When the nation’s largest desalination plant opened in Carlsbad, California, in 2015, people across the country were watching to see how it increased water supplies as groundwater dwindled, reservoirs dried up, and drought ravaged the Golden State. Nearly 10 years later, the plant has demonstrated how seawater desalination can play a pivotal role in achieving […]
Two winters’ worth of snow has already fallen in the Sierra Nevada since Christmas, pulling California from the depths of extreme drought into one of its wettest winters in memory. But as a series of tropical storms slams the state, that bounty has become a flood risk as warm rains fall on the state’s record snowpack, causing […]
Once mired in drought, California now has too much of a good thing and has opened spillways on key reservoirs as the first of two atmospheric rivers made landfall Thursday afternoon. The Golden State activated the Flood Operation Center ahead of the incoming storms, to notify officials of high water levels and support local flood relief […]
PETALUMA, Calif.—Neil McIsaac has something many other dairy farmers here don’t: a storm-runoff capture system that can provide backup water for his herd when local reservoirs go dry, as they did last year. Already, he and others involved in the project say it has proven its worth. It has captured 670,000 gallons so far this winter, […]
With back-to-back storms to hit California in the coming days, state officials are scrambling to make strategic releases from key reservoirs in hopes of preventing a repeat of the flooding that killed nearly two dozen people in January. At least 10 rivers are forecast to overflow from the incoming “Pineapple Express” storm, which is expected to […]
Millions of Californians were under threat on Thursday from an approaching storm that could trigger intense downpours and widespread flooding in many parts of the state, including in some mountainous areas already buried under a near-record snowfall. After a weeks of unusually bad weather on the West Coast, the storm known as an atmospheric river […]
Thirst for Water: How the Nation’s Largest Desalination Plant is Generating Change
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Water Onlineby Vic Bianes and Jeremy Crutchfield Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityWhen the nation’s largest desalination plant opened in Carlsbad, California, in 2015, people across the country were watching to see how it increased water supplies as groundwater dwindled, reservoirs dried up, and drought ravaged the Golden State. Nearly 10 years later, the plant has demonstrated how seawater desalination can play a pivotal role in achieving […]
California Storms Create Paradox: Too Much Water in Reservoirs, Too Soon
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /CalMattersby Alastair BlandTwo winters’ worth of snow has already fallen in the Sierra Nevada since Christmas, pulling California from the depths of extreme drought into one of its wettest winters in memory. But as a series of tropical storms slams the state, that bounty has become a flood risk as warm rains fall on the state’s record snowpack, causing […]
Reservoir Releases Underway as California Braces for Atmospheric Rivers
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Courthouse News Serviceby Natalie HansonOnce mired in drought, California now has too much of a good thing and has opened spillways on key reservoirs as the first of two atmospheric rivers made landfall Thursday afternoon. The Golden State activated the Flood Operation Center ahead of the incoming storms, to notify officials of high water levels and support local flood relief […]
In California, a Race to Capture the Water Before It Escapes
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Wall Street Journalby Jim CarltonPETALUMA, Calif.—Neil McIsaac has something many other dairy farmers here don’t: a storm-runoff capture system that can provide backup water for his herd when local reservoirs go dry, as they did last year. Already, he and others involved in the project say it has proven its worth. It has captured 670,000 gallons so far this winter, […]
California Lowering Dam Water Levels, Warns of Flood Threat as Storm Hits
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Hayley Smith and Ian JamesWith back-to-back storms to hit California in the coming days, state officials are scrambling to make strategic releases from key reservoirs in hopes of preventing a repeat of the flooding that killed nearly two dozen people in January. At least 10 rivers are forecast to overflow from the incoming “Pineapple Express” storm, which is expected to […]
Storm Threatens California With More Torrential Rain, Possible Flooding
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Reutersby Steve Gorman and Brendan O'BrienMillions of Californians were under threat on Thursday from an approaching storm that could trigger intense downpours and widespread flooding in many parts of the state, including in some mountainous areas already buried under a near-record snowfall. After a weeks of unusually bad weather on the West Coast, the storm known as an atmospheric river […]