As rain clouds swelled over Fort Stockton, Texas, last summer, a little yellow plane zipped through the sky. It was on a mission. Equipped with tanks of water and special nozzles on its wings, the craft soared beneath the gray-white billows. Then, at just the right moment, it released a spray of electrically charged water […]
Figuring out where the Colorado River’s water goes after Lake Mead and the Hoover Dam can be challenging to understand and is often incorrectly stated. So when the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation published forecasted use of Colorado River water it is essential to analyze the numbers. According to the USBR, the forecasted use for 2023 […]
The decades-old agreements that outline water rights to the Colorado River Basin are leading to an impasse on an issue affecting millions of people in the American Southwest. On Jan. 31, the seven states that draw water from the basin had to come up with a plan to voluntarily cut back on using water from […]
The snowpack in the Sierra Nevada is the deepest it’s been in decades, but those storms that were a boon for Northern California won’t make much of a dent in the long-term water shortage for the Colorado River Basin — an essential source of supplies for Southern California. In fact, the recent storms haven’t changed a view shared […]
The lower Colorado River has been out of balance for about 40 years, using more water than has been available. As their reservoirs empty, the three lower basin states, federal government, and water users are getting around to addressing this problem.
January storms propelled California from a state of water scarcity to one of water optimism. The drought outlook in much of the state has improved thanks to continued and steady precipitation, and with more than two months left in the wet season, snowfall in the Central Sierra mountains of California has already reached 100% of […]
Rainmaking Experiments Boom Amid Worsening Drought
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /E&E Newsby Chelsea Harvey and Corbin HiarAs rain clouds swelled over Fort Stockton, Texas, last summer, a little yellow plane zipped through the sky. It was on a mission. Equipped with tanks of water and special nozzles on its wings, the craft soared beneath the gray-white billows. Then, at just the right moment, it released a spray of electrically charged water […]
Single Water District in California to Use 11 Times More Colorado River Water Than Southern Nevada Will Use in 2023
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /8newsnow.comby Duncan PhenixFiguring out where the Colorado River’s water goes after Lake Mead and the Hoover Dam can be challenging to understand and is often incorrectly stated. So when the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation published forecasted use of Colorado River water it is essential to analyze the numbers. According to the USBR, the forecasted use for 2023 […]
Deadline for Colorado River Water Cuts Passes With No Agreement
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /CBS 8 by Alex Kleinman Quoted: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe decades-old agreements that outline water rights to the Colorado River Basin are leading to an impasse on an issue affecting millions of people in the American Southwest. On Jan. 31, the seven states that draw water from the basin had to come up with a plan to voluntarily cut back on using water from […]
Colorado River Crisis is So Bad, Lakes Mead and Powell Are Unlikely to Refill in Our Lifetimes
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Rong-Gong Lin Ii and Ian JamesThe snowpack in the Sierra Nevada is the deepest it’s been in decades, but those storms that were a boon for Northern California won’t make much of a dent in the long-term water shortage for the Colorado River Basin — an essential source of supplies for Southern California. In fact, the recent storms haven’t changed a view shared […]
Resistance is Futile – Agriculture is Key to Fixing Lower Colorado River Water Shortages
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /California WaterBlog by Jay Lund and Josué Medellin-AzuaraThe lower Colorado River has been out of balance for about 40 years, using more water than has been available. As their reservoirs empty, the three lower basin states, federal government, and water users are getting around to addressing this problem.
Will All This Rain Mean Lower Water Prices for Californians?
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /KRON 4by Travis SchleppJanuary storms propelled California from a state of water scarcity to one of water optimism. The drought outlook in much of the state has improved thanks to continued and steady precipitation, and with more than two months left in the wet season, snowfall in the Central Sierra mountains of California has already reached 100% of […]