The total rain collected as of February is still above normal, according to East Bay Municipal Utility District, but the recent dry spell in 2022 contrasts sharply with the wet months late last year and leaves the potential for a drought emergency uncertain. “We’re not seeing an erasure of what occurred but it is worrisome,” […]
Poseidon Water has announced its application for a Coastal Development Permit (CDP) for the construction of the proposed Huntington Beach Desalination Facility will soon be considered. The facility is in the final phase of its permitting process and the CDP is the last major discretionary permit needed to build the long-awaited seawater desalination plant. The […]
The past 30 days have at least temporarily erased hopes of above-average spring runoff in the Colorado River Basin, according to the February report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Colorado Basin River Forecast Center. “Very little precipitation during the last three weeks of January, especially across southern Utah and southwest Colorado,” Cody Moser, […]
The Turlock Irrigation District plans to use a $20 million state grant to demonstrate solar panels atop canals. TID would be the first water agency in the nation to try such a thing if its board votes Tuesday to accept the money. The panels would feed electricity into transmission lines already along the canals, helping […]
Three cities in Northern California may see a change in their energy bill if a proposal to buy power from a renewable energy company is approved. “The prices have moved up here over the years,” said Grace Henderson. Henderson has lived in Manteca for 25 years and says the place has only gotten pricier. “Inflation […]
After two years of solid drought, and four months into California’s “wet” season, we don’t know if this year will be wet or dry. This is normal for California. But this year’s monthly precipitation “whiplash” is unusual. For northern California, October was the 2nd wettest October in 102 years of record (400% of average October from […]
Rainfall Totals Above Normal but Dry Spell Has Water Districts Preparing for Drought
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /CBS SF BayAreaby Shawn ChitnisThe total rain collected as of February is still above normal, according to East Bay Municipal Utility District, but the recent dry spell in 2022 contrasts sharply with the wet months late last year and leaves the potential for a drought emergency uncertain. “We’re not seeing an erasure of what occurred but it is worrisome,” […]
Planned Calif. Desalination Plant Faces Final Permit
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /WaterWorldPoseidon Water has announced its application for a Coastal Development Permit (CDP) for the construction of the proposed Huntington Beach Desalination Facility will soon be considered. The facility is in the final phase of its permitting process and the CDP is the last major discretionary permit needed to build the long-awaited seawater desalination plant. The […]
The Colorado River Basin’s Water Forecast Looked Good in January. Now Everything Has Changed.
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Colorado Sunby Chris OutcaltThe past 30 days have at least temporarily erased hopes of above-average spring runoff in the Colorado River Basin, according to the February report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Colorado Basin River Forecast Center. “Very little precipitation during the last three weeks of January, especially across southern Utah and southwest Colorado,” Cody Moser, […]
TID Lands $20 Million Grant to See if Placing Solar Panels Atop Canals Makes Sense
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Modesto Beeby John HollandThe Turlock Irrigation District plans to use a $20 million state grant to demonstrate solar panels atop canals. TID would be the first water agency in the nation to try such a thing if its board votes Tuesday to accept the money. The panels would feed electricity into transmission lines already along the canals, helping […]
Hydropower Turbine Proposal Would Cut Power Costs for Three NorCal Cities
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /CBS Sacramentoby Laura HaefeliThree cities in Northern California may see a change in their energy bill if a proposal to buy power from a renewable energy company is approved. “The prices have moved up here over the years,” said Grace Henderson. Henderson has lived in Manteca for 25 years and says the place has only gotten pricier. “Inflation […]
California’s 2022 Water Year – Both Wet and Dry
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /California WaterBlogby Jay LundAfter two years of solid drought, and four months into California’s “wet” season, we don’t know if this year will be wet or dry. This is normal for California. But this year’s monthly precipitation “whiplash” is unusual. For northern California, October was the 2nd wettest October in 102 years of record (400% of average October from […]