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The latest news and analysis covering water issues in Caliornia and the rest of the United States.
The Water News Network is San Diego County’s source for water news and information.
The Water News Network is San Diego County’s source for water news and information.
Fishing Groups Sue Federal Agencies Over Latest Water Plan For California
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /San Francisco Chronicleby Peter FimriteThe fracas over California’s scarce water supplies will tumble into a San Francisco courtroom after a lawsuit was filed this week claiming the federal government’s plan to loosen previous restrictions on water deliveries to farmers is a blueprint for wiping out fish. Environmental and fishing groups sued the the National Marine Fisheries Service and U.S. […]
Two More Rounds of Rain, Mountain Snow Ahead For California Into This Weekend
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Weather Channel by Jonathan ErdmanCalifornia will receive two more rounds of rain and mountain snow through this weekend, continuing a stormy period that kicked off before Thanksgiving. For now, drier conditions have developed and generally will be in place for most of Tuesday. A low pressure system brought over 2 inches of rain to parts of the Central Valley […]
Trading Water: Can Water Shares Help Save California’s Aquifers?
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Reutersby Carey L. BironCalifornia is by far the United States’ most populous state, as well as its largest agricultural producer. Increasingly, it is also one of the country’s most parched places. But Edgar Terry, a fourth-generation farmer in Ventura County, just outside Los Angeles, thinks he has a key to reversing worsening water stress: establishing tradeable rights to […]
Water In The Bank: Coalition Of Agencies Develops ‘Historic’ Sustainable Groundwater Plan
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Recordnet.com by Joe GoldeenThere’s progress to report in the momentous task of ensuring that San Joaquin County and surrounding communities have enough water to meet anticipated needs for the next 20 years. Earlier this month, the Eastern San Joaquin Groundwater Authority — or ESJGWA, comprised of 16 area agencies including cities, counties and water districts — recommended that […]
Conservation Groups Sue Feds Over California Water Projects Opinion
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Courthouse News Service by Carson McCulloughSeveral fishing and conservation organizations brought a federal complaint Monday over the harm they expect to befall an already threatened species of fish from the Trump administration’s efforts to set new rules for the operation of major California water projects. Led by the Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations, the groups claim that the government’s […]
How The Atmospheric River Storm Affected Bay Area Rain Totals
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Mercury Newsby Paul RogersRemember fire season and power outages? They seem so long ago now. The cold storms that suddenly doused the Bay Area over the past week instantly flipped a switch from summer to winter weather conditions. But so far, they have brought radically different amounts of rain to communities across Northern California. “We basically went from […]