The State Water Resources Control Board on Wednesday withdrew an emergency drought regulation for the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta. Despite a dry January, board staff said the regulation, known as a temporary urgency change petition (TUCP), would not improve conditions if implemented as planned in February. They found no potential benefits to Shasta and Trinity reservoirs, which have […]
The controversial Poseidon Water seawater desalination plant in Huntington Beach could be in line to receive millions in state funds from the California Debt Limit Allocation Committee. The committee met Wednesday, a three-hour meeting during which it partially decided how to divide up more than $4.3 billion in tax exempt Private Activity Bonds that are […]
Sunny skies. Balmy temperatures. Walks on the beach. Umbrellas back in the closet. After a soaking wet December that ended fire season, delivered more 15 feet of snow to the Sierra Nevada, and boosted hopes that California’s severe drought might be coming to and end, dry weather is back, in a big way. Like a […]
Silicon Valley is known for its startup culture where so-called angel investors provide financing to launch companies that aspire to change the world. Innovations spawned in Silicon Valley have indeed changed the world, and in the process, made the San Francisco Bay Area home to thousands of near-billionaires and billionaires. With wealth like that comes […]
The heavy rains that soaked California late last year were welcomed by farmers, urban planners – and endangered coho salmon. “We’ve seen fish in places that they haven’t been for almost 25 years,” said Preston Brown, director of watershed conservation for Salmon Protection And Watershed Network (SPAWN). California received more precipitation from October to December than in […]
Sweeping cutbacks in water allocations to farms are leading to widespread underemployment in some of California’s most vulnerable communities. Lawmakers are scrambling for policy solutions. The impact to paychecks has been raising food insecurity and malnutrition issues as food prices soar, while the reduced spending is reverberating through local businesses and economies. And the situation […]
Water Board Tables Delta Drought Regulation
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Agri Pulseby Brad HookerThe State Water Resources Control Board on Wednesday withdrew an emergency drought regulation for the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta. Despite a dry January, board staff said the regulation, known as a temporary urgency change petition (TUCP), would not improve conditions if implemented as planned in February. They found no potential benefits to Shasta and Trinity reservoirs, which have […]
Poseidon Water Could Receive Millions in State Bonds for Huntington Beach Plant
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Matt SzaboThe controversial Poseidon Water seawater desalination plant in Huntington Beach could be in line to receive millions in state funds from the California Debt Limit Allocation Committee. The committee met Wednesday, a three-hour meeting during which it partially decided how to divide up more than $4.3 billion in tax exempt Private Activity Bonds that are […]
California Drought: January Is a Rainfall Bust. How Big of a Problem Is That?
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Mercury Newsby Paul RogersSunny skies. Balmy temperatures. Walks on the beach. Umbrellas back in the closet. After a soaking wet December that ended fire season, delivered more 15 feet of snow to the Sierra Nevada, and boosted hopes that California’s severe drought might be coming to and end, dry weather is back, in a big way. Like a […]
Opinion: Proposed Ballot Measure Would Create Water Infrastructure
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Cal Mattersby Edward RingSilicon Valley is known for its startup culture where so-called angel investors provide financing to launch companies that aspire to change the world. Innovations spawned in Silicon Valley have indeed changed the world, and in the process, made the San Francisco Bay Area home to thousands of near-billionaires and billionaires. With wealth like that comes […]
After Rain Burst, California Salmon Reclaim Old Spawning Grounds
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Reutersby Nathan FrandinoThe heavy rains that soaked California late last year were welcomed by farmers, urban planners – and endangered coho salmon. “We’ve seen fish in places that they haven’t been for almost 25 years,” said Preston Brown, director of watershed conservation for Salmon Protection And Watershed Network (SPAWN). California received more precipitation from October to December than in […]
Drought is Revealing a Human Security Crisis in Farming Communities
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Agri-Pulse.comby Brad HookerSweeping cutbacks in water allocations to farms are leading to widespread underemployment in some of California’s most vulnerable communities. Lawmakers are scrambling for policy solutions. The impact to paychecks has been raising food insecurity and malnutrition issues as food prices soar, while the reduced spending is reverberating through local businesses and economies. And the situation […]