California’s water authorities will spend $15 million in three crucial water management zones within the drought-ravaged southern Central Valley. The hub of agricultural production in the Golden State, the Central Valley has also faced the most dire impacts from another historic drought, as thousands of wells went dry last year and many communities faced a total lack of safe […]
Water is going to get more expensive. It’s a matter of supply and demand: Clean, easily accessible water is dwindling across Arizona, while those who rely on it aren’t going anywhere. That means we’ll all pay more for the thing that no desert dweller can live without.
California farms and cities that get their water from the Central Valley Project are due to receive a large increase in water allocations this year after snowpack and reservoirs were replenished in winter storms, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation announced Wednesday. Most recipients of the Central Valley Projects are irrigation districts that supply farms, and some […]
California’s reservoirs may be as full as they’ve been in years thanks to recent rainfall, but it’s still not enough water to meet the state’s demands — and it will never be if the state doesn’t invest in new ways to capture all that precious water. Not enough of the state’s heavy rainfall is draining […]
Life in the southwestern U.S. as we know it exists thanks to the water of the Colorado River, which flows for approximately 1,450 miles from the Rockies to the Gulf of California. The river gets its water from the Colorado River drainage basin, which spreads some 246,000 square miles.
As California braced for yet another round of winter storms Wednesday, state water officials announced that they were again boosting supplies for water agencies that serve 27 million residents. The Department of Water Resources said it now expects to deliver 35% of requested water supplies — up from the 30% announced last month — via the State Water Project.
California Invests in Critical Central Valley Water Infrastructure Projects
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Courthouse News Serviceby Natalie HansonCalifornia’s water authorities will spend $15 million in three crucial water management zones within the drought-ravaged southern Central Valley. The hub of agricultural production in the Golden State, the Central Valley has also faced the most dire impacts from another historic drought, as thousands of wells went dry last year and many communities faced a total lack of safe […]
Opinion: Your Water Bill is Going to Go Up. Arizona Can’t Keep Ignoring This Fact
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /AZ Centralby Joanna AllhandsWater is going to get more expensive. It’s a matter of supply and demand: Clean, easily accessible water is dwindling across Arizona, while those who rely on it aren’t going anywhere. That means we’ll all pay more for the thing that no desert dweller can live without.
California Farms, Cities to Get Big Jump in Water From Feds After Storms
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /San Francisco Chronicleby Tara DugganCalifornia farms and cities that get their water from the Central Valley Project are due to receive a large increase in water allocations this year after snowpack and reservoirs were replenished in winter storms, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation announced Wednesday. Most recipients of the Central Valley Projects are irrigation districts that supply farms, and some […]
Opinion: Rains and Flooding Are Not Enough to Solve California’s Persistent Drought Problems
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby Robin EpleyCalifornia’s reservoirs may be as full as they’ve been in years thanks to recent rainfall, but it’s still not enough water to meet the state’s demands — and it will never be if the state doesn’t invest in new ways to capture all that precious water. Not enough of the state’s heavy rainfall is draining […]
Colorado River Drainage Basin Explained
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Newsweekby Robyn WhiteLife in the southwestern U.S. as we know it exists thanks to the water of the Colorado River, which flows for approximately 1,450 miles from the Rockies to the Gulf of California. The river gets its water from the Colorado River drainage basin, which spreads some 246,000 square miles.
On Eve of Storms, California Water Authorities Boost State Water Project Allocation to 35%
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Monte MorinAs California braced for yet another round of winter storms Wednesday, state water officials announced that they were again boosting supplies for water agencies that serve 27 million residents. The Department of Water Resources said it now expects to deliver 35% of requested water supplies — up from the 30% announced last month — via the State Water Project.