Maybe you’re brushing your teeth; perhaps you’re rinsing your dishes; you could be watering your plants. When you turn on your faucet in parts of Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Nevada, Arizona, or California, there’s a good chance you’re drawing water from the Colorado River.
Some Bakersfield residents’ water bills will be fundamentally restructured, with big cost implications, if the California Public Utilities Commission votes Thursday to end an experiment that 12 years ago erased a financial incentive to sell people more water. Under the proposal, California Water Service and other investor-owned utilities would no longer bill customers a surcharge […]
Droughts are common in California. The drought of 2012-2016 had no less precipitation and was no longer than previous historical droughts (Figure 1), but came with record high temperatures (Figure 2) and low snowpack (Figure 3), which worsened many drought impacts. Water supplies for agriculture and urban users statewide struggled to meet water demands. Conservation […]
Summer energy demands driven higher as the COVID-19 pandemic keeps more people at home could lead to more water flowing from Glen Canyon Dam into the Colorado River.
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s new blueprint for California water policy offers a stay-the-course agenda for projects and policies intended to help cope with a warming climate and more volatile weather patterns that already are affecting the state’s irrigation, environmental and drinking water supplies. There are no moonshots and few surprises, and that’s fine; it will be […]
If constructed, the proposed 140-mile Lake Powell Pipeline would be a multi-billion dollar project, one of the most expensive in state history. Although the pipeline would only serve Washington County, its proponents want the entire state to subsidize the LPP. As taxpayers who’d be required to pay for this mammoth project, we deserve accurate information […]
Can the Colorado River Keep on Running?
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /National Geographic by John HeggieMaybe you’re brushing your teeth; perhaps you’re rinsing your dishes; you could be watering your plants. When you turn on your faucet in parts of Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Nevada, Arizona, or California, there’s a good chance you’re drawing water from the Colorado River.
Water Bills Would Fundamentally Change Under Proposal Headed for CPUC
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Bakersfield.comby John CoxSome Bakersfield residents’ water bills will be fundamentally restructured, with big cost implications, if the California Public Utilities Commission votes Thursday to end an experiment that 12 years ago erased a financial incentive to sell people more water. Under the proposal, California Water Service and other investor-owned utilities would no longer bill customers a surcharge […]
Drought and the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta, 2012–2016: Environmental Review and Lessons
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /California Water Blog (UC Davis Water Sciences)by Jay LundDroughts are common in California. The drought of 2012-2016 had no less precipitation and was no longer than previous historical droughts (Figure 1), but came with record high temperatures (Figure 2) and low snowpack (Figure 3), which worsened many drought impacts. Water supplies for agriculture and urban users statewide struggled to meet water demands. Conservation […]
Glen Canyon Dam May Release More Water to Cope with COVID Electricity Needs
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Arizona Republicby Erin StoneSummer energy demands driven higher as the COVID-19 pandemic keeps more people at home could lead to more water flowing from Glen Canyon Dam into the Colorado River.
OPINION: Gavin Newsom’s Plan for California Water is a Good One. Stay the Course
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /Los Angeles Timesby The Times Editorial BoardGov. Gavin Newsom’s new blueprint for California water policy offers a stay-the-course agenda for projects and policies intended to help cope with a warming climate and more volatile weather patterns that already are affecting the state’s irrigation, environmental and drinking water supplies. There are no moonshots and few surprises, and that’s fine; it will be […]
OPINION: Andrew Kramer: Pipeline Project Based on Inaccurate Studies
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /Salt Lake Tribuneby Andrew KramerIf constructed, the proposed 140-mile Lake Powell Pipeline would be a multi-billion dollar project, one of the most expensive in state history. Although the pipeline would only serve Washington County, its proponents want the entire state to subsidize the LPP. As taxpayers who’d be required to pay for this mammoth project, we deserve accurate information […]