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The Water News Network is San Diego County’s source for water news and information.
Feds Start 2021 with Light Water Supply for Valley Farmers
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Ed Joyce /San Joaquin Valley Sunby Alex TavlianValley farmers had low expectations heading into the spring. Federal water authorities likely met them, to say the least. Tuesday, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation announced its first water allocations for farmers and water users along the Central Valley Project. Light snowpack is, once again, the culprit, Federal officials said. “Although we had a couple […]
California’s Wet Season Hasn’t Brought Much Drought Relief and the Outlook Isn’t Promising
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /The Weather Channelby Linda LamCalifornia’s wet season has not brought much relief so far and the outlook is not promising. The water year, which runs from October through April, started off slowly. October was the second driest on record for California. Later, strong systems – including an atmospheric river in late January that caused flooding, debris flows and feet of snow in the […]
Lack of Rain Could Potentially Impact Crops in the Central Valley
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /Fox 26 Newsby Shelby BrachoCrops are now blooming here in the San Joaquin Valley, which marks the beginning of harvest season for farmers. As a drier-than-usual wet season continues to unfold, many are worried about how current drought conditions will impact this year’s crop.
SoCal Water Managers Want to Know Who – Exactly – is Sinking the California Aqueduct
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /San Joaquin Valley Waterby Lois HenryA state report released in December pinned blame for sinking along the California Aqueduct on excessive nearby groundwater pumping to irrigate vineyards and nut orchards. That was a pretty pointed finger, but not pointed enough for some committee directors in the large and powerful Metropolitan Water District of Southern California.
Opinion: Utah’s Designs on Colorado River Water Would Ignore the Facts and Evade the Law
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /The Salt Lake Tribuneby Claire GeddesUtah House Bill 297 is a dangerous spending bill that provides its benefactors with exemptions to conflict-of-interest laws that raises serious moral questions about what is happening at the Utah Legislature. The bill creates another heavily-funded and secretive government agency — the Colorado River Authority — that would receive an initial $9 million, plus $600,000 per year […]
City of Antioch Breaks Ground on Water Project in Delta
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /East County TodayOn Friday, the City of Antioch, along with local and State dignitaries, broke ground on their new and historic Brackish Water Desalination Plant. At a price of $110 million, the project was made possible with $93 million in funding from the State, and $17 million from the City of Antioch. “Through this project, Antioch continues […]