The Marin Municipal Water District’s directors are on a political hot seat. They are considering a four-year plan of raising rates, possibly as much as 20% for most customers, to right MMWD’s fiscal ship and pay for expanding the district’s storage capacity and make needed repairs.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom ended some of the state’s water restrictions on Friday because a winter of relentless rain and snow has replenished the state’s reservoirs and eased fears of a shortage after three years of severe drought. He also announced local agencies that supply water to 27 million people and many farmers would get […]
A modest proposal for western water: Turn off the spigot to the Imperial Valley and let the farms go fallow. In return, provide a water future for Arizona, Nevada and Southern California. Sure, there would be a price to pay. California’s Imperial Valley, which sits in the southeastern corner of the state, bordered by Arizona […]
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday relaxed drought rules in California amid a winter season filled with atmospheric river storms, flooding and a massive Sierra Nevada snowpack — soaking conditions that followed three dry, grueling years that had been marked by water shortages, extreme wildfires and heat waves.
Members of Congress from six of the seven states that use Colorado River water are convening a new caucus. The group aims to help rally federal funding for water projects along a river that supplies 40 million people and is shrinking due to climate change.
When Don Cameron first intentionally flooded his central California farm in 2011, pumping excess stormwater onto his fields, fellow growers told him he was crazy. Today, California water experts see Cameron as a pioneer. His experiment to control flooding and replenish the ground water has become a model that policy makers say others should emulate.
Opinion: MMWD Must Show How Rate Hike Will Help Water Supply
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Marin Independent JournalThe Marin Municipal Water District’s directors are on a political hot seat. They are considering a four-year plan of raising rates, possibly as much as 20% for most customers, to right MMWD’s fiscal ship and pay for expanding the district’s storage capacity and make needed repairs.
California Ends Some Water Limits After Storms Ease Drought
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /APCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom ended some of the state’s water restrictions on Friday because a winter of relentless rain and snow has replenished the state’s reservoirs and eased fears of a shortage after three years of severe drought. He also announced local agencies that supply water to 27 million people and many farmers would get […]
Opinion: Western Water Crisis Solutions Inevitably End With a Lot Less for California Farms
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /CalMattersby Jim NewtonA modest proposal for western water: Turn off the spigot to the Imperial Valley and let the farms go fallow. In return, provide a water future for Arizona, Nevada and Southern California. Sure, there would be a price to pay. California’s Imperial Valley, which sits in the southeastern corner of the state, bordered by Arizona […]
Newsom Relaxes California Drought Rules
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Mercury Newsby Paul RogersGov. Gavin Newsom on Friday relaxed drought rules in California amid a winter season filled with atmospheric river storms, flooding and a massive Sierra Nevada snowpack — soaking conditions that followed three dry, grueling years that had been marked by water shortages, extreme wildfires and heat waves.
Western Lawmakers Form Caucus to Talk Colorado River in Congress
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /KUNCby Alex HagerMembers of Congress from six of the seven states that use Colorado River water are convening a new caucus. The group aims to help rally federal funding for water projects along a river that supplies 40 million people and is shrinking due to climate change.
California Farmers Flood Their Fields in Order to Save Them
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Reutersby Michael Roy Blake and Daniel TrottaWhen Don Cameron first intentionally flooded his central California farm in 2011, pumping excess stormwater onto his fields, fellow growers told him he was crazy. Today, California water experts see Cameron as a pioneer. His experiment to control flooding and replenish the ground water has become a model that policy makers say others should emulate.