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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.
6 Things To Know About Cadiz’s Plan To Pump Water In San Bernardino County’s Mojave Desert
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The San Bernardino Sunby Sandra EmersonThe story behind a proposal to pump water from under the Mojave Desert in San Bernardino County is a long and complicated one. Since its approval in 2012, the Cadiz Valley Water Conservation, Recovery and Storage Project has been tied up in litigation from environmental groups, fought over in the state legislature and faced hurdles […]
New Maps Show How Little Is Left Of West Coast Estuaries
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /San Francisco Chronicleby Peter FimriteThe most detailed study ever done of coastal estuaries concludes that nearly 750,000 acres of historic tidal wetlands along the West Coast, including enormous swaths of Bay Area habitat, have disappeared largely as a result of development. The cutting-edge survey led by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration determined that 85% of vegetated tidal lands […]
Arizona, Nevada Cuts To Colorado River Water Negligible
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Associated Pressby Felicia FonsecaArizona and Nevada will face their first-ever cuts in Colorado River water next year, but the changes aren’t expected to be overly burdensome for either state. The water is delivered through Lake Mead, one of the largest manmade reservoirs in the country that straddles the Arizona-Nevada border. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation said Thursday that […]
Plan For Public Buyout Of Local Cal Am Water System Set For MPWMD Board Review
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Monterey County Herald (Monterey, Calif.)by Jim JohnsonA written plan for acquisition and ownership of California American Water’s local water system, and perhaps other privately owned local systems, is headed to the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District board for review. Released on Friday, the 15-page plan authored by water district general manager Dave Stoldt outlines a recommended approach to meet the district’s […]
SMUD Set To Buy PG&E’s Only Hydroelectric Powerhouse On The American River For $10.4 Million
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby Vincent MoleskiThe Sacramento Municipal Utility District is moving forward with plans to buy a hydroelectric powerhouse and reservoir from Pacific Gas and Electric Co. for $10.4 million. In a joint statement, the local utility providers announced that the Chili Bar Hydroelectric Project — a dam, reservoir, spillway and powerhouse that generates electricity north of Placerville on […]
Caps On Groundwater Use Create A New Market In California
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The EconomistA long stretch of highway running between Los Angeles and San Francisco separates the dry hills to the west from the green plains of the San Joaquin Valley to the east, where much of America’s fruit, nuts and vegetables are grown. Every couple of miles billboards hint at the looming threat to the valley. “Is […]