The Trump administration is jump-starting a plan to repair a badly sinking canal in the San Joaquin Valley, a year after California voters rejected a bond measure that would have had them pay for the project. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation said Tuesday it will begin studying the environmental impact of fixing a 323-mile stretch of […]
Working with two international consultancies, Ricardo and Mott MacDonald, the sector will develop a comprehensive action plan detailing the measures the industry will deploy to achieve zero carbon emissions over the next decade. The water industry is the first industrial sector in the UK, and one of the first major sectors in the world, to […]
The 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. […]
California 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 […]
California 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 […]
There’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 […]
Trump Jump-Starts Repairs for Sinking California Canal. But Who Will Pay?
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Sacramento Beeby Ryan Sabalow and Dale KaslerThe Trump administration is jump-starting a plan to repair a badly sinking canal in the San Joaquin Valley, a year after California voters rejected a bond measure that would have had them pay for the project. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation said Tuesday it will begin studying the environmental impact of fixing a 323-mile stretch of […]
Water Industry Takes Major Step Towards Becoming Carbon Zero
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /WWT News (UK)by Alec PeacheyWorking with two international consultancies, Ricardo and Mott MacDonald, the sector will develop a comprehensive action plan detailing the measures the industry will deploy to achieve zero carbon emissions over the next decade. The water industry is the first industrial sector in the UK, and one of the first major sectors in the world, to […]
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 […]