Last Friday, the California Water Resources Control Board extended for eight months an emergency water conservation mandate that Governor Jerry Brown first ordered on April 1, 2015. The goal of the regulation, issued in response to California’s worst-ever drought, was to reduce urban water use by 25 percent compared to 2013, a year before water […]
Snowpack in the mountains that feed the Colorado River was slightly above the long-term average on Wednesday — welcome news in the drought-stricken Southwest. But water and weather experts said it’s too early to predict how deep the snow will get or how much of it will make its way into the river and on […]
State and federal agencies seem to disagree about California’s drought. The Department of Water Resources and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s 2016 Drought Contingency Plan, released Friday, painted a grim picture, but that same day, the State Water Resources Control Board staff proposed to relax emergency drought regulations. Some farmers in California’s Central Valley are […]
El Nino-fueled storms are expected to help Lake Oroville rise about another 25 feet in the next week, according to the California Department of Water Resources. The department said with the lake rising rapidly due to the rain, the lake is now 47 feet higher than its low point of elevation, about 650 feet above […]
The California State Water Resource Control Board on Friday Jan. 15 released a draft proposal to extend state mandated water conservation rules through October. If adopted, the extension will mean that the current water conservation goal of 25 percent less water use compared to 2013 will continue. As written, the latest draft will extend […]
Lake Oroville is seen down a Bidwell Canyon Marina boat ramp Wednesday. The lake has come up almost 28 feet since Jan. 1, triggering a Facebook swarm Wednesday, but it obviously still has a long way to go. Bill Husa — Mercury-Register The lake was a trending item on many users’ news feeds for […]
Could Insurance Markets Help Water Utilities Respond to Drought?
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Circle of Blueby By Brett WaltonLast Friday, the California Water Resources Control Board extended for eight months an emergency water conservation mandate that Governor Jerry Brown first ordered on April 1, 2015. The goal of the regulation, issued in response to California’s worst-ever drought, was to reduce urban water use by 25 percent compared to 2013, a year before water […]
Mountain Snows That Feed Colorado River Look Good So Far
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Associated Press (As published by Phys.org)by By Dan ElliottSnowpack in the mountains that feed the Colorado River was slightly above the long-term average on Wednesday — welcome news in the drought-stricken Southwest. But water and weather experts said it’s too early to predict how deep the snow will get or how much of it will make its way into the river and on […]
OPINION: Another View: Don’t Ease Up On Water Conservation
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby By Tracy QuinnState and federal agencies seem to disagree about California’s drought. The Department of Water Resources and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s 2016 Drought Contingency Plan, released Friday, painted a grim picture, but that same day, the State Water Resources Control Board staff proposed to relax emergency drought regulations. Some farmers in California’s Central Valley are […]
El Nino-Fueled Storms Expected To Rise Lake Oroville 25 Feet in Next Week
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /KRON 4 (San Francisco Bay Area)by By Vince CestoneEl Nino-fueled storms are expected to help Lake Oroville rise about another 25 feet in the next week, according to the California Department of Water Resources. The department said with the lake rising rapidly due to the rain, the lake is now 47 feet higher than its low point of elevation, about 650 feet above […]
State Proposes Extending Emergency Drought Conservation through October
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Sonoma Westby By Tony LanducciThe California State Water Resource Control Board on Friday Jan. 15 released a draft proposal to extend state mandated water conservation rules through October. If adopted, the extension will mean that the current water conservation goal of 25 percent less water use compared to 2013 will continue. As written, the latest draft will extend […]
Lake Oroville’s Surging Water Levels Becomes Trending Item on Facebook
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Chico Enterprise-Recordby By Ryan OlsonLake Oroville is seen down a Bidwell Canyon Marina boat ramp Wednesday. The lake has come up almost 28 feet since Jan. 1, triggering a Facebook swarm Wednesday, but it obviously still has a long way to go. Bill Husa — Mercury-Register The lake was a trending item on many users’ news feeds for […]