The Department of Water Resources has announced an increase in water allocations for the State Water Project, raising the allocation to 20% of requested supplies. This marks an increase from the 15% announced in December and the original 5% allocation. Despite a dry start to the month, the department said runoff into the state’s reservoirs […]
Does Donald Trump truly believe the nonsense he spouts about California water — the mythical “valve” connecting the state to Canada, or the imagined “half-pipe” that stands ready to soak the Los Angeles area?
California requires “several more storms” to make up for an unusually dry January that has plagued the southern half of the state, according to State Climatologist Michael Anderson.
California Department of Water Resources (CDWR) is pushing back on President Trump’s recent claim that the U.S. military entered the state and “turned on the water” in the wake of devastating wildfires that left lasting damage in the southern part of the state.
The White House on Sunday released an executive order by President Trump that laid out a plan to exert the federal government’s role in California’s complex water management operations and claimed its authority to overrule state officials. The order, dated Friday, comes after Mr. Trump traveled to the state to see the devastation from wildfires […]
President Donald Trump signed a sweeping executive order Sunday that told federal agencies to “immediately take action” to deliver more Central Valley water and eliminate rules that stand in the way, including endangered species protections. In the new order, Trump cited the Los Angeles fires, even though the actions he is ordering — delivering more water from […]
California Boosts Water Allocations Amid Higher-Than-Expected Runoff
/in California and the U.S., News /by dguillen /KRCR-TVby Ashley HartingThe Department of Water Resources has announced an increase in water allocations for the State Water Project, raising the allocation to 20% of requested supplies. This marks an increase from the 15% announced in December and the original 5% allocation. Despite a dry start to the month, the department said runoff into the state’s reservoirs […]
OPINION: Trump Doesn’t Understand California’s Complex Water Network. But That’s Not The Point
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage, News /by Milla Kuiper /CalMattersby Robert GreeneDoes Donald Trump truly believe the nonsense he spouts about California water — the mythical “valve” connecting the state to Canada, or the imagined “half-pipe” that stands ready to soak the Los Angeles area?
California Reservoir Water Levels in Trouble After Unusually Dry January
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage, News /by Milla Kuiper /Newsweekby Anna SkinnerCalifornia requires “several more storms” to make up for an unusually dry January that has plagued the southern half of the state, according to State Climatologist Michael Anderson.
California Officials Push Back on Trump’s Claim That US Military Entered State, ‘Turned on the Water’
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage, News /by Milla Kuiper /Fox 5 San Diegoby Filip TimotijaCalifornia Department of Water Resources (CDWR) is pushing back on President Trump’s recent claim that the U.S. military entered the state and “turned on the water” in the wake of devastating wildfires that left lasting damage in the southern part of the state.
Trump Seeks to Assert More Control Over California’s Water
/in California and the U.S., News /by dguillen /NY Timesby Zach Montague and Catrin EinhornThe White House on Sunday released an executive order by President Trump that laid out a plan to exert the federal government’s role in California’s complex water management operations and claimed its authority to overrule state officials. The order, dated Friday, comes after Mr. Trump traveled to the state to see the devastation from wildfires […]
Trump Orders More Central Valley Water Deliveries — Claiming It Would Help LA Fires
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage, Uncategorized /by dguillen /Cal Mattersby Alastair BlandPresident Donald Trump signed a sweeping executive order Sunday that told federal agencies to “immediately take action” to deliver more Central Valley water and eliminate rules that stand in the way, including endangered species protections. In the new order, Trump cited the Los Angeles fires, even though the actions he is ordering — delivering more water from […]