The failure of California and six other Western states to meet a Jan. 31 deadline for deciding how to divvy up the dwindling water supplied by the Colorado River clears the way for one of the biggest fights over natural resources in U.S. history — and already the Golden State is being cast as the […]
If you thought San Diego County was off to a particularly wet start to the new year, you’re absolutely right. The National Weather Service said with January, the region experienced its wettest month since February 2005. Winter storms brought measurable rain to the county last month, bringing a rain total of 5.14 inches, according to […]
The Department of Water Resources said Wednesday the snowpack in the Sierra Nevada has reached 205% of normal thanks to a series of storms, though dry weather between now and April could still threaten water supplies. The snowpack received a significant boost from one of the wettest three-week periods on record in California, following the driest three-year […]
Responding to an Associated Press (AP) article titled “California lone holdout in consensus for Colorado River cuts,” Imperial Irrigation District Division 2 Director and Chairman of the Colorado River Board of Directors J.B. Hamby said the six-state consensus is inconsistent with the “Law of the River.” The AP article appeared in the Tuesday, January 31 […]
Opinion: Why California Leaders May Regret Playing Hardball in Negotiations Over the Colorado River
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-TribuneThe failure of California and six other Western states to meet a Jan. 31 deadline for deciding how to divvy up the dwindling water supplied by the Colorado River clears the way for one of the biggest fights over natural resources in U.S. history — and already the Golden State is being cast as the […]
January Was San Diego’s Wettest Month Since Feb. 2005: NWS
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /NBC 7 San Diegoby Karla Rendon-AlvarezIf you thought San Diego County was off to a particularly wet start to the new year, you’re absolutely right. The National Weather Service said with January, the region experienced its wettest month since February 2005. Winter storms brought measurable rain to the county last month, bringing a rain total of 5.14 inches, according to […]
Sierra Nevada Snowpack Now at 205% of Normal, But Dry Weather Could Return
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Times of San Diegoby Chris JenneweinThe Department of Water Resources said Wednesday the snowpack in the Sierra Nevada has reached 205% of normal thanks to a series of storms, though dry weather between now and April could still threaten water supplies. The snowpack received a significant boost from one of the wettest three-week periods on record in California, following the driest three-year […]
Imperial Irrigation District Responds to Six-State Consensus on Colorado River
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Imperial Valley Press by Marcie LanderosResponding to an Associated Press (AP) article titled “California lone holdout in consensus for Colorado River cuts,” Imperial Irrigation District Division 2 Director and Chairman of the Colorado River Board of Directors J.B. Hamby said the six-state consensus is inconsistent with the “Law of the River.” The AP article appeared in the Tuesday, January 31 […]