The mountains of the western United States are looking remarkably brown this winter. The region is facing one of its worst snow droughts in decades, and while the snowsport industry is already feeling the effects, the impacts this summer could be far worse. Although much of the region received plenty of precipitation in fall and early winter, most of […]
For many, heavy rains are a headache. Storms send pedestrians scurrying under umbrellas, trying to stay dry, and can cause major traffic jams for motorists. But for California, recent heavy rains have been more than welcome. The Mercury News reported that large atmospheric storms have filled the state’s reservoirs to historic levels. Hundreds of billions of gallons […]
According to a Feb. 4 press release, Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., has introduced two bills aimed at addressing long-term water supply challenges in California and across the American West. Padilla, a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, introduced the Making Our Communities Resilient through Enhancing Water for Agriculture, Technology, the Environment, and Residences […]
Governors and negotiators from the seven Colorado River basin states, including California, met behind closed doors for about two hours in Washington on Friday to talk with Interior Secretary Doug Burgum about the dwindling waterway’s future. After they left the meeting, governors were quick to issue statements praising the gathering as “productive” and “meaningful,” but no […]
A California water official has warned that the longer the Golden State goes without adequate snowfall this winter, the “harder it will be to catch up” to the levels needed to maintain California’s reservoir water supply through the dry summer months. The message came as the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) conducted its second […]
Federal water managers and the local agencies they serve usually gather every January in Reno, Nevada, to swap wish lists, from higher dams to new reservoirs to changes to endangered species rules. This year, at the Mid-Pacific Water Users Conference, the focus was more basic: whether the federal water system has enough people left to […]
The Western US Is in a Snow Drought. What Comes Next Is Even Scarier
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /Gizmodoby Ellyn LapointeThe mountains of the western United States are looking remarkably brown this winter. The region is facing one of its worst snow droughts in decades, and while the snowsport industry is already feeling the effects, the impacts this summer could be far worse. Although much of the region received plenty of precipitation in fall and early winter, most of […]
Officials Thrilled After Stunning Turnaround of Crucial US Water Supply: ‘It Gives Us Comfort’
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /The Cool Downby Craig GerardFor many, heavy rains are a headache. Storms send pedestrians scurrying under umbrellas, trying to stay dry, and can cause major traffic jams for motorists. But for California, recent heavy rains have been more than welcome. The Mercury News reported that large atmospheric storms have filled the state’s reservoirs to historic levels. Hundreds of billions of gallons […]
Senator Padilla Introduces Bills Targeting California Water Supply Challenges
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /The Desert ReviewAccording to a Feb. 4 press release, Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., has introduced two bills aimed at addressing long-term water supply challenges in California and across the American West. Padilla, a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, introduced the Making Our Communities Resilient through Enhancing Water for Agriculture, Technology, the Environment, and Residences […]
Optimism but No Deal After ‘Historic’ D.C. Meeting About Colorado River’s Future
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /Times of San Diegoby Scott FranzGovernors and negotiators from the seven Colorado River basin states, including California, met behind closed doors for about two hours in Washington on Friday to talk with Interior Secretary Doug Burgum about the dwindling waterway’s future. After they left the meeting, governors were quick to issue statements praising the gathering as “productive” and “meaningful,” but no […]
California Water Officials Issue Warning as Key Water Supply Number Plunges
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /News Weekby Anna SkinnerA California water official has warned that the longer the Golden State goes without adequate snowfall this winter, the “harder it will be to catch up” to the levels needed to maintain California’s reservoir water supply through the dry summer months. The message came as the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) conducted its second […]
Trump’s Water Ambitions Have a Staffing Problem
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /Politicoby Camille Von KaenelFederal water managers and the local agencies they serve usually gather every January in Reno, Nevada, to swap wish lists, from higher dams to new reservoirs to changes to endangered species rules. This year, at the Mid-Pacific Water Users Conference, the focus was more basic: whether the federal water system has enough people left to […]