A harvester rumbles through the fields in the early morning light, mowing down rows of corn and chopping up ears, husks and stalks into mulch for feed at a local dairy. The cows won’t get their salad next year, at least not from this farm. There won’t be enough water to plant the corn crop. […]
Officials in Lower Colorado River Basin states want to slow the decline of Lake Mead’s water levels over the next few years by paying Southern California farmers not to plant crops.
Despite a week-old curtailment order, water levels in the upper Russian River remain stubbornly low. Since the end of July, operators of the Coyote Valley Dam at Lake Mendocino have sent 115 cubic feet per second down the Russian River. By the time the river reaches Healdsburg, barely 20 percent of the water remains.
Beginning this past Monday, Roseville residents are required to reduce water use by 20 percent. The mandatory conservation requirement builds upon the 10-percent voluntary water use reduction announced in May and recognizes that the water supply outlook is stressed at Folsom Lake and throughout California.
Federal authorities are expected to declare a water shortage for Lake Mead Monday, which would trim Nevada’s allocation of water in 2022. A shortage gets triggered if the lake is expected to sit below 1,075 feet on January 1, 2022. As of Wednesday morning, the lake sits at 1,067.93 feet. The shortage has been anticipated […]
In recent decades, wildfire conflagrations have increased in number, size, and intensity in many parts of the world, from the Amazon to Siberia and Australia to the western United States. The aftereffects of these fires provide windows into a future where wildfires have unprecedented deleterious effects on ecosystems and the organisms, including humans, that depend upon them—not the least of which is […]
First Water Cuts in US West Supply to Hammer Arizona Farmers
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /AP Newsby Felicia FonsecaA harvester rumbles through the fields in the early morning light, mowing down rows of corn and chopping up ears, husks and stalks into mulch for feed at a local dairy. The cows won’t get their salad next year, at least not from this farm. There won’t be enough water to plant the corn crop. […]
New Plan Slows Lake Mead Decline by Paying Farms Not to Plant Crops
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Las Vegas Review-Journalby Blake ApgarOfficials in Lower Colorado River Basin states want to slow the decline of Lake Mead’s water levels over the next few years by paying Southern California farmers not to plant crops.
Despite Curtailment Order, Water Still Vanishing
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /KRCBby Marc AlbertDespite a week-old curtailment order, water levels in the upper Russian River remain stubbornly low. Since the end of July, operators of the Coyote Valley Dam at Lake Mendocino have sent 115 cubic feet per second down the Russian River. By the time the river reaches Healdsburg, barely 20 percent of the water remains.
Roseville Drought Declaration Establishes Watering Days, Enforcement Measures
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Gold Country MediaBeginning this past Monday, Roseville residents are required to reduce water use by 20 percent. The mandatory conservation requirement builds upon the 10-percent voluntary water use reduction announced in May and recognizes that the water supply outlook is stressed at Folsom Lake and throughout California.
Water Shortage Announcement Expected Monday for Lake Mead
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /3News (Las Vegas)by Jeff GillanFederal authorities are expected to declare a water shortage for Lake Mead Monday, which would trim Nevada’s allocation of water in 2022. A shortage gets triggered if the lake is expected to sit below 1,075 feet on January 1, 2022. As of Wednesday morning, the lake sits at 1,067.93 feet. The shortage has been anticipated […]
Wildfires Are Threatening Municipal Water Supplies
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /EOSby Alex Tat-Shing Chow, Tanju Karanfil, and Randy A. DahlgrenIn recent decades, wildfire conflagrations have increased in number, size, and intensity in many parts of the world, from the Amazon to Siberia and Australia to the western United States. The aftereffects of these fires provide windows into a future where wildfires have unprecedented deleterious effects on ecosystems and the organisms, including humans, that depend upon them—not the least of which is […]