Somewhere between Bullfrog, Utah, and the Hole in the Rock trailhead, I’m following the distant rumbling of a waterfall, echoing between 500-foot walls of Navajo Sandstone. Not far from here is Cathedral in the Desert — a famed grotto in the heart of Glen Canyon. It gives me chills, knowing that this sound hasn’t been heard […]
Three back-to-back dry years have crunched water supplies for many cities and farms across Nevada and throughout the West. The past two decades, according to a report released earlier this year, represent the most extreme drought in the last 1,200 years. As the West continues to warm, officials expect more uncertainty, driven largely by changes […]
A coalition of water stakeholder organizations from across California joined together to send a letter addressed to Gov. Gavin Newsom and six key legislators requesting action to address water issues. The nine page document dated April 19, 2022 was signed by 18 organizations and entities including the San Joaquin Valley Water Blueprint and 10 Southern California, four […]
For the past year, California’s Department of Water Resources has been taking measurements of aquifers in central and southern parts of the state. The same will be done for the Sacramento Valley over the next several weeks. This project, which is known as an Airborne Electromagnetic (AEM) Survey, is a direct result of the Sustainable […]
The country’s largest man-made reservoir, Lake Mead, has dropped to such a historically low level that Las Vegas water officials have completed the process of turning on a pump station that will allow Southern Nevada to retrieve water, even under extreme conditions. The move — to turn on the pump station full bore — is an […]
As California’s wildfire season nears amid another year of drought, Folsom Lake looks much different than it did a year ago when a low water level left an exposed lakebed. Now, splashing, swimming and boats have returned—but will it last? “We couldn’t do anything at all. We couldn’t go swimming or anything like that. The […]
When the Desert Runs Dry
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Desert Newsby Eric BalkenSomewhere between Bullfrog, Utah, and the Hole in the Rock trailhead, I’m following the distant rumbling of a waterfall, echoing between 500-foot walls of Navajo Sandstone. Not far from here is Cathedral in the Desert — a famed grotto in the heart of Glen Canyon. It gives me chills, knowing that this sound hasn’t been heard […]
Despite Third Dry Year, Water Managers Say Reno-Sparks Supply Is Prepared for Drought
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Nevada Independent by Daniel RothbergThree back-to-back dry years have crunched water supplies for many cities and farms across Nevada and throughout the West. The past two decades, according to a report released earlier this year, represent the most extreme drought in the last 1,200 years. As the West continues to warm, officials expect more uncertainty, driven largely by changes […]
Valley’s ‘Water Blueprint’ Makes Splash With Statewide Push for $6.5bil in Water Funds
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Sunby Don WrightA coalition of water stakeholder organizations from across California joined together to send a letter addressed to Gov. Gavin Newsom and six key legislators requesting action to address water issues. The nine page document dated April 19, 2022 was signed by 18 organizations and entities including the San Joaquin Valley Water Blueprint and 10 Southern California, four […]
Department of Water Resources Aquifer Surveys Will Help Bolster Groundwater Supply
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /KCRAby Heather WaldmanFor the past year, California’s Department of Water Resources has been taking measurements of aquifers in central and southern parts of the state. The same will be done for the Sacramento Valley over the next several weeks. This project, which is known as an Airborne Electromagnetic (AEM) Survey, is a direct result of the Sustainable […]
Las Vegas Turns on Low-level Lake Mead Pumps Designed to Avoid a ‘Day Zero’
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Nevada Independent by Daniel RothbergThe country’s largest man-made reservoir, Lake Mead, has dropped to such a historically low level that Las Vegas water officials have completed the process of turning on a pump station that will allow Southern Nevada to retrieve water, even under extreme conditions. The move — to turn on the pump station full bore — is an […]
Recent Wet Weather Has Led to Rising Folsom Lake Level, but Will It Last?
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /CBS Sacramentoby Velena JonesAs California’s wildfire season nears amid another year of drought, Folsom Lake looks much different than it did a year ago when a low water level left an exposed lakebed. Now, splashing, swimming and boats have returned—but will it last? “We couldn’t do anything at all. We couldn’t go swimming or anything like that. The […]