The US Bureau of Reclamation announced last month that irrigation districts accounting for farmers across California’s Central Valley would receive a zero-water allocation from the Central Valley Project as early-year dryness weighs on anticipated water supply. No water is allocated for irrigation north and south of the Sacramento-San Joaquin river delta, including off the Sacramento […]
Data is key to better understanding and managing California’s water supply. However, the state reports a lack of compliance by affected water-rights holders, who are required to report the water they divert. “Even though we initially opposed the regulation, it is the law, so it is very important that people are in compliance,” said Danny […]
High in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado and Wyoming, under thin air and bluebird skies, the Colorado River Basin is slowly replenishing its savings account. Craggy peaks become smooth walls of white, and snow piles up against conifer trunks, covering even the deepest, darkest corners of the forest in a glimmering blanket. Snow that accumulates […]
Prior to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s State of the State speech, there is one item to examine that serves as a building block for all the issues the governor will address – water. Despite unexpected storms in late 2021, California is braced for another year of drought. The water we do have must move throughout the state […]
Most of Lake Mead’s water has been on quite the journey. Much of it was born on the western slope of the Rocky Mountains. How much snow hits the Rockies tells us how much water will come to Lake Mead. “After a pretty good start to the season, we were looking pretty close to normal, […]
The State Water Resources Control Board has come a long way since consolidating offices for pollution control and water rights 50 years ago, according to board chair Joaquin Esquivel. Reinvesting in that water rights system through a data-based approach will be key in the era of climate change, he explained during a presentation for the […]
Drought Limits Water Supply for Western US Agriculture
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Argus Mediaby Jasmine DavisThe US Bureau of Reclamation announced last month that irrigation districts accounting for farmers across California’s Central Valley would receive a zero-water allocation from the Central Valley Project as early-year dryness weighs on anticipated water supply. No water is allocated for irrigation north and south of the Sacramento-San Joaquin river delta, including off the Sacramento […]
Diverters Reminded to Measure Water Use Under Law
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /AgAlertby Christine SouzaData is key to better understanding and managing California’s water supply. However, the state reports a lack of compliance by affected water-rights holders, who are required to report the water they divert. “Even though we initially opposed the regulation, it is the law, so it is very important that people are in compliance,” said Danny […]
What’s ‘Average’? Snowpack Determines Health of Colorado River, and Our Understanding of It Is Changing
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Cronkite Newsby Alex HagerHigh in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado and Wyoming, under thin air and bluebird skies, the Colorado River Basin is slowly replenishing its savings account. Craggy peaks become smooth walls of white, and snow piles up against conifer trunks, covering even the deepest, darkest corners of the forest in a glimmering blanket. Snow that accumulates […]
Opinion: California Must Move Forward With Water Projects
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /CalMattersby Bill DiedrichPrior to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s State of the State speech, there is one item to examine that serves as a building block for all the issues the governor will address – water. Despite unexpected storms in late 2021, California is braced for another year of drought. The water we do have must move throughout the state […]
Lake Mead’s Source: How’s the Snowpack in the Rockies?
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /3 News Las Vegasby Jeff GillanMost of Lake Mead’s water has been on quite the journey. Much of it was born on the western slope of the Rocky Mountains. How much snow hits the Rockies tells us how much water will come to Lake Mead. “After a pretty good start to the season, we were looking pretty close to normal, […]
Water Board Digs Into Data for Climate Planning
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Agri Pulseby Brad HookerThe State Water Resources Control Board has come a long way since consolidating offices for pollution control and water rights 50 years ago, according to board chair Joaquin Esquivel. Reinvesting in that water rights system through a data-based approach will be key in the era of climate change, he explained during a presentation for the […]