With the nation’s two largest reservoirs continuing to decline, federal officials announced plans Friday to revise their current rules for dealing with Colorado River shortages and pursue a new agreement to achieve larger reductions in water use throughout the Southwest.
The U.S. government warned on Friday that it may impose water supply cuts on California, Arizona and Nevada to protect the Colorado River and its two main reservoirs from overuse, drought and climate change. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation unveiled three possible action plans: one to impose cutbacks, another to allow western states to work […]
Neena Kuzmich, Deputy Director of Engineering at San Diego County Water Authority, with more on the San Vicente Energy Storage Facility Project. San Diego County Water Authority aims to provide thousands of homes with power by storing energy in the San Vicente Reservoir. Neena Kuzmich of the @sdcwa joined FOX Weather to discuss this […]
A Nevada water agency has taken the first concrete step toward accounting for evaporation and other losses in the Colorado River’s Lower Basin. The new analysis attempts to pinpoint exactly how much water is lost, and who should cut back to bring the system closer to a balance between supply and demand. An analysis compiled […]
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said in its U.S. winter weather outlook that La Niña will make an appearance December through February for the third year in a row. It’s not unusual to see two consecutive winters marked by La Niña, but what U.S. forecasters are calling a “triple dip” is uncommon. Going back some 70 years, […]
More than 300 East Bay homeowners have been fined for excessive water use, ignoring repeated warnings to cut back and instead guzzling at least 8 times as much water every day — and in some cases 30 or 40 times more — than their neighbors as California’s drought continues. The list released late Tuesday by […]
New Push to Shore up Shrinking Colorado River Could Reduce Water Flow to California
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Ian JamesWith the nation’s two largest reservoirs continuing to decline, federal officials announced plans Friday to revise their current rules for dealing with Colorado River shortages and pursue a new agreement to achieve larger reductions in water use throughout the Southwest.
U.S. Warns Western States It May Impose Colorado River Water Cuts
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Reutersby Daniel TrottaThe U.S. government warned on Friday that it may impose water supply cuts on California, Arizona and Nevada to protect the Colorado River and its two main reservoirs from overuse, drought and climate change. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation unveiled three possible action plans: one to impose cutbacks, another to allow western states to work […]
San Diego County Aims to Provide More Homes with Power by Storing Energy in reservoir
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Fox Weather Quoted: San Diego County Water AuthorityNeena Kuzmich, Deputy Director of Engineering at San Diego County Water Authority, with more on the San Vicente Energy Storage Facility Project. San Diego County Water Authority aims to provide thousands of homes with power by storing energy in the San Vicente Reservoir. Neena Kuzmich of the @sdcwa joined FOX Weather to discuss this […]
Lower Colorado River Reservoir Evaporation the Focus of New Analysis
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /KUNCby Luke RunyonA Nevada water agency has taken the first concrete step toward accounting for evaporation and other losses in the Colorado River’s Lower Basin. The new analysis attempts to pinpoint exactly how much water is lost, and who should cut back to bring the system closer to a balance between supply and demand. An analysis compiled […]
Experts Predict Bay Area Will See Extremely Rare La Niña Event This Winter
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /SFGATEby Amy GraffThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said in its U.S. winter weather outlook that La Niña will make an appearance December through February for the third year in a row. It’s not unusual to see two consecutive winters marked by La Niña, but what U.S. forecasters are calling a “triple dip” is uncommon. Going back some 70 years, […]
California Drought: Here Are the Biggest Water Users in the East Bay
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Mercury Newsby Paul Rogers and Jakob RodgersMore than 300 East Bay homeowners have been fined for excessive water use, ignoring repeated warnings to cut back and instead guzzling at least 8 times as much water every day — and in some cases 30 or 40 times more — than their neighbors as California’s drought continues. The list released late Tuesday by […]