The weekend storm brought plenty of rain and records to the central San Joaquin Valley and snow in the Sierra on Sunday, but it looks to be the last storm for a while. Monday’s forecast calls for mostly sunny skies with daytime highs in the 50s, a forecast that is not expected to change much […]
On the edge of the Central Valley is the center of California’s water system: the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, where the state’s two largest rivers meet. A plan to restore the Delta by channeling water down south has long been a priority for Governor Jerry Brown’s administration. Despite its various names and strategies, the project […]
They were blamed for planting too many trees, using too much water and worsening the effects of California’s epic drought. The state’s almond farmers responded by expanding their orchards in a bold wager that the sky-high prices the world was paying for almonds justified both the water use and long-term investment. Now those farmers are […]
Luke Ellison is holding something most of us will never get to see: a delta smelt. Graceful, iridescent and about as long as my finger, these fish are so rare in the wild that just six adults were found during a sample survey of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta last spring. And the Delta is the […]
Every Bay Area resident has a vested interest in the Santa Clara Valley Water District’s decision on whether to support Gov. Jerry Brown’s $17 billion plan to build two tunnels under the Delta. The governor’s top lieutenants came to San Jose for a formal presentation to the water board Tuesday to make their case — […]
As many readers know, I have long emphasized the coming global water crisis and its relationship to a healthy ocean. And in my forthcoming book, THE ONCE AND FUTURE OCEAN: Notes Toward a New Hydraulic Society, I offer a greater amplification of this synergy and how it might inform a new paradigm for valuation, organization, […]
Record-Breaking Storm Rounds Out a Wet January
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Fresno Beeby By Megan GiniseThe weekend storm brought plenty of rain and records to the central San Joaquin Valley and snow in the Sierra on Sunday, but it looks to be the last storm for a while. Monday’s forecast calls for mostly sunny skies with daytime highs in the 50s, a forecast that is not expected to change much […]
Why the Future of the Delta Tunnels Project Could Be Determined In 2016
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /ABC 10(Sacramento)by By Sami GallegosOn the edge of the Central Valley is the center of California’s water system: the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, where the state’s two largest rivers meet. A plan to restore the Delta by channeling water down south has long been a priority for Governor Jerry Brown’s administration. Despite its various names and strategies, the project […]
California Almonds, Partly Blamed For Water Shortage, Now Dropping In Price
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby By Dale Kasler, Phillip Reese and Ryan SabalowThey were blamed for planting too many trees, using too much water and worsening the effects of California’s epic drought. The state’s almond farmers responded by expanding their orchards in a bold wager that the sky-high prices the world was paying for almonds justified both the water use and long-term investment. Now those farmers are […]
BLOG: A Backup Plan for the Delta Smelt
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Water Deeply (New York)by By Robin MeadowsLuke Ellison is holding something most of us will never get to see: a delta smelt. Graceful, iridescent and about as long as my finger, these fish are so rare in the wild that just six adults were found during a sample survey of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta last spring. And the Delta is the […]
OPINION: Stop the Delta Tunnel Water Madness
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /San Jose Mercury NewsEvery Bay Area resident has a vested interest in the Santa Clara Valley Water District’s decision on whether to support Gov. Jerry Brown’s $17 billion plan to build two tunnels under the Delta. The governor’s top lieutenants came to San Jose for a formal presentation to the water board Tuesday to make their case — […]
OPINION: Let’s Talk More about Water
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Huffington Postby By Peter NeillAs many readers know, I have long emphasized the coming global water crisis and its relationship to a healthy ocean. And in my forthcoming book, THE ONCE AND FUTURE OCEAN: Notes Toward a New Hydraulic Society, I offer a greater amplification of this synergy and how it might inform a new paradigm for valuation, organization, […]