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 […]
California lawmakers on Tuesday advanced a bill that would put a on hold Gov. Jerry Brown’s $15 billion water plan unless it gets approval from voters. The Bay Delta Conservation Plan would build massive, 30-mile-long twin tunnels underneath the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Last year, the state released a 48,000-page environmental impact report on the project. Critics and […]
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 […]
BLOG: Lawmakers Seek Vote On $15B Calif. Water Plan
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /WaterWorld (Tulsa, Okla.)California lawmakers on Tuesday advanced a bill that would put a on hold Gov. Jerry Brown’s $15 billion water plan unless it gets approval from voters. The Bay Delta Conservation Plan would build massive, 30-mile-long twin tunnels underneath the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Last year, the state released a 48,000-page environmental impact report on the project. Critics and […]