People and companies are competing for the world’s most basic resource – water- in California. We’re in Madera County, California, where a never-ending drought is pitting citizens against corporations.
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has declared a state of emergency in Klamath County as southern Oregon remains in an ongoing drought that shows no sign of letting up. The Monday declaration directs state agencies, including the Oregon Department of Agriculture, Oregon Water Resources Department and the Water Resources Commission, to provide assistance to water users […]
3,490 feet is the minimum elevation at which the generators in Lake Powell can run, according to Gene Shawcroft, the general manager for the Central Water Conservancy District and Utah’s Colorado River Commissioner. He says 3,525 feet was the buffer level, water leaders decided on, to move forward with a plan after witnessing record drought […]
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 […]
California Hasn’t Seen Drought Conditions Like This Since 1984
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /BloombergPeople and companies are competing for the world’s most basic resource – water- in California. We’re in Madera County, California, where a never-ending drought is pitting citizens against corporations.
Gov. Declares Emergency in Klamath County as Drought Worsens
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /KGW8by Associated PressOregon Gov. Kate Brown has declared a state of emergency in Klamath County as southern Oregon remains in an ongoing drought that shows no sign of letting up. The Monday declaration directs state agencies, including the Oregon Department of Agriculture, Oregon Water Resources Department and the Water Resources Commission, to provide assistance to water users […]
Lake Powell’s Water Levels Declining, Officials Worry About Generators and Drought
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /ABC 4by Jordan Verdadeiro3,490 feet is the minimum elevation at which the generators in Lake Powell can run, according to Gene Shawcroft, the general manager for the Central Water Conservancy District and Utah’s Colorado River Commissioner. He says 3,525 feet was the buffer level, water leaders decided on, to move forward with a plan after witnessing record drought […]
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 […]