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 […]
Lake Powell’s water level is the lowest it’s been in decades, and the latest 24-month projections from the Arizona and Utah reservoir show that it’s likely to drop even further — below a critical threshold of 3,525 feet by next year.
Camille Touton, a veteran congressional water policy adviser, has been nominated to lead the agency that oversees water and power in the U.S. West. President Joe Biden on Friday nominated Touton to be the next commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. If confirmed, the Nevada native will be a central figure in negotiations among […]
Water lines on the banks of Lake Oroville in Butte County have depleted so rapidly that the reservoir’s hydroelectric power plant may have to shut down for the first time ever, straining an already encumbered power grid during the hottest part of the summer, California officials announced Thursday. Since 1967, the Edward Hyatt Power Plant […]
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 […]
If Lake Powell’s Water Levels Keep Falling, A Multi-State Reservoir Release May Be Needed
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Colorado Public Radioby Michael Elizabeth SakasLake Powell’s water level is the lowest it’s been in decades, and the latest 24-month projections from the Arizona and Utah reservoir show that it’s likely to drop even further — below a critical threshold of 3,525 feet by next year.
Biden Picks Career Water Policy Adviser to Lead Water Agency
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /AP NewsCamille Touton, a veteran congressional water policy adviser, has been nominated to lead the agency that oversees water and power in the U.S. West. President Joe Biden on Friday nominated Touton to be the next commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. If confirmed, the Nevada native will be a central figure in negotiations among […]
Lake Oroville’s Depleted Water Levels May Force Power Plant to Shut Down for the First Time Ever
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /SF Gateby Amanda BartletteWater lines on the banks of Lake Oroville in Butte County have depleted so rapidly that the reservoir’s hydroelectric power plant may have to shut down for the first time ever, straining an already encumbered power grid during the hottest part of the summer, California officials announced Thursday. Since 1967, the Edward Hyatt Power Plant […]