Spring was unusually cool in Northern California this year, allowing for a manageable snowmelt period in what could’ve been a far more dangerous situation. While flooding due to snowmelt has certainly done damage to many valley and foothill communities following the record winter, the cool weather pattern to start the year has prevented the widespread, […]
Westlands Water District, the biggest agricultural water district in the state, could lose 200,000 acre feet of water – or more – for lack of demand, according to an update at its June board meeting. The revelation was made during a briefing by Chief Operating Officer Jose Guiterrez who acknowledged Westlands could have more than 320,000 […]
People in Chico are seeing higher water bills this summer. It’s a combination of higher water and sewer rates. Starting in July the current combined bill must be paid separately. Cal Water implemented a four percent interim rate increase on May 5. Chico Cal Water District Manager Evan Markey said the final rate increase has […]
The City of Monterey says they are worried there won’t be enough water by the time over 36 hundred housing units are expected to be developed across the city. The Monterey Peninsula Water Management District says thanks to the expansion of a project, there will be more than enough waterways before the housing is developed.
Bills in the state Legislature would give increased authority to the California State Water Resources Control Board and could impact historic water rights and threaten water supplies for farming. Dangerous water rights reform bills that put the interests of the few over the interests of the many are moving through the California Legislature.
A stretch of unusually wet months has erased drought across much of the Southwest. A briefing by climate experts spelled out how a snowy winter and rainy spring brought relief to a particularly parched region. “Unlike some past presentations I’ve given for the Southwest,” said Brian Fuchs, a climatologist with the National Drought Mitigation Center, […]
Cool Spring Was ‘Best Case Scenario’ for Snowmelt and River Levels
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /ABC 10by Brody AdamsSpring was unusually cool in Northern California this year, allowing for a manageable snowmelt period in what could’ve been a far more dangerous situation. While flooding due to snowmelt has certainly done damage to many valley and foothill communities following the record winter, the cool weather pattern to start the year has prevented the widespread, […]
Will the Giant Westlands Water District “Spill” Water This Year for Lack of Demand?
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /SJV Waterby Lois HenryWestlands Water District, the biggest agricultural water district in the state, could lose 200,000 acre feet of water – or more – for lack of demand, according to an update at its June board meeting. The revelation was made during a briefing by Chief Operating Officer Jose Guiterrez who acknowledged Westlands could have more than 320,000 […]
Chico Customers Paying Higher Water and Sewer Rates
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /Action News Nowby Kelli SaamPeople in Chico are seeing higher water bills this summer. It’s a combination of higher water and sewer rates. Starting in July the current combined bill must be paid separately. Cal Water implemented a four percent interim rate increase on May 5. Chico Cal Water District Manager Evan Markey said the final rate increase has […]
Monterey Peninsula Water Management District Says There is Enough Water for New Housing Development
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /Kion 46by Dania RomeroThe City of Monterey says they are worried there won’t be enough water by the time over 36 hundred housing units are expected to be developed across the city. The Monterey Peninsula Water Management District says thanks to the expansion of a project, there will be more than enough waterways before the housing is developed.
Opinion: Water Rights Bills Would Jeopardize Water Reliability
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /AgAlertby Pat WirzBills in the state Legislature would give increased authority to the California State Water Resources Control Board and could impact historic water rights and threaten water supplies for farming. Dangerous water rights reform bills that put the interests of the few over the interests of the many are moving through the California Legislature.
Months Of Wet Weather Erase Drought Across the Southwest
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /KUNCby Alex HagerA stretch of unusually wet months has erased drought across much of the Southwest. A briefing by climate experts spelled out how a snowy winter and rainy spring brought relief to a particularly parched region. “Unlike some past presentations I’ve given for the Southwest,” said Brian Fuchs, a climatologist with the National Drought Mitigation Center, […]