Category Water

I lived in Los Angeles during two El Ninos. The current El Nino is bigger than both of those and is the biggest on record. El Ninos are really quite amazing. Storms stack up in the Pacific waiting to make…

The Secretary of the Interior is telling the seven states who rely on Colorado River water to fix ongoing water problems or the feds will do it for them. The biggest problem is the agreement governing water usage is decades-old,…

This is very good news indeed. Major rains in the Sierras have dumped 6.39 billion gallons of water in Lake Tahoe in 24 hours, the equivalent of 19,610 acre feet. Plus snow is falling at higher elevations. Let’s hope this…

New satellite data shows that groundwater depletion isn’t as severe as previously thought. The drought is what is causing drops in soil moisture. Yes, there has been water loss. However the cause is natural and not due to humans. As…

The Carlsbad desalination plant in San Diego CA will be online this month, producing 50 million gallons of water a day. It will be the nation’s largest, most efficient, and technologically advanced desal plant. It also cost $1 billion to…