Congress on Wednesday approved a resolution to overturn the Biden administration’s protections for the nation’s waterways that Republicans have criticized as a burden on business, advancing a measure that President Joe Biden has promised to veto. Republicans have targeted the Biden administration’s protections for thousands of small streams, wetlands and other waterways, labeling it an environmental overreach […]
The Bureau of Reclamation March 28, announced an increase in Central Valley Project 2023 water supply allocations. After below average precipitation in February, Reclamation announced a conservative initial water supply allocation for the CVP on Feb. 22. Additional atmospheric river systems have since boosted hydrological conditions and storage volumes, allowing for a more robust water supply allocation. Since […]
A colossal amount of rain and snow has fallen on California over the past few months from a dozen atmospheric rivers: more than 78 trillion gallons of water and counting. It’s not the wettest year the Golden State has ever seen, but it is a massive amount of water in a state that has been beset by drought […]
Last fall, when the state Legislature authorized $40 million for floodplain restoration, Julie Rentner knew just what she would do with it. Her group, River Partners, would spend more than a quarter of the funds buying a 500-acre dairy farm abutting the San Joaquin River in Stanislaus County. Then millions more would be spent on […]
The California Department of Water Resources is using the winter storms to claim that the proposed Delta Conveyance project would help ensure a more reliable water supply for the State Water Project in light of how climate change will alter seasonal patterns of rain and drought. In reality, the benefits of the conveyance project are speculative at best.
If you’re an East Bay Municipal Utilities District (MUD) customer, you will be saving money. Thanks to the very wet winter and spring, the agency said it will not be charging its 1.4 million customers in Alameda and Contra Costa counties an eight percent penalty for excessive water use because the reservoirs are full. These […]
Congress Approves Measure to Toss Biden’s Water Protections
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /AP Newsby Michael Phillis and Mary Clare JalonickCongress on Wednesday approved a resolution to overturn the Biden administration’s protections for the nation’s waterways that Republicans have criticized as a burden on business, advancing a measure that President Joe Biden has promised to veto. Republicans have targeted the Biden administration’s protections for thousands of small streams, wetlands and other waterways, labeling it an environmental overreach […]
Reclamation Increases Central Valley Project 2023 Water Supply Allocations
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Bureau of Reclamation by Reclamation California-Great Basin RegionThe Bureau of Reclamation March 28, announced an increase in Central Valley Project 2023 water supply allocations. After below average precipitation in February, Reclamation announced a conservative initial water supply allocation for the CVP on Feb. 22. Additional atmospheric river systems have since boosted hydrological conditions and storage volumes, allowing for a more robust water supply allocation. Since […]
Trillions of Gallons Have Soaked California. Is This the State’s Wettest Winter Ever?
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /USA Todayby Doyle RiceA colossal amount of rain and snow has fallen on California over the past few months from a dozen atmospheric rivers: more than 78 trillion gallons of water and counting. It’s not the wettest year the Golden State has ever seen, but it is a massive amount of water in a state that has been beset by drought […]
As Floods Endanger the San Joaquin Valley, Newsom Cuts Funding for Floodplains
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /CalMattersby Alastair BlandLast fall, when the state Legislature authorized $40 million for floodplain restoration, Julie Rentner knew just what she would do with it. Her group, River Partners, would spend more than a quarter of the funds buying a 500-acre dairy farm abutting the San Joaquin River in Stanislaus County. Then millions more would be spent on […]
Opinion: Delta Tunnel Project Won’t Provide Reliable Water Supply California Needs
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /CalMattersby Oscar Villegas and Patrick KennedyThe California Department of Water Resources is using the winter storms to claim that the proposed Delta Conveyance project would help ensure a more reliable water supply for the State Water Project in light of how climate change will alter seasonal patterns of rain and drought. In reality, the benefits of the conveyance project are speculative at best.
More Rain Means More Money for East Bay MUD Customers
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /KRON 4by Will Tran and Miabelle SalzanoIf you’re an East Bay Municipal Utilities District (MUD) customer, you will be saving money. Thanks to the very wet winter and spring, the agency said it will not be charging its 1.4 million customers in Alameda and Contra Costa counties an eight percent penalty for excessive water use because the reservoirs are full. These […]