As the prospect of a floating offshore wind energy development off San Luis Obispo County’s coast gets ever closer, energy storage developers are taking a good look at their prospects in the region. One company has proposals for pumped storage projects that involve moving water between reservoirs to generate electricity — which would call for […]
“Water is not a constraint to growth,” according to EDAWN (Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada) Director Mike Kazmierski. But the hard truth is that the Sierra Nevada snowpack is in control of our regional water supply, not EDAWN. And, according to new research by the Lawrence Berkeley Lab, most of the Sierra Nevada snowpack […]
A new study finds that the upper Colorado River basin is drying out due to climate change. This means in the future, parts of Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming could more closely resemble Arizona and the desert Southwest. Research from the Los Alamos National Laboratory predicts that mountain snow will start melting and running into streams […]
Gary Biggs’ family hasn’t had water coming out of their private well for over a decade, after a multi-year drought and overpumping by agriculture and industry. Now, the eight-acre farm in West Goshen, California, which Biggs passed down to his son, Ryan, in the 1970s, is parched and fallow. His son and granddaughter carry in water from […]
As the state continues to grapple with drought conditions, water restrictions are being placed on six million residents in Southern California. The latest restrictions are another reminder that the California Coastal Commission’s recent rejection of the Orange County desalination plant, after 24 years of delay, reinforces the state’s position as a laggard in adopting technology […]
Millions of residents of southern California are now limited to one day a week of outdoor irrigation, just like a huge chunk of northern Utah. The restrictions in play are the result of the worst drought in the western United States in 12 centuries, the severity of which was reported in a scientific journal earlier […]
Could Central Coast Get 3 New Reservoirs to Generate Power by Pumping Water Between Lakes?
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Tribuneby Mackenzie Shuman and John LindtAs the prospect of a floating offshore wind energy development off San Luis Obispo County’s coast gets ever closer, energy storage developers are taking a good look at their prospects in the region. One company has proposals for pumped storage projects that involve moving water between reservoirs to generate electricity — which would call for […]
Opinion: Water Scarcity Should Mean Less Planned Growth
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Nevada Independantby Bob Fulkerson“Water is not a constraint to growth,” according to EDAWN (Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada) Director Mike Kazmierski. But the hard truth is that the Sierra Nevada snowpack is in control of our regional water supply, not EDAWN. And, according to new research by the Lawrence Berkeley Lab, most of the Sierra Nevada snowpack […]
Colorado, Utah and Wyoming Could Be as Dry as Arizona in the Future, Study Says
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /KJZZby Alex HagerA new study finds that the upper Colorado River basin is drying out due to climate change. This means in the future, parts of Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming could more closely resemble Arizona and the desert Southwest. Research from the Los Alamos National Laboratory predicts that mountain snow will start melting and running into streams […]
As California’s Big Cities Fail to Rein in Their Water Use, Rural Communities Are Already Tapped Out
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /CNNby Rachel RamirezGary Biggs’ family hasn’t had water coming out of their private well for over a decade, after a multi-year drought and overpumping by agriculture and industry. Now, the eight-acre farm in West Goshen, California, which Biggs passed down to his son, Ryan, in the 1970s, is parched and fallow. His son and granddaughter carry in water from […]
Opinion: Water Restrictions Show Folly of California’s Rejection of Large-Scale Desalination Projects
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Orange County Registerby Marc JoffeAs the state continues to grapple with drought conditions, water restrictions are being placed on six million residents in Southern California. The latest restrictions are another reminder that the California Coastal Commission’s recent rejection of the Orange County desalination plant, after 24 years of delay, reinforces the state’s position as a laggard in adopting technology […]
Watering Restrictions Hit the West in Worst Drought in 12 Centuries
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Desert Newsby Amy Joi O'DonoghueMillions of residents of southern California are now limited to one day a week of outdoor irrigation, just like a huge chunk of northern Utah. The restrictions in play are the result of the worst drought in the western United States in 12 centuries, the severity of which was reported in a scientific journal earlier […]