For the past five years, as drought sucked dry California’s water sources and depleted its reservoirs, Southern California water managers have turned increasingly to the region’s large out-of-state water source: the Colorado River. Now, Orange County, which draws up to half its annual supply from the river that snakes from the Rocky Mountains to Mexico, […]
Waves of rain fell on California late Friday in a prelude to a powerful storm system expected to have heavy effects on much of the country in the week to come. Heavy rainfall, mountain snow and strong winds will slam western states this weekend and early next week, the National Weather Service said. Heavy rainfall […]
Consumers and farmers are being unjustifiably denied what should be fairly normal water supplies this year while bureaucrats continue to waste water on a failed experimental effort to help fish. Unfortunately, the fish aren’t recovering, and the bureaucrats are just making a bad situation worse for all Californians. People who receive water from the state […]
An atmospheric river drawing moisture from the tropics is expected to blanket the Sierra Nevada and Lake Tahoe area with more than 3 feet of snow through the weekend, forecasters say. The strong winter storm will start off light Friday night with snow levels at 7,500 to 8,000 feet through Saturday, said meteorologist Tony Fuentes […]
Orange County Faces More Competition for Drought-Strangled Colorado River
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Orange County Registerby By Aaron OrlowskiFor the past five years, as drought sucked dry California’s water sources and depleted its reservoirs, Southern California water managers have turned increasingly to the region’s large out-of-state water source: the Colorado River. Now, Orange County, which draws up to half its annual supply from the river that snakes from the Rocky Mountains to Mexico, […]
Getting Ready as Back to Back Storms Hit
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /CBS 8 (San Diego)Waves of rain fell on California late Friday in a prelude to a powerful storm system expected to have heavy effects on much of the country in the week to come. Heavy rainfall, mountain snow and strong winds will slam western states this weekend and early next week, the National Weather Service said. Heavy rainfall […]
OPINION: Billions of Gallons Needlessly Flushed Out to Sea
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Orange County Registerby By Mike WadeConsumers and farmers are being unjustifiably denied what should be fairly normal water supplies this year while bureaucrats continue to waste water on a failed experimental effort to help fish. Unfortunately, the fish aren’t recovering, and the bureaucrats are just making a bad situation worse for all Californians. People who receive water from the state […]
Strong Winter Storm to Bring Several Feet of Snow to Sierra Nevada, Lake Tahoe
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Los Angeles Timesby By Veronica RochaAn atmospheric river drawing moisture from the tropics is expected to blanket the Sierra Nevada and Lake Tahoe area with more than 3 feet of snow through the weekend, forecasters say. The strong winter storm will start off light Friday night with snow levels at 7,500 to 8,000 feet through Saturday, said meteorologist Tony Fuentes […]