To help stave off another round of mandatory cutbacks, water leaders for Arizona, Nevada and California are preparing to sign an agreement that would voluntarily reduce Colorado River water to the lower basin states by 500,000 acre-feet — enough to supply about 750,000 households for a year — for both 2022 and 2023. The agreement, […]
Our country faces a flood crisis. More people and places are at risk, with climate-induced flooding threatening widespread social, environmental and economic impacts. We need a holistic approach to reduce flood risk now. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has focused on building levees, spillways and hardened infrastructure to address episodic storm events. But, by […]
A robust atmospheric river storm started to taper off Tuesday morning in the Bay Area after shuttering highways due to flooding and prompting evacuation warnings in areas left scarred by wildfires and susceptible to mudslides and debris flows.
Environmental groups claim Utah and two other upper basin states — Colorado and New Mexico — are overusing their share of water from the Colorado River. The Utah Rivers Council released a report Monday saying the Colorado River’s flows have dropped about 20% since 2000. The report outlines that the hydrology of the river hasn’t stopped […]
The Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes at the UCSD/Scripps Institution of Oceanography has updated its popular watershed precipitation forecasts as part of its interactive “Decision Support Tools” page. These forecasts focus on quantifying and illustrating the 10-day precipitation forecasts averaged for the 126 Hydrologic Unit Code 8 (HUC-8) watersheds in California from four numerical […]
Officials on Friday marked the beginning of construction on the Chanticleer Water Purification plant — the “heart” of the Pure Water Soquel project — where treated wastewater will undergo further purification before it is injected back underground. The recycling process will provide a buffer against seawater contamination, bolster drinking water supplies and raise groundwater levels […]
States to Sign Voluntary Cutbacks of Colorado River Water
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /AP Newsby Brittany PetersonTo help stave off another round of mandatory cutbacks, water leaders for Arizona, Nevada and California are preparing to sign an agreement that would voluntarily reduce Colorado River water to the lower basin states by 500,000 acre-feet — enough to supply about 750,000 households for a year — for both 2022 and 2023. The agreement, […]
Opinion: Feds Should Focus on Natural Solutions in Flood Preparation
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /Marin Indepedent Journalby Natalie Snider and David LewisOur country faces a flood crisis. More people and places are at risk, with climate-induced flooding threatening widespread social, environmental and economic impacts. We need a holistic approach to reduce flood risk now. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has focused on building levees, spillways and hardened infrastructure to address episodic storm events. But, by […]
Record-Shattering Rain Pummels Bay Area, Lingering Showers Continue Into Tuesday
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Mercury Newsby Summer LinA robust atmospheric river storm started to taper off Tuesday morning in the Bay Area after shuttering highways due to flooding and prompting evacuation warnings in areas left scarred by wildfires and susceptible to mudslides and debris flows.
Environmentalists Say Upper Colorado River Basin States Are Overusing Water
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /KUERby Lexi PeeryEnvironmental groups claim Utah and two other upper basin states — Colorado and New Mexico — are overusing their share of water from the Colorado River. The Utah Rivers Council released a report Monday saying the Colorado River’s flows have dropped about 20% since 2000. The report outlines that the hydrology of the river hasn’t stopped […]
CW3E Releases Update to California Watershed Precipitation Forecasts
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes (Scripps Institution of Oceanography)The Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes at the UCSD/Scripps Institution of Oceanography has updated its popular watershed precipitation forecasts as part of its interactive “Decision Support Tools” page. These forecasts focus on quantifying and illustrating the 10-day precipitation forecasts averaged for the 126 Hydrologic Unit Code 8 (HUC-8) watersheds in California from four numerical […]
Construction to Begin on Pure Water Soquel Purification Plant
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Santa Cruz Sentinelby Hannah HagemannOfficials on Friday marked the beginning of construction on the Chanticleer Water Purification plant — the “heart” of the Pure Water Soquel project — where treated wastewater will undergo further purification before it is injected back underground. The recycling process will provide a buffer against seawater contamination, bolster drinking water supplies and raise groundwater levels […]