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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]