California’s first snow survey of the 2020-21 season is happening Dec. 30 at the Phillips snow course in the Sierra Nevada. The Department of Water Resources will conduct five of these surveys through May by plunging a long steel tube into the snow. This will measure the snow’s depth and give an estimate of its […]
This year brought one of the biggest marine heat waves on record in the Pacific Ocean, and it’s one of several record-setting spikes in ocean water temperatures over the last six years. The string of warm water events has scientists wondering if this is actually the new normal for the Pacific Ocean. A series of heat waves […]
Water bills would help fix subsidence damage: A package of water bills passed Congress this week that could offer hundreds of millions to improve San Joaquin Valley water deliveries. Folded into the same bill that will be offering COVID relief was the government’s annual spending bill that included funding approval for key local canals and […]
The California Department of Water Resources is calling for increased climate change collaboration. DWR is encouraging more cooperation between federal, state, and local governments in their efforts to address climate change. As part of the underlying effort to mitigate the impact of climate change, DWR released the “Moving to Action” plan last month. The move […]
For the first time in three decades, the federal government on Tuesday overhauled a rule aimed at reducing lead in drinking water across the country — a long-standing scourge made worse by the nation’s weathered and crumbling infrastructure. The Environmental Protection Agency’s lead and copper rule, widely criticized as complicated, poorly enforced and too weak to […]
On the Arizona-California border, where the Colorado River pushes against Headgate Rock Dam, churning water pours into a wide canal and runs across the desert, flowing toward the farmlands of the Colorado River Indian Tribes. This tribal nation is the largest single user of Colorado River water in Arizona, with rights to divert about 662,000 acre-feet […]
First Snow Survey of the 2020-21 Season Coming December 30
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /ABC10 Sacramentoby Monica WoodsCalifornia’s first snow survey of the 2020-21 season is happening Dec. 30 at the Phillips snow course in the Sierra Nevada. The Department of Water Resources will conduct five of these surveys through May by plunging a long steel tube into the snow. This will measure the snow’s depth and give an estimate of its […]
Are Marine Heat Waves the New Normal for the Pacific Ocean?
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /OPB Newsby Cassandra ProfitaThis year brought one of the biggest marine heat waves on record in the Pacific Ocean, and it’s one of several record-setting spikes in ocean water temperatures over the last six years. The string of warm water events has scientists wondering if this is actually the new normal for the Pacific Ocean. A series of heat waves […]
Around Kings County: Big Water News for Central Valley
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Sentinelby John LindtWater bills would help fix subsidence damage: A package of water bills passed Congress this week that could offer hundreds of millions to improve San Joaquin Valley water deliveries. Folded into the same bill that will be offering COVID relief was the government’s annual spending bill that included funding approval for key local canals and […]
DWR Encourages More Climate Change Collaboration
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /AgNet Westby Brian GermanThe California Department of Water Resources is calling for increased climate change collaboration. DWR is encouraging more cooperation between federal, state, and local governments in their efforts to address climate change. As part of the underlying effort to mitigate the impact of climate change, DWR released the “Moving to Action” plan last month. The move […]
Federal Lead-Pipe Rule Overhauled for First Time in Decades
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Washington Postby Sarah Kaplan and Brady DennisFor the first time in three decades, the federal government on Tuesday overhauled a rule aimed at reducing lead in drinking water across the country — a long-standing scourge made worse by the nation’s weathered and crumbling infrastructure. The Environmental Protection Agency’s lead and copper rule, widely criticized as complicated, poorly enforced and too weak to […]
Colorado River Tribes Seek Approval From Congress to Put Water On the Market in Arizona
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /AZ Centralby Ian JamesOn the Arizona-California border, where the Colorado River pushes against Headgate Rock Dam, churning water pours into a wide canal and runs across the desert, flowing toward the farmlands of the Colorado River Indian Tribes. This tribal nation is the largest single user of Colorado River water in Arizona, with rights to divert about 662,000 acre-feet […]