The California State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) issued its first temporary groundwater storage permit to the Scott Valley Irrigation District to capture high winter and spring flows for local groundwater storage and recharge. The permit is the first in what is expected to be a series of temporary permits issued for this […]
After four years of drought, a return to more normal winter weather is improving the outlook for the coming year’s Nevada Irrigation District water supply. General Manager Rem Scherzinger said seasonal precipitation had reached 104 percent of average as of Jan. 7 with an outlook for continued wet weather. Precipitation at the district’s […]
After four years of a crushing drought, Californians are hoping El Niño storms bring relief this winter. But whether they replenish the state’s reservoirs and rebuild its crucial snowpack remains to be seen, with many experts cautioning that the state’s water deficit is too severe to be resolved in one rainy year. So 2016 […]
Snow was still falling Tuesday night in the Sierra as storms moved across California, helping bring the state’s snowpack above normal for this time of year. More than seven inches of snow fell in the higher elevations Tuesday. The state’s water department says the snowpack in the central Sierra is at 115-percent of […]
The Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla, California has long been a leader in studying the weather phenomenon known as El Niño. In a recent Scripps video a handful of scientists recount the story of El Niño forecasting by remembering that the strong El Niño of 1982-83was a complete surprise, catching unaware not just […]
A Tuesday-morning rainstorm flooded streets and small streams around the Bay Area as drivers took to the region’s roadways for the morning commute. The National Weather Service issued a flood advisory and hazardous weather outlook from the North Bay south to Monterey, and east into the Central Valley. The flood warning was in […]
Calif. Water Board Issues Temporary Groundwater Storage Permits To Capture Water from Rainy Season
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Water WorldThe California State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) issued its first temporary groundwater storage permit to the Scott Valley Irrigation District to capture high winter and spring flows for local groundwater storage and recharge. The permit is the first in what is expected to be a series of temporary permits issued for this […]
Storm Pattern Improving Water Outlook
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Auburn Journalby By Gus ThomsonAfter four years of drought, a return to more normal winter weather is improving the outlook for the coming year’s Nevada Irrigation District water supply. General Manager Rem Scherzinger said seasonal precipitation had reached 104 percent of average as of Jan. 7 with an outlook for continued wet weather. Precipitation at the district’s […]
9 Californians Who Play Key Roles in Water Policy
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /E&E News (Washington D.C.)by By Jeremy P. Jacobs and Debra KahnAfter four years of a crushing drought, Californians are hoping El Niño storms bring relief this winter. But whether they replenish the state’s reservoirs and rebuild its crucial snowpack remains to be seen, with many experts cautioning that the state’s water deficit is too severe to be resolved in one rainy year. So 2016 […]
Sierra Snowpack Reaches 115-Percent of Normal
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /CBS (San Francisco Bay Area)Snow was still falling Tuesday night in the Sierra as storms moved across California, helping bring the state’s snowpack above normal for this time of year. More than seven inches of snow fell in the higher elevations Tuesday. The state’s water department says the snowpack in the central Sierra is at 115-percent of […]
It Hasn’t Been a Textbook El Niño Winter So Far — but That Could Change
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Bay Nature (San Francisco Bay Area)by By Les RowntreeThe Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla, California has long been a leader in studying the weather phenomenon known as El Niño. In a recent Scripps video a handful of scientists recount the story of El Niño forecasting by remembering that the strong El Niño of 1982-83was a complete surprise, catching unaware not just […]
Bay Area Storm Leads To Flooding, Rock Slides and Crashes
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /SFGATEby By Evan SernoffskyA Tuesday-morning rainstorm flooded streets and small streams around the Bay Area as drivers took to the region’s roadways for the morning commute. The National Weather Service issued a flood advisory and hazardous weather outlook from the North Bay south to Monterey, and east into the Central Valley. The flood warning was in […]