Parts of Louisiana, Arkansas and eastern Texas, which have already suffered widespread flooding this year, will continue to be at risk of flooding through June, according to the newly released spring outlook from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The report also said that communities along the Mississippi and Missouri River basins and parts […]
The first stretch of the legislative year is over, and lawmakers are going down under. Seeking to impart lessons from Australia’s 15-year “millennium drought,” the nonprofit California Foundation on the Environment and the Economy is paying for a handful of lawmakers to fly across the world during the Legislature’s spring recess next week. They’ll be […]
Cities and farmers who rely on the State Water Project will receive the most water they’ve received since 2012. The California Department of Water Resources announced today that it plans to meet 45 percent of requests for deliveries. It’s a major increase from December, when the state planned to fulfill only 10 percent of requests. […]
California’s rivers are running higher now than they have in years, and Central Valley farmers are upset that water project pumping in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is not rising in tandem with the rivers. Water managers work in real time to maximize water supply from the Delta. Rather than bicker about project operations, it’s time […]
California’s farm industry kept growing in 2015 despite a fourth year of drought, adding 30,000 jobs even as farmers idled huge swaths of land because of water shortages. Preliminary estimates from the state Employment Development Department show farm employment increased by an average 7 percent from 2014. One economist said the figures call into question […]
More widespread use of recycled water in California would bring benefits for the environment and human health, according to a new study published online in the American Journal of Public Health. Researchers at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health compared California’s current water conservation efforts with two other options: banning landscape irrigation and expanding […]
NOAA releases spring flooding and drought forecast
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /CBS Newsby By Amy KraftParts of Louisiana, Arkansas and eastern Texas, which have already suffered widespread flooding this year, will continue to be at risk of flooding through June, according to the newly released spring outlook from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The report also said that communities along the Mississippi and Missouri River basins and parts […]
California lawmakers again headed to Australia
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby By Jeremy B. WhiteThe first stretch of the legislative year is over, and lawmakers are going down under. Seeking to impart lessons from Australia’s 15-year “millennium drought,” the nonprofit California Foundation on the Environment and the Economy is paying for a handful of lawmakers to fly across the world during the Legislature’s spring recess next week. They’ll be […]
State Water Project Estimates Most Deliveries Since Drought’s Start
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Valley Public Radio (San Joaquin Valley)by By Amy QuintonCities and farmers who rely on the State Water Project will receive the most water they’ve received since 2012. The California Department of Water Resources announced today that it plans to meet 45 percent of requests for deliveries. It’s a major increase from December, when the state planned to fulfill only 10 percent of requests. […]
OPINION: Here’s How to Protect Fish and Deliver Water to Central Valley Farmers
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Fresno Beeby By John LairdCalifornia’s rivers are running higher now than they have in years, and Central Valley farmers are upset that water project pumping in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is not rising in tandem with the rivers. Water managers work in real time to maximize water supply from the Delta. Rather than bicker about project operations, it’s time […]
California farms added 30,000 jobs in 2015 despite drought
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby By Phillip Reese and Dale KaslerCalifornia’s farm industry kept growing in 2015 despite a fourth year of drought, adding 30,000 jobs even as farmers idled huge swaths of land because of water shortages. Preliminary estimates from the state Employment Development Department show farm employment increased by an average 7 percent from 2014. One economist said the figures call into question […]
Study Highlights Environmental and Health Benefits of Recycled Water
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Water Technology (Birmingham, Ala.)More widespread use of recycled water in California would bring benefits for the environment and human health, according to a new study published online in the American Journal of Public Health. Researchers at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health compared California’s current water conservation efforts with two other options: banning landscape irrigation and expanding […]