California is likely to emerge from the winter with little relief from drought, federal climate experts said Thursday, setting the stage for a third year of dry weather and continuing water shortages. The monthly climate report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration projects that drought conditions will persist in almost all of California through February. […]
Despite recent rain, California is still in the depths of a drought. Conditions have improved, but barely. Most of the state is still in exceptional or extreme drought. In the South Bay, a million residents will soon be hit with the toughest water restrictions of any major urban area in California. Late Wednesday, the state PUC gave […]
At the top of Donner Summit, an old cabin rests in a thicket of tall trees. The structure is three stories tall, including the basement. Still, in the heaviest of winters, the snow drifts are deep enough to bury the front door, so the only way into the building is through a window on the […]
State officials warn some of the state’s most powerful and largest agricultural districts that their plans fail to address how over-pumping could harm local communities’ drinking water supplies.
Say this for Central Valley Republicans and Big Ag backers: When it comes to proposing water projects that benefit Central Valley farmers at the expense of urban users and the state’s fragile environment, they are as persistent as an annoying, leaky faucet.
Land and waterway managers labored hard over the course of a century to control California’s unruly rivers by building dams and levees to slow and contain their water. Now, farmers, environmentalists and agencies are undoing some of that work as part of an accelerating campaign to restore the state’s major floodplains.
The Drought is Going to Stick Around for a Third Year in California, Federal Scientists Project
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /San Francisco Chronicleby Kurtis AlexanderCalifornia is likely to emerge from the winter with little relief from drought, federal climate experts said Thursday, setting the stage for a third year of dry weather and continuing water shortages. The monthly climate report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration projects that drought conditions will persist in almost all of California through February. […]
Cut Back or Pay: Water Conservation to be Mandatory in South Bay After CA Approves New Restrictions
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /ABC 7 News Bay Areaby Amanda del CastilloDespite recent rain, California is still in the depths of a drought. Conditions have improved, but barely. Most of the state is still in exceptional or extreme drought. In the South Bay, a million residents will soon be hit with the toughest water restrictions of any major urban area in California. Late Wednesday, the state PUC gave […]
This Obscure Laboratory on Donner Summit Holds Answers to California’s Water Future. But Hardly Anyone Knows it Exists.
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /SF Gateby Julie BrownAt the top of Donner Summit, an old cabin rests in a thicket of tall trees. The structure is three stories tall, including the basement. Still, in the heaviest of winters, the snow drifts are deep enough to bury the front door, so the only way into the building is through a window on the […]
Four San Joaquin Valley Groundwater Plans Deemed Inadequate
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /CalMatterby Rachel BeckerState officials warn some of the state’s most powerful and largest agricultural districts that their plans fail to address how over-pumping could harm local communities’ drinking water supplies.
Opinion: Pull the Plug On Proposed California Water Ballot Measure
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /The Mercury NewsSay this for Central Valley Republicans and Big Ag backers: When it comes to proposing water projects that benefit Central Valley farmers at the expense of urban users and the state’s fragile environment, they are as persistent as an annoying, leaky faucet.
California Spent Decades Trying to Keep Central Valley Floods at Bay. Now It Looks to Welcome Them Back
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Water Education Foundation / Western Water by Alastair BlandLand and waterway managers labored hard over the course of a century to control California’s unruly rivers by building dams and levees to slow and contain their water. Now, farmers, environmentalists and agencies are undoing some of that work as part of an accelerating campaign to restore the state’s major floodplains.