Growers are dealing with severe cutbacks in the surface water deliveries they normally receive from reservoirs. The lack of steady irrigation has already impacted spring cropping decisions made by farmers.
After more than a decade of planning, community meetings — and more planning — an ambitious $630 million effort to replace two aging underground wastewater pipes officially launched on Monday, June 21, as a two-story-high electric tunneling machine was lowered underground at the sanitation plant on the border of Carson and Wilmington.
In a new symbol of California’s worsening drought, construction crews are putting the finishing touches on a $10 million emergency project to build a massive rock barrier through part of the Delta in Contra Costa County to preserve water supplies for millions of people across the state. The 800-foot long barrier — the size of […]
Normally the cargo moving through the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta contains expensive commodities meant for ports all around the world, but in drought-riddled California the most indispensable freight is currently destined for the river bottom. Tugboats pushing and pulling barges loaded with boulders have suddenly become key performers in the state’s battle with a rapidly […]
Despite continued hot and dry conditions in California, the San Diego region is protected from drought impacts this summer and through 2045, the San Diego County Water Authority announced Monday. According to a statement released by the Water Authority, “no shortages or regional water-use mandates are in the forecast, the result of three decades of […]
Almost half of the U.S. has been in a drought since the start of 2021. Compounding factors, including low rainfall and snowpack, climate change and persisting droughts from previous years, have escalated into extreme dryness. The prolonged dryness means low water levels are endangering fish species in Oregon and Colorado, 30% of California’s population is in a drought […]
New Bill Would Make it Easier to Transfer Water Throughout California
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /ABC 30by Dale YurongGrowers are dealing with severe cutbacks in the surface water deliveries they normally receive from reservoirs. The lack of steady irrigation has already impacted spring cropping decisions made by farmers.
$630 Million Project Launches, to Replace Wastewater Pipes Under South Bay and Harbor Area
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Daily Breezeby Donna LittlejohnAfter more than a decade of planning, community meetings — and more planning — an ambitious $630 million effort to replace two aging underground wastewater pipes officially launched on Monday, June 21, as a two-story-high electric tunneling machine was lowered underground at the sanitation plant on the border of Carson and Wilmington.
Drought: Emergency Project Being Built to Protect California Water Supplies
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Mercury Newsby Paul RodgersIn a new symbol of California’s worsening drought, construction crews are putting the finishing touches on a $10 million emergency project to build a massive rock barrier through part of the Delta in Contra Costa County to preserve water supplies for millions of people across the state. The 800-foot long barrier — the size of […]
Pricey Rock Barriers and Desalination Plants: The Latest in California’s Drought War
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Courthouse News Serviceby Nick CahillNormally the cargo moving through the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta contains expensive commodities meant for ports all around the world, but in drought-riddled California the most indispensable freight is currently destined for the river bottom. Tugboats pushing and pulling barges loaded with boulders have suddenly become key performers in the state’s battle with a rapidly […]
San Diego County Water Authority: Region “Drought Safe” This Summer
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /KPBS-FM/TVby City News Service Quoted: San Diego County Water AuthorityDespite continued hot and dry conditions in California, the San Diego region is protected from drought impacts this summer and through 2045, the San Diego County Water Authority announced Monday. According to a statement released by the Water Authority, “no shortages or regional water-use mandates are in the forecast, the result of three decades of […]
Here Are Some Things to Know About the Extreme Drought in the Western U.S.
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Celina TeborAlmost half of the U.S. has been in a drought since the start of 2021. Compounding factors, including low rainfall and snowpack, climate change and persisting droughts from previous years, have escalated into extreme dryness. The prolonged dryness means low water levels are endangering fish species in Oregon and Colorado, 30% of California’s population is in a drought […]