It’s snowing today in the central Colorado Rockies, likely the last hurrah for a year to remember for everyone who depends on water from the Colorado River — including Las Vegas. It’s just past the early April peak when scientists calculate the final snowpack levels for the year. Today, that measurement hit 160% of normal, […]
Despite recent water levels exceeding expectations, Lake Mead is forecast to drop back down to a record low level by the end of the month. As of Monday, Lake Mead’s water level was at 1,045.91 feet above sea level, almost 3 feet above the level of 1,043.06 feet predicted in the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s […]
Over the course of two days, the Biden administration announced it would give the state more than $690 million for water projects this year. On Tuesday, the United States Environmental Protection Agency said it would send California more than $391 million to improve its drinking water infrastructure this year. On Wednesday, the U.S. Bureau of […]
Water levels fell so low in key reservoirs during the depth of California’s drought that boat docks sat on dry, cracked land and cars drove into the center of what should have been Folsom Lake. Those scenes are no more after a series of powerful storms dumped record amounts of rain and snow across California, replenishing reservoirs […]
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.
Snowpack Peaks at 160% of Normal as Colorado River Water Flows Toward Lake Mead
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /8 News Now (KLAS-TV)by Greg HaasIt’s snowing today in the central Colorado Rockies, likely the last hurrah for a year to remember for everyone who depends on water from the Colorado River — including Las Vegas. It’s just past the early April peak when scientists calculate the final snowpack levels for the year. Today, that measurement hit 160% of normal, […]
Lake Mead Water Levels Due to Hit Record Low Within Weeks
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Newsweekby Jess ThomsonDespite recent water levels exceeding expectations, Lake Mead is forecast to drop back down to a record low level by the end of the month. As of Monday, Lake Mead’s water level was at 1,045.91 feet above sea level, almost 3 feet above the level of 1,043.06 feet predicted in the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s […]
Biden Gives California More Than $690 Million to Improve Water Quality and Infrastructure
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /McClatchy DCby Gillian BrassilOver the course of two days, the Biden administration announced it would give the state more than $690 million for water projects this year. On Tuesday, the United States Environmental Protection Agency said it would send California more than $391 million to improve its drinking water infrastructure this year. On Wednesday, the U.S. Bureau of […]
Dramatic Photos Show How Storms Filled California Reservoirs
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /APby Terry Chea, Noah Berger and Josh EdelsonWater levels fell so low in key reservoirs during the depth of California’s drought that boat docks sat on dry, cracked land and cars drove into the center of what should have been Folsom Lake. Those scenes are no more after a series of powerful storms dumped record amounts of rain and snow across California, replenishing reservoirs […]
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.