An atmospheric river will continue to impact the West Coast over the next 24 hours. A record amount of moisture is hitting the Pacific Northwest as the powerful system continues to bring heavy rainfall to the region.
Southern California has agreed to conserve enough water in Lake Mead to support upwards of 300,000 single family homes for a year under an agreement struck with the federal government.
As California grapples with worsening cycles of drought, a proposal to create a new water district in Butte County has sparked fears of a profit-driven water grab by large-scale farmers and outside interests.
The California Department of Water Resources on Friday said its initial State Water Project allocation forecast is 10% of requested supplies for next year — a 5% increase from its December 2022 initial forecast.
In recent decades, as water has grown increasingly precious, Californians have tried countless ways to find more of it and make it last longer, including covering agricultural canals with solar panels to prevent evaporation, building costly desalination plants and pulling out tracts of water-hungry grass.
Atmospheric River Threatening West Coast With Floods, Heavy Rain
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /ABC Newsby Max Golembo and Julia JacoboAn atmospheric river will continue to impact the West Coast over the next 24 hours. A record amount of moisture is hitting the Pacific Northwest as the powerful system continues to bring heavy rainfall to the region.
CA Farmers Agree to Conserve 100,000 Acre-feet of Lake Mead Water in Exchange for Compensation
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Nevada Currentby Jenniffer Solis Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthoritySouthern California has agreed to conserve enough water in Lake Mead to support upwards of 300,000 single family homes for a year under an agreement struck with the federal government.
This Dying Lake Could Be the Site of California’s Next ‘Gold’ Rush
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Fox 5 San Diegoby Marc SternfieldThe Salton Sea, once a resort destination and now largely overlooked, could be the site of California‘s next gold rush – this time involving lithium.
Proposal for New Water District Sparks Fear of Northern California ‘Water Grab’
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Los Angeles Timesby Ian JamesAs California grapples with worsening cycles of drought, a proposal to create a new water district in Butte County has sparked fears of a profit-driven water grab by large-scale farmers and outside interests.
California Sets Initial Water Allocation Forecast at 10%
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Courthouse News Serviceby Alan RiquelmyThe California Department of Water Resources on Friday said its initial State Water Project allocation forecast is 10% of requested supplies for next year — a 5% increase from its December 2022 initial forecast.
In California, Farmers Test a Method to Sink More Water into Underground Stores
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /Inside Climate Newsby Emma Foehringer MerchantIn recent decades, as water has grown increasingly precious, Californians have tried countless ways to find more of it and make it last longer, including covering agricultural canals with solar panels to prevent evaporation, building costly desalination plants and pulling out tracts of water-hungry grass.