Pismo Beach joined a local desalination feasibility study, completing the San Luis Obispo County-wide bandwagon to identify long-term water supply sources. The last to participate, the Pismo Beach City Council agreed on April 4 to support county efforts in the face of exiting two historic droughts and an uncharacteristically wet winter season, the flood control […]
Fixed pipes. Better pumps, turbines and motors. New bypass channels. Repaired fish ladders. Refurbished valves. To improve California’s water infrastructure, more than $307 million of needed upgrades like those are included in staggeringly long to-do list of new public works projects throughout the West that will receive federal funding, Biden Administration officials announced on Wednesday.
The decision comes after Gov. Gavin Newsom lifted the statewide 15% water savings mandate. Although several water restrictions have been lifted, officials said they still don’t want to see water wasters in the city. They urge people not to water more than three times a week, regardless of the conditions.
For most of California’s history, a record snowpack in the Sierra has been like money in the bank — filling reservoirs and keeping rivers healthy and flowing year-round. But in this era of climate change, there’s a real concern that some of that precious water could slip through our fingers. “If we get a very […]
California water officials reported on Monday that preliminary data showed the water contained in the state’s April snowpack is near historic levels. Officials previewed the results after a morning measurement south of Lake Tahoe, where the snowpack exceeded 10.5 feet deep at one of California’s 260 snow measurement locations.
On Monday, California water officials slogged through deep snow 7,000 feet above sea level, west of Lake Tahoe, to affirm what everyone already knew: A series of Pacific storms has generated record-level amounts of precipitation, filling reservoirs, inundating low-lying towns and fields and threatening more disastrous flooding as the Sierra snowpack melts. Its negative aspects aside, the immense amount of […]
Pismo Beach Enters Desal Study, Focus Still on Central Coast Blue
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /New Timesby Bulbul RajagopalPismo Beach joined a local desalination feasibility study, completing the San Luis Obispo County-wide bandwagon to identify long-term water supply sources. The last to participate, the Pismo Beach City Council agreed on April 4 to support county efforts in the face of exiting two historic droughts and an uncharacteristically wet winter season, the flood control […]
Here’s Where New Federal Funding Will Be Spent on California’s Aging Water Projects
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Mercury Newsby Lisa M. KriegerFixed pipes. Better pumps, turbines and motors. New bypass channels. Repaired fish ladders. Refurbished valves. To improve California’s water infrastructure, more than $307 million of needed upgrades like those are included in staggeringly long to-do list of new public works projects throughout the West that will receive federal funding, Biden Administration officials announced on Wednesday.
West Sacramento Drops Stage 2 Water Shortage Emergency, but Urges Against Wasting Water
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /KCRAby Leticia OrdazThe decision comes after Gov. Gavin Newsom lifted the statewide 15% water savings mandate. Although several water restrictions have been lifted, officials said they still don’t want to see water wasters in the city. They urge people not to water more than three times a week, regardless of the conditions.
Pilot Project Aims to Divert Excess Water Runoff Potentially Caused by Massive Sierra Snowpack
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /ABC 7 Newsby Spencer ChristianFor most of California’s history, a record snowpack in the Sierra has been like money in the bank — filling reservoirs and keeping rivers healthy and flowing year-round. But in this era of climate change, there’s a real concern that some of that precious water could slip through our fingers. “If we get a very […]
California Snowpack May Hold Record Amount of Water, With Significant Flooding Possible
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /KQEDby Emma Foehringer MerchantCalifornia water officials reported on Monday that preliminary data showed the water contained in the state’s April snowpack is near historic levels. Officials previewed the results after a morning measurement south of Lake Tahoe, where the snowpack exceeded 10.5 feet deep at one of California’s 260 snow measurement locations.
Opinion: California’s Water Battles Continue Despite Record Rain and Snow
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /CalMattersby Dan WaltersOn Monday, California water officials slogged through deep snow 7,000 feet above sea level, west of Lake Tahoe, to affirm what everyone already knew: A series of Pacific storms has generated record-level amounts of precipitation, filling reservoirs, inundating low-lying towns and fields and threatening more disastrous flooding as the Sierra snowpack melts. Its negative aspects aside, the immense amount of […]