Last century, California built dozens of large dams, creating the elaborate reservoir system that supplies the bulk of the state’s drinking and irrigation water. Now state officials and supporters are ready to build the next one. The Sites Reservoir — planned in a remote corner of the western Sacramento Valley for at least 40 years — has been gaining […]
Southern California is bracing for a cold winter storm this weekend that is expected to bring up to 5 feet of snow accumulation in certain areas. While this forecast might curtail your outdoor weekend plans, it is excellent news for the state’s recovering water reservoirs.
Between Christmas and January this year, a parade of nine atmospheric rivers — vast streams of water vapor flowing east from the tropical Pacific — pummeled California. The trillions of gallons of rain poured on the state caused widespread flooding. While the rain topped up some drought-depleted reservoirs and aquifers and filled out snowpack in […]
California and other parts of the West faced heavy snow and rain Friday from the latest winter storm to pound the U.S., while thousands of people in Michigan shivered through extended power outages wrought by one of the worst ice storms in decades. The National Weather Service warned of a “cold and dangerous winter storm” […]
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.
This Reservoir on the Sacramento River Has Been Planned for Decades. What’s Taking So Long?
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /CalMattersby Alastair BlandLast century, California built dozens of large dams, creating the elaborate reservoir system that supplies the bulk of the state’s drinking and irrigation water. Now state officials and supporters are ready to build the next one. The Sites Reservoir — planned in a remote corner of the western Sacramento Valley for at least 40 years — has been gaining […]
How the Winter Storm Could Impact California Reservoirs
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Newsweekby Pandora DewanSouthern California is bracing for a cold winter storm this weekend that is expected to bring up to 5 feet of snow accumulation in certain areas. While this forecast might curtail your outdoor weekend plans, it is excellent news for the state’s recovering water reservoirs.
How Weather Forecasts Can Help Dams Supply More Water
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Yale Environment 360by James DinneenBetween Christmas and January this year, a parade of nine atmospheric rivers — vast streams of water vapor flowing east from the tropical Pacific — pummeled California. The trillions of gallons of rain poured on the state caused widespread flooding. While the rain topped up some drought-depleted reservoirs and aquifers and filled out snowpack in […]
Cold Storm Brings Rain, Blizzard Warnings to California
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /AP Newsby Robert JablonCalifornia and other parts of the West faced heavy snow and rain Friday from the latest winter storm to pound the U.S., while thousands of people in Michigan shivered through extended power outages wrought by one of the worst ice storms in decades. The National Weather Service warned of a “cold and dangerous winter storm” […]
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.