In an aggressive move to address “immediate and dire water shortages,” California’s water board today unanimously approved emergency regulations to temporarily stop thousands of farmers, landowners and others from diverting water from from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta watershed. The new regulations — the first to take such widespread action for the massive Delta watershed stretching from Fresno […]
As California grapples with the effects of an ongoing drought, UC Berkeley researchers are studying changes in the magnitude of streamflows and drought-induced tree mortality in order to advise climate change policy. Laurel Larsen, campus associate professor in the department of geography, is the lead scientist of the Delta Stewardship Council and provides data that […]
Employees working at the San Diego County Water Authority and the City of San Diego likely won’t be taking much of an August vacation. Instead, many of them will be gearing up for preliminary studies, environmental reviews, and licensing activities for the proposed San Vicente Energy Storage Facility. That’s because the facility – being proposed […]
As California’s drought worsens, state water officials are preparing to take emergency action to conserve. The state water board is voting later this morning on new water restrictions that could impact thousands of farmers. If passed, the emergency regulations would restrict anyone from diverting water out of the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers and their […]
A day long dreaded by hundreds of ranchers, grape growers, farmers, water providers and towns arrived Monday as the state ordered them to stop diverting water from the Russian River watershed or be fined $1,000 a day. State regulators issued orders effective Tuesday prohibiting about 1,500 water rights holders in the upper river — including […]
The West has been so dry and so hot for so long that its current drought has no modern precedent, according to a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration meteorologist. For the first time in 122 years of record-keeping, drought covers almost the entire Western U.S. as measured by the Palmer Drought Severity Index, said Richard […]
Facing ‘Dire Water Shortages,’ California Bans Delta Pumping
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /CalMattersby Rachel BeckerIn an aggressive move to address “immediate and dire water shortages,” California’s water board today unanimously approved emergency regulations to temporarily stop thousands of farmers, landowners and others from diverting water from from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta watershed. The new regulations — the first to take such widespread action for the massive Delta watershed stretching from Fresno […]
Researchers Study Impact of California Drought, Wildfires
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Daily Californianby Zachary KhouriAs California grapples with the effects of an ongoing drought, UC Berkeley researchers are studying changes in the magnitude of streamflows and drought-induced tree mortality in order to advise climate change policy. Laurel Larsen, campus associate professor in the department of geography, is the lead scientist of the Delta Stewardship Council and provides data that […]
Funds for Pumped Storage Hydro Expected to Help Propel California’s Clean Energy Future
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /NHA Powerhouseby Cameron Schilling Quoted: San Diego County Water AuthorityEmployees working at the San Diego County Water Authority and the City of San Diego likely won’t be taking much of an August vacation. Instead, many of them will be gearing up for preliminary studies, environmental reviews, and licensing activities for the proposed San Vicente Energy Storage Facility. That’s because the facility – being proposed […]
State Water Officials Preparing to Make Emergency Cutbacks to Growers and Ranchers
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /CBS Sacramentoby James TaylorAs California’s drought worsens, state water officials are preparing to take emergency action to conserve. The state water board is voting later this morning on new water restrictions that could impact thousands of farmers. If passed, the emergency regulations would restrict anyone from diverting water out of the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers and their […]
State Cuts Off Hundreds of Russian River Growers, Ranchers and Others in Drastic Bid to Save Water
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Press Democratby Mary CallahanA day long dreaded by hundreds of ranchers, grape growers, farmers, water providers and towns arrived Monday as the state ordered them to stop diverting water from the Russian River watershed or be fined $1,000 a day. State regulators issued orders effective Tuesday prohibiting about 1,500 water rights holders in the upper river — including […]
A Drought Like No Other, NOAA Scientist Says
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Capital Pressby Don JenkinsThe West has been so dry and so hot for so long that its current drought has no modern precedent, according to a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration meteorologist. For the first time in 122 years of record-keeping, drought covers almost the entire Western U.S. as measured by the Palmer Drought Severity Index, said Richard […]