California Governor Gavin Newsom has been urging Californians to conserve water after another dry winter. And according to preliminary data from California State Water Resources Board, Californians cut their water use in May by 5% from the previous May. Erik Ekdahl, deputy director of the water board’s Division of Water Rights, said a board meeting […]
Even as a persistent drought strangles the Colorado River and threatens the viability of giant reservoirs and dams erected decades ago, Western states and local governments are eyeing more projects to tap the flow of the 1,450-mile river and its tributaries. Whether those potential new reservoirs or other diversions would further tax an already overwhelmed […]
The image that popped up on my Twitter feed last week was beyond alarming, it was surreal: An entire house, a big one, sliding off its foundations and floating slowly down the muddy, swollen Yellowstone River. It was such an unexpected sight, so bizarre, that I could do little more than gawk at it, mutter […]
California water officials are poised to release the first environmental review of a controversial project to replumb the Delta — a plan in the works for decades that has alternately been called a water grab or a critical update to shore up state supplies. Known as the Delta Conveyance Project, a tunnel supported by Gov. Gavin Newsom would take water from the […]
The Marin Municipal Water District has failed to adequately prepare for severe drought and should create a four-year water supply, the Marin civil grand jury said in a new report. Last year, the district faced depleting local reservoir supplies as soon as summer 2022. While rains in late 2021 nearly refilled reservoirs, the drought “exposed […]
House Democrats’ $56.3 billion fiscal 2023 Energy-Water spending bill released last night seeks to bolster a host of Biden administration clean energy and water infrastructure deployment goals that are running into funding limitations this year. In total, the bill’s topline number would represent an increase of $3.4 billion above the fiscal year 2022 level, including $48.2 billion […]
Californians Finally Climbed on Water Conservation Wagon in May
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Courthouse News Serviceby Kevin WinterCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom has been urging Californians to conserve water after another dry winter. And according to preliminary data from California State Water Resources Board, Californians cut their water use in May by 5% from the previous May. Erik Ekdahl, deputy director of the water board’s Division of Water Rights, said a board meeting […]
Even in a ‘Megadrought,’ Some Eye New or Expanded Colorado River Dams
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /E&E Newsby Jennifer YachninEven as a persistent drought strangles the Colorado River and threatens the viability of giant reservoirs and dams erected decades ago, Western states and local governments are eyeing more projects to tap the flow of the 1,450-mile river and its tributaries. Whether those potential new reservoirs or other diversions would further tax an already overwhelmed […]
In the Wake of Fires and Floods
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /High Country Newsby Jonathan ThompsonThe image that popped up on my Twitter feed last week was beyond alarming, it was surreal: An entire house, a big one, sliding off its foundations and floating slowly down the muddy, swollen Yellowstone River. It was such an unexpected sight, so bizarre, that I could do little more than gawk at it, mutter […]
Tunnel Vision: What’s Next for the Governor’s Plan to Replumb the Delta?
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /CalMattersby Rachel BeckerCalifornia water officials are poised to release the first environmental review of a controversial project to replumb the Delta — a plan in the works for decades that has alternately been called a water grab or a critical update to shore up state supplies. Known as the Delta Conveyance Project, a tunnel supported by Gov. Gavin Newsom would take water from the […]
Marin Grand Jury Report Blasts Water Supply Planning
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Marin Independent Journalby Will HoustonThe Marin Municipal Water District has failed to adequately prepare for severe drought and should create a four-year water supply, the Marin civil grand jury said in a new report. Last year, the district faced depleting local reservoir supplies as soon as summer 2022. While rains in late 2021 nearly refilled reservoirs, the drought “exposed […]
Clean Energy, Water Projects Get Boost in Spending Bill
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /E&E Newsby Jeremy Dillon and Hannah NortheyHouse Democrats’ $56.3 billion fiscal 2023 Energy-Water spending bill released last night seeks to bolster a host of Biden administration clean energy and water infrastructure deployment goals that are running into funding limitations this year. In total, the bill’s topline number would represent an increase of $3.4 billion above the fiscal year 2022 level, including $48.2 billion […]