After years of planning, the City of Oceanside is now weeks away from breaking ground on a project that will create a new source of drinking water. Called Pure Water Oceanside, recycled water with go through a rigorous purification system, ultimately supplying 32 percent of the city’s water supply needs. “It’s more sustainable and will […]
A flash of red streaked through the trees: a vermilion flycatcher. The brightly colored bird chirped and trilled, adding to a chorus that rang from the towering trees. Beneath the shady canopy of cottonwoods and willows, the San Pedro River flowed shin-deep, gurgling through smooth rocks.
As back-to-back atmospheric rivers have made umbrellas a necessity across the state — and with more rain on the way in California this weekend — a new study reveals the connection between the weather phenomenon and the economic effects of localized flooding. Atmospheric rivers, the storms that carry moisture from the tropics to the mid-latitude […]
We face an important opportunity to finally put the seemingly permanent conflicts that have defined water and environmental management in California behind us, but not if we let it drift away. This new era of opportunity springs from a common recognition that our ways of doing business have failed to meet the needs of all […]
Another Pacific storm will surge into California Friday and last into the weekend wringing out feet of Sierra snow and more rain that could trigger additional flooding and debris flows. Satellite imagery clearly shows the next system waiting in the wings to soak the Golden State beginning Friday. Wednesday’s storm dumped about an inch of […]
Life is perilous for juvenile chinook salmon just starting their journey to the ocean: predatory striped bass lurk in gin-clear pools; low streamflows limit access to the shrimplike amphipods they feed on; downstream sloughs halt at dead ends. As young fish navigate from spawning grounds in California’s Feather River to the Pacific, climate change is […]
LIFE IN OCEANSIDE: Oceanside to Purify Recycled Water for a More Sustainable Future
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /KGTV 10 News San Diegoby Amanda BrandeisAfter years of planning, the City of Oceanside is now weeks away from breaking ground on a project that will create a new source of drinking water. Called Pure Water Oceanside, recycled water with go through a rigorous purification system, ultimately supplying 32 percent of the city’s water supply needs. “It’s more sustainable and will […]
It’s One of Arizona’s Most Precious Rivers. Hundreds of New Wells May Leave it Running Dry
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /azcentral (Phoenix, Ariz.)by Ian James and Rob O'DellA flash of red streaked through the trees: a vermilion flycatcher. The brightly colored bird chirped and trilled, adding to a chorus that rang from the towering trees. Beneath the shady canopy of cottonwoods and willows, the San Pedro River flowed shin-deep, gurgling through smooth rocks.
Atmospheric Rivers Cause $1 Billion In Damage A Year, Study Shows, And Are Getting Worse
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Times by Colleen ShalbyAs back-to-back atmospheric rivers have made umbrellas a necessity across the state — and with more rain on the way in California this weekend — a new study reveals the connection between the weather phenomenon and the economic effects of localized flooding. Atmospheric rivers, the storms that carry moisture from the tropics to the mid-latitude […]
Opinion: On Water, California And Feds Need To Work Together For The Benefit Of Fish, Farmers And 27 Million People
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /CalMattersby Jason PeltierWe face an important opportunity to finally put the seemingly permanent conflicts that have defined water and environmental management in California behind us, but not if we let it drift away. This new era of opportunity springs from a common recognition that our ways of doing business have failed to meet the needs of all […]
California Storm Parade Continues Friday With More Rain, Feet of Sierra Snow Through The Weekend
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Weather Channel by Jonathan ErdmanAnother Pacific storm will surge into California Friday and last into the weekend wringing out feet of Sierra snow and more rain that could trigger additional flooding and debris flows. Satellite imagery clearly shows the next system waiting in the wings to soak the Golden State beginning Friday. Wednesday’s storm dumped about an inch of […]
Securing SoCal Water to Benefit NorCal Salmon
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Hakai Magazineby Jane Braxton LittleLife is perilous for juvenile chinook salmon just starting their journey to the ocean: predatory striped bass lurk in gin-clear pools; low streamflows limit access to the shrimplike amphipods they feed on; downstream sloughs halt at dead ends. As young fish navigate from spawning grounds in California’s Feather River to the Pacific, climate change is […]