California’s water picture is heading in two different directions. A major storm last week and a more modest system Tuesday continued to boost the Sierra Nevada snowpack, the source of one-third of the state’s water supply, in promising ways. But the Bay Area and most cities across Northern California remain stuck in one of the […]
Three rural Valley cities finalized deals with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to cement permanent access to water from the Central Valley Project on Monday, the Federal bureau announced. The cities of Avenal, Coalinga, and Huron converted their water contracts with Federal water authorities along with Firebaugh-based Pacheco Water District and Panoche Water District, and […]
Experts agree the amount of water in the Colorado River basin has declined because of drought and climate change, and that population growth is fueling demand for water higher and higher. One result is the level of Lake Powell in Arizona, behind Glen Canyon Dam, has steadily declined and is now at 43% of capacity.
An NBC Bay Area investigation found 30 out of 39 sewage treatment plants located around San Francisco Bay Area are at risk of flooding as sea levels rise due to climate change. Four of those plants could flood with as little as 9.84 inches of sea level rise. That’s an amount that state analysts say […]
Flooding rains and record snow in California last week marked another extreme swing of the state’s climate pendulum. The widespread downpours triggered mudslides that damaged homes and roads near some of the huge fire scars from last summer, and also brought some of the water the state will need to end a months-long hot and dry streak and douse a record-setting […]
Fresh off a week filled with rain and snow due to an atmospheric river, water conservation may not be top of mind for everyday Californians. NBC Bay Area Meteorologist Rob Mayeda just broke down some figures from this latest storm. In a Friday tweet he says, “Sierra Snowpack Surge: Up to 66% of average from just 40% […]
Sierra Snow Grows, but Bay Area has 3rd Biggest Rainfall Deficit Since 1849
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Mercury Newsby Paul RogersCalifornia’s water picture is heading in two different directions. A major storm last week and a more modest system Tuesday continued to boost the Sierra Nevada snowpack, the source of one-third of the state’s water supply, in promising ways. But the Bay Area and most cities across Northern California remain stuck in one of the […]
Rural Valley Cities Secure Permanent Water Supply in Deal with Feds
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Sunby Daniel GligichThree rural Valley cities finalized deals with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to cement permanent access to water from the Central Valley Project on Monday, the Federal bureau announced. The cities of Avenal, Coalinga, and Huron converted their water contracts with Federal water authorities along with Firebaugh-based Pacheco Water District and Panoche Water District, and […]
Opinion: Drain Lake Powell, Not Colorado Farms
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Pagosa Daily Postby Daniel P. Beard & Gary WocknerExperts agree the amount of water in the Colorado River basin has declined because of drought and climate change, and that population growth is fueling demand for water higher and higher. One result is the level of Lake Powell in Arizona, behind Glen Canyon Dam, has steadily declined and is now at 43% of capacity.
Bay Area Sewage Systems at Risk as Seas Rise
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /NBC Bay Areaby Stephen Stock, Robert Campos, Mark Villarreal, Michael Horn and Sean MyersAn NBC Bay Area investigation found 30 out of 39 sewage treatment plants located around San Francisco Bay Area are at risk of flooding as sea levels rise due to climate change. Four of those plants could flood with as little as 9.84 inches of sea level rise. That’s an amount that state analysts say […]
A Surge From an Atmospheric River Drove California’s Latest Climate Extremes
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Inside Climate Newsby Bob BerwynFlooding rains and record snow in California last week marked another extreme swing of the state’s climate pendulum. The widespread downpours triggered mudslides that damaged homes and roads near some of the huge fire scars from last summer, and also brought some of the water the state will need to end a months-long hot and dry streak and douse a record-setting […]
Despite Rainfall, State Still Aiming for 55 Gallon Per Person Water Conservation Target
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /GV Wireby Jim JakobsFresh off a week filled with rain and snow due to an atmospheric river, water conservation may not be top of mind for everyday Californians. NBC Bay Area Meteorologist Rob Mayeda just broke down some figures from this latest storm. In a Friday tweet he says, “Sierra Snowpack Surge: Up to 66% of average from just 40% […]