A field that has long grown tomatoes, peppers and onions now looks like a wind-whipped ocean as farmer Don Cameron seeks to capture the runoff from a freakishly wet year in California to replenish the groundwater basin that is his only source to water his crops. Taking some tomatoes out of production for a year […]
With record and near-record snowpack up and down California, much of its multiyear drought has abated — but it’s never time to break out the balloons and party favors when it comes to water in the West. During a California-Nevada U.S. Drought Monitoring Group seminar Monday, water experts were upbeat when talking about the massive […]
In California, the snowpack is at some of the highest levels in recorded history. The state’s snowpack accumulates in the Sierra Nevada—a mountain range that stretches for 400 miles from Northern California southward to the Great Basin. The snowpack, which melts into the state’s reservoirs, provides about a third of California’s total water supply.
As the rain year continues to look promising, rice farmers are happy to expect most if not all of their water allocations will be delivered. This week the Department of Water Resources announced a 75% water allocation to the irrigation districts served by the State Water Project.
Floods and droughts are not opposites and can occur simultaneously. This occurs often in California and is especially well-illustrated this year. Floods, droughts, and water scarcity are different. Floods are too much water at a place and time, and we would often pay to reduce the water present at that location and moment. Droughts and water […]
Gov. Gavin Newsom came close but couldn’t quite bring himself to say it: The drought’s over. It’s disappointing when a governor won’t acknowledge what ordinary citizens already know because they can see things for themselves. Another drought will emerge soon enough. It always does. That’s the California pattern — climate change or not.
California Farmers Flood Fields to Boost Groundwater Basin
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /AP Newsby Amy TaxinA field that has long grown tomatoes, peppers and onions now looks like a wind-whipped ocean as farmer Don Cameron seeks to capture the runoff from a freakishly wet year in California to replenish the groundwater basin that is his only source to water his crops. Taking some tomatoes out of production for a year […]
With Drought Relieved, California Casts Wary Eye on Snowmelt
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Courthouse News Serviceby Bob LealWith record and near-record snowpack up and down California, much of its multiyear drought has abated — but it’s never time to break out the balloons and party favors when it comes to water in the West. During a California-Nevada U.S. Drought Monitoring Group seminar Monday, water experts were upbeat when talking about the massive […]
Why is California’s Snowpack So High?
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Newsweekby Robyn WhiteIn California, the snowpack is at some of the highest levels in recorded history. The state’s snowpack accumulates in the Sierra Nevada—a mountain range that stretches for 400 miles from Northern California southward to the Great Basin. The snowpack, which melts into the state’s reservoirs, provides about a third of California’s total water supply.
Farmers Look Forward to Full Water Delivery
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Enterprise-Recordby Michael WeberAs the rain year continues to look promising, rice farmers are happy to expect most if not all of their water allocations will be delivered. This week the Department of Water Resources announced a 75% water allocation to the irrigation districts served by the State Water Project.
This Drought is Dead – Long Live the Drought
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /California WaterBlogby Jay Lund and Andrew L. RypelFloods and droughts are not opposites and can occur simultaneously. This occurs often in California and is especially well-illustrated this year. Floods, droughts, and water scarcity are different. Floods are too much water at a place and time, and we would often pay to reduce the water present at that location and moment. Droughts and water […]
Opinion: Newsom Denies the Obvious: California is No Longer in Drought
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby George SkeltonGov. Gavin Newsom came close but couldn’t quite bring himself to say it: The drought’s over. It’s disappointing when a governor won’t acknowledge what ordinary citizens already know because they can see things for themselves. Another drought will emerge soon enough. It always does. That’s the California pattern — climate change or not.