Eiseley, the great humanist and naturalist, wrote, “If there is magic on the planet, it is contained in water. … Its substance reaches everywhere; it touches the past and prepares the future; it moves under the poles and wanders thinly in the heights of air.” Eiseley’s beautiful essay is correct on many levels. Water […]
Three environmentalist groups filed a lawsuit Friday alleging that to increase water flowing to farms and cities, state and federal regulators in the drought have repeatedly relaxed water-quality standards on the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to the detriment of its wild fish species. The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in San Francisco claims the U.S. […]
The City of Santa Barbara released an update on a future possible agreement with the Montecito Water District for the sale of desalinated water. In the press release, the City says: “In response to inaccurate information in today’s Santa Barbara News Press concerning the assertion of an agreement between the City of Santa Barbara and […]
Predictions that La Nia conditions may deepen the drought in California this winter would be more alarming if the results of a Field poll released last week had been different. Fortunately, the poll showed an overwhelming majority of Californians continue to believe that the state faces an extremely serious water shortage and are continuing to […]
Snowpack is Melting Fast, Despite April Storms
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /High Country News (Paonia, Colo.)by By Paige BlankenbuehlerThroughout late March and into April, much of the West experienced unseasonably warm days. Then, in late April, temperatures plummeted in Southwest Colorado’s San Juan Mountains and more than 2 feet of wet, heavy spring snow fell. Suddenly, ski boots were out again and for a day or two, it felt like winter was back. […]
California Desperately Needs New Surface Storage
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Bee by By Aubrey BettencourtCalifornians deserve rational and complete answers to their questions: Why has our state failed to initiate a meaningful response to not just one or two, but three catastrophic droughts we’ve experienced over the last 45 years? California simply needs more water. Its people, fish, wildlife, food producers and others – all have been harmed by […]
El Niño Came, So Why Didn’t It Bring More Rain?
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The San Luis Obsipo TribuneLoren Eiseley, the great humanist and naturalist, wrote, “If there is magic on the planet, it is contained in water. … Its substance reaches everywhere; it touches the past and prepares the future; it moves under the poles and wanders thinly in the heights of air.” Eiseley’s beautiful essay is correct on many levels. Water […]
Lawsuit Accuses Regulators of Loosening Sacramento Delta Water Rules
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Bee by By Ryan SabalowThree environmentalist groups filed a lawsuit Friday alleging that to increase water flowing to farms and cities, state and federal regulators in the drought have repeatedly relaxed water-quality standards on the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to the detriment of its wild fish species. The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in San Francisco claims the U.S. […]
City of Santa Barbara Sets Record Straight on Desalination Misinformation
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /KEYT (Santa Barbara)The City of Santa Barbara released an update on a future possible agreement with the Montecito Water District for the sale of desalinated water. In the press release, the City says: “In response to inaccurate information in today’s Santa Barbara News Press concerning the assertion of an agreement between the City of Santa Barbara and […]
OPINION: Must Fight Metropolitan Water’s Purchase of Islands
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Marin Independent JournalPredictions that La Nia conditions may deepen the drought in California this winter would be more alarming if the results of a Field poll released last week had been different. Fortunately, the poll showed an overwhelming majority of Californians continue to believe that the state faces an extremely serious water shortage and are continuing to […]