Recent rainstorms have swelled Lake Mendocino, reopening the reservoir to motor boats for the first time since August, swallowing islands raised by the drought and bringing fresh hope to ranchers and water officials. By Thursday afternoon, the lake had reached 98 percent of capacity for this time of the year, when some space is […]
North Monterey County farmland could be getting desalinated water for irrigation at the same price as its current recycled wastewater source. Closing the circle on a key agreement aimed at addressing a critical water rights issue involving California American Water’s proposed Monterey Peninsula desalination plant, the Board of Supervisors is set to consider on […]
Residents of Pauma Valley will have the opportunity of expressing their opinions about the possibility of the County of San Diego becoming a Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) in the San Luis Rey Groundwater Basin at the February 2, 7 p.m. meeting of the Pala Pauma Community Sponsor Group at the Pauma Valley Community Center. […]
During a water crisis in California, the state and local governments ran a program for residents, offering rebates to people who replaced their lawns and landscaping with plants that can survive drought conditions and don’t require constant watering. Now people who received rebates are getting a surprise in the mail: they’ve received letters saying that […]
State regulators launched Thursday into a year of pivotal decisions on Gov. Jerry Brown’s quest to build two giant tunnels to ferry water from Northern California for Central and Southern California, a $17-billion project that would be one of the largest in decades in the state. Brown’s administration and the water agencies are slated — […]
Water infrastructure issues are much in the news in the U.S. — not only in the West, where drought continues to take a high toll, but also in other parts of the country, where the water needs for municipalities, energy production, commercial interests, and agriculture intersect and sometimes conflict. In this interview, one in a […]
Lake Mendocino Nears Winter Capacity; Lake Sonoma Close Behind
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Press Democratby By Glenda AndersonRecent rainstorms have swelled Lake Mendocino, reopening the reservoir to motor boats for the first time since August, swallowing islands raised by the drought and bringing fresh hope to ranchers and water officials. By Thursday afternoon, the lake had reached 98 percent of capacity for this time of the year, when some space is […]
Monterey County Supervisors to Consider Desal Return Water Provision for Farmland Irrigation
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Monterey County Herald by By Jim JohnsonNorth Monterey County farmland could be getting desalinated water for irrigation at the same price as its current recycled wastewater source. Closing the circle on a key agreement aimed at addressing a critical water rights issue involving California American Water’s proposed Monterey Peninsula desalination plant, the Board of Supervisors is set to consider on […]
Pauma Residents to Hear About Groundwater Sustainability At Sponsor Group Meeting
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Valley Road Runner (Valley Center)Residents of Pauma Valley will have the opportunity of expressing their opinions about the possibility of the County of San Diego becoming a Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) in the San Luis Rey Groundwater Basin at the February 2, 7 p.m. meeting of the Pala Pauma Community Sponsor Group at the Pauma Valley Community Center. […]
Water-Conservation Rebate Recipients Surprised To Learn Rebates Are Taxable
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Consumeristby By Laura NorthrupDuring a water crisis in California, the state and local governments ran a program for residents, offering rebates to people who replaced their lawns and landscaping with plants that can survive drought conditions and don’t require constant watering. Now people who received rebates are getting a surprise in the mail: they’ve received letters saying that […]
California Starts Decisive Year on Governor’s Water Tunnels
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Associated Press (As published by: The San Francisco Examiner)State regulators launched Thursday into a year of pivotal decisions on Gov. Jerry Brown’s quest to build two giant tunnels to ferry water from Northern California for Central and Southern California, a $17-billion project that would be one of the largest in decades in the state. Brown’s administration and the water agencies are slated — […]
Water for Life: The Quest for Quantity, Quality, Efficiency, and Equity- Part II, Water for a dry land: New Desalination Plant for San Diego
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Infrastructure Show (Northwestern University Podcast) Quoted: Bob YamadaWater infrastructure issues are much in the news in the U.S. — not only in the West, where drought continues to take a high toll, but also in other parts of the country, where the water needs for municipalities, energy production, commercial interests, and agriculture intersect and sometimes conflict. In this interview, one in a […]