Saline groundwater from coastal aquifers is a better alternative water source than seawater for reverse osmosis (RO) desalination due to reduced membrane fouling and pre-treatment costs, researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) have found. The study was published in Environmental Science & Technology and conducted by Researchers at the BGU Zuckerberg Institute for […]
Sacramento dries out for at least 24 hours before the parade of storms begins again to drench the north state later in the week. Residents should have a rainless Tuesday to pick up branches scattered by the weekend’s high winds and clear roof gutters choked with leaves and rain water. The numbers tell the story […]
There has never been another March 8 quite like the one Folsom Lake is experiencing this year.The day will carry extra resonance for the lake as it marks a day in history where water levels reached historic highs compared with any level recorded on the same day. Dating back to 1976 when the California Department […]
The powerful Metropolitan Water District of Southern California agreed Tuesday to buy four islands and a portion of a fifth in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, a bid that some conservationists believe is a blatant water grab by California’s largest water agency. The district’s 37-member board of directors, representing 26 agencies in Southern California, authorized […]
A wet weekend flooded roads and reactivated slides that temporarily closed State Route 299, and even more precipitation is ahead for across Humboldt County this week. “Our crews have been out there working throughout the night responding to literally dozens of incidents,” Caltrans public information officer Phil Frisbie said on Sunday. The landslide that closed […]
Populations of the threatened Delta smelt have plummeted to the lowest in history. The three-inch fish is often the focus of California’s water wars. Every fall and spring, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife conducts trawls to determine populations of the threatened Delta Smelt. This year the department hasn’t netted more than seven fish […]
BLOG: Saline Groundwater Better Option for Desalination, Finds Study
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /WaterWorldSaline groundwater from coastal aquifers is a better alternative water source than seawater for reverse osmosis (RO) desalination due to reduced membrane fouling and pre-treatment costs, researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) have found. The study was published in Environmental Science & Technology and conducted by Researchers at the BGU Zuckerberg Institute for […]
The Last Sacramento Storm by the Numbers Before More Rain
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby By Bill LindelofSacramento dries out for at least 24 hours before the parade of storms begins again to drench the north state later in the week. Residents should have a rainless Tuesday to pick up branches scattered by the weekend’s high winds and clear roof gutters choked with leaves and rain water. The numbers tell the story […]
Folsom Lake Water Levels Reach High Point for This Time in March
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /ABC 10 (Sacramento)There has never been another March 8 quite like the one Folsom Lake is experiencing this year.The day will carry extra resonance for the lake as it marks a day in history where water levels reached historic highs compared with any level recorded on the same day. Dating back to 1976 when the California Department […]
Southern California Water Giant Agrees to Buy Delta Islands
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /SF Gateby By Peter Fimrite Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe powerful Metropolitan Water District of Southern California agreed Tuesday to buy four islands and a portion of a fifth in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, a bid that some conservationists believe is a blatant water grab by California’s largest water agency. The district’s 37-member board of directors, representing 26 agencies in Southern California, authorized […]
Rain, Wind, Waves, Snow and Possibly Hail Ahead This Week
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Times Standard (Eureka)by By Hunter CresswellA wet weekend flooded roads and reactivated slides that temporarily closed State Route 299, and even more precipitation is ahead for across Humboldt County this week. “Our crews have been out there working throughout the night responding to literally dozens of incidents,” Caltrans public information officer Phil Frisbie said on Sunday. The landslide that closed […]
Delta Smelt Populations Plummet 2nd Year in a Row
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Capital Public Radio (Sacramento)by By Amy QuintonPopulations of the threatened Delta smelt have plummeted to the lowest in history. The three-inch fish is often the focus of California’s water wars. Every fall and spring, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife conducts trawls to determine populations of the threatened Delta Smelt. This year the department hasn’t netted more than seven fish […]