Under pressure to strike a compromise on water cuts, and amid talk of litigation, Wyoming and other upper Colorado River Basin states are pointing to the climate-driven disaster unfolding in the West to insist they can’t cut what Mother Nature isn’t providing in the headwaters. While some observers suspect that argument is cover for withholding […]
A major milestone has been reached for the proposed Sites Reservoir project, a plan to build a large new water storage facility west of Colusa. The state has issued a draft decision to conditionally approve a key water right permit for the project. Under the proposal, water would be pumped from the Sacramento River to the […]
A historic drought has gripped Corpus Christi, the eighth-largest city in Texas, placing unprecedented strain on a water system that serves roughly 500,000 people across seven counties, along with one of the nation’s largest petrochemical corridors and Port of Corpus Christi, the country’s top port for crude oil exports. Industrial demand accounts for more than […]
A new state-commissioned report finds that Mono Lake in California’s Eastern Sierra has only a 1 in 3 chance of reaching its target water level by mid-century if current water exports to Los Angeles continue. The report suggests that halting water exports would significantly increase the likelihood of the lake reaching its target, but climate […]
Following pressure from powerful California growers, the Trump administration’s Interior Department announced Tuesday that it will put $40 million toward efforts to raise Shasta Dam — a controversial project that opponents say could swamp sacred sites and harm a protected river. North of Redding, the 602-foot-high dam on the Sacramento River forms California’s largest reservoir, storing more than 40% […]
The Trump administration announced Tuesday it will spend $540 million on water infrastructure projects in California, much of it to repair aging and sinking canals in the Central Valley. The largest share, $235 million, will be used to rehabilitate the Delta-Mendota Canal, which carries water to farmlands. An additional $200 million will help continue repairs […]
Colorado River Basin Headwater States Say They Can’t Cut Water They Don’t Have
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /Wyoming Newsby Dustin BleizefferUnder pressure to strike a compromise on water cuts, and amid talk of litigation, Wyoming and other upper Colorado River Basin states are pointing to the climate-driven disaster unfolding in the West to insist they can’t cut what Mother Nature isn’t providing in the headwaters. While some observers suspect that argument is cover for withholding […]
California Issues Draft Conditional Approval for Key Sites Reservoir Water Right
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /ABC 7by Vada HepnerA major milestone has been reached for the proposed Sites Reservoir project, a plan to build a large new water storage facility west of Colusa. The state has issued a draft decision to conditionally approve a key water right permit for the project. Under the proposal, water would be pumped from the Sacramento River to the […]
Corpus Christi Is Scrambling To Ward Off a Water Crisis. Here’s a Guide to Its Water Projects.
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /The Texas Tribuneby Alejandra MartinezA historic drought has gripped Corpus Christi, the eighth-largest city in Texas, placing unprecedented strain on a water system that serves roughly 500,000 people across seven counties, along with one of the nation’s largest petrochemical corridors and Port of Corpus Christi, the country’s top port for crude oil exports. Industrial demand accounts for more than […]
California Report Warns Mono Lake Needs Less LA Water To Survive
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /National TodayA new state-commissioned report finds that Mono Lake in California’s Eastern Sierra has only a 1 in 3 chance of reaching its target water level by mid-century if current water exports to Los Angeles continue. The report suggests that halting water exports would significantly increase the likelihood of the lake reaching its target, but climate […]
A Contentious Project To Raise California’s Shasta Dam Just Got a Funding Boost From Trump
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /Cal Mattersby Rachel BeckerFollowing pressure from powerful California growers, the Trump administration’s Interior Department announced Tuesday that it will put $40 million toward efforts to raise Shasta Dam — a controversial project that opponents say could swamp sacred sites and harm a protected river. North of Redding, the 602-foot-high dam on the Sacramento River forms California’s largest reservoir, storing more than 40% […]
California Will Get $540 Million for Water Projects, Trump Administration Announces
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /Los Angeles Timesby Ian JamesThe Trump administration announced Tuesday it will spend $540 million on water infrastructure projects in California, much of it to repair aging and sinking canals in the Central Valley. The largest share, $235 million, will be used to rehabilitate the Delta-Mendota Canal, which carries water to farmlands. An additional $200 million will help continue repairs […]