A contract for a pilot program that would leave some of Pueblo’s water on the Western Slope was approved Tuesday by the Pueblo Board of Water Works. Pueblo Water will leave 200 acre-feet (65 million gallons) of water from the Ewing Ditch for a fee of about $134,000 as part of an $11 million pilot […]
The drought isn’t over, but the recent storms that many hope are part of a “March miracle” have put California a lot further down the road to recovery. By Monday, seasonal rainfall jumped above the historic average across much of the state — uncommon territory over the past four years — with San Francisco notching […]
Rick Williams stood on his dead front lawn near Sacramento, California, wondering why he still pays a drought surcharge on his water bill and cannot run his sprinklers as often as he needs when a nearby reservoir is so full it could overflow come spring. After four years of catastrophic drought and nearly a year […]
The snowpack is back and the water is rising. Between last weekend’s storms and this weekend’s forecast, drought-weary California appears to have gotten the March miracle we were all hoping for. That’s the good news. The bad news is that, between this state’s natural climate and global warming, drought is now perpetually around the corner, […]
Federal water managers warned Tuesday that northern California could be headed for an “interesting” runoff season following a series of late-season storms. Officials with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation made the statements during a meeting of the State Water Resources Board in Sacramento. “This is an area where we tend to want to be very […]
One definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different outcome. Put into action, that looks like the federal water policy that sends millions of gallons of water to the ocean for the purpose of protecting Delta fish that continue to die. Since 1992, federal water regulators have increased […]
Pueblo board approves plan to leave some of its water on Western Slope as part of study
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Pueblo Chieftain (Pueblo, Colo.)by BY CHRIS WOODKAA contract for a pilot program that would leave some of Pueblo’s water on the Western Slope was approved Tuesday by the Pueblo Board of Water Works. Pueblo Water will leave 200 acre-feet (65 million gallons) of water from the Ewing Ditch for a fee of about $134,000 as part of an $11 million pilot […]
Rain Fills Reservoirs, But California Still Suffers Drought’s Effects
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /SFGateby By Kurtis AlexanderThe drought isn’t over, but the recent storms that many hope are part of a “March miracle” have put California a lot further down the road to recovery. By Monday, seasonal rainfall jumped above the historic average across much of the state — uncommon territory over the past four years — with San Francisco notching […]
California Water Cutbacks Draw Flood of Complaints as Reservoirs Rise
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Reuters (As Published by Yahoo News)by By Sharon BernsteinRick Williams stood on his dead front lawn near Sacramento, California, wondering why he still pays a drought surcharge on his water bill and cannot run his sprinklers as often as he needs when a nearby reservoir is so full it could overflow come spring. After four years of catastrophic drought and nearly a year […]
OPINION: Saving for When California’s March Miracle Goes Away
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento BeeThe snowpack is back and the water is rising. Between last weekend’s storms and this weekend’s forecast, drought-weary California appears to have gotten the March miracle we were all hoping for. That’s the good news. The bad news is that, between this state’s natural climate and global warming, drought is now perpetually around the corner, […]
High Water Levels Could Lead to ‘Interesting’ Runoff Season
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /KCRA (Sacramento)by By David BienickFederal water managers warned Tuesday that northern California could be headed for an “interesting” runoff season following a series of late-season storms. Officials with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation made the statements during a meeting of the State Water Resources Board in Sacramento. “This is an area where we tend to want to be very […]
OPINION: Lance W. Johnson: Californians Must Demand Accountability for all this Wasted Water
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Modesto Beeby By Lance W. JohnsonOne definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different outcome. Put into action, that looks like the federal water policy that sends millions of gallons of water to the ocean for the purpose of protecting Delta fish that continue to die. Since 1992, federal water regulators have increased […]