by Greg Walcher, E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow As appearing in the Daily Sentinel Last week, Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Camille Touton told a Senate committee the government must reassess its management of the Colorado River Basin because of unprecedented drought. She cited the historically low levels of both Lake Powell and Lake Mead, though [...]
by Katy Grimes, E&E Legal Senior Media Fellow and California Globe Editor As Appearing in the California Globe ‘The budget surplus should go to a rainy day fund, but how about the day it doesn’t rain?’ Colusa County in Northern California is the top producer of rice in the Sacramento Valley. Colusa County historically produces [...]
by Katy Grimes, E&E Legal Senior Media Fellow and California Globe Editor As Appearing in the California Globe California farms produce over half of the country’s fruits, nuts, and vegetables The California Farm Water Coalition issued a dire statement Tuesday warning that California’s agriculture industry and food supply is in peril because of restricted agriculture [...]
by Katy Grimes, E&E Legal Senior Media Fellow and California Globe Editor As Appearing in the California Globe 'The severity of this drought requires all Californians to save water in every possible way’ Did you know that the State of California has 436 water suppliers – both urban water retailers and wholesalers? These local water [...]
by Katy Grimes, E&E Legal Senior Media Fellow and California Globe Editor As Appearing in the California Globe California reservoirs were designed to provide a steady five year supply for all users, and were filled to the top in June 2019 One year ago, May 21, 2021, the Globe reported “Facing Dry Year, CA State [...]
by Katy Grimes, E&E Legal Senior Media Fellow and California Globe Editor As Appearing in the California Globe Restricting water for human basic needs such as food makes no sense How can California have a water crisis when the state borders the Pacific Ocean, and the Sierra Nevada mountain range, 400 miles north-south and 50 [...]
by Greg Walcher, E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow As appearing in the Daily Sentinel Sometimes as part of a dire prediction, someone will say, “I hope I’m wrong, but…” Last week, I was completely wrong, and that’s great news. Writing about a petition for the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a new appeal on the [...]
by Greg Walcher, E&E Legal Senior Policy Fellow As appearing in the Daily Sentinel An announcement last week in Lincoln, Nebraska, raised the hackles of everyone involved in Colorado water. Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts unveiled a $500 million plan to build canals in Colorado to divert water from the South Platte River into Nebraska, and [...]
by Katy Grimes, E&E Legal Senior Media Fellow and California Globe Editor As Appearing in the California Globe The Legislature, Governor and unelected state water board officials are not doing what is best for California’s people California has a long history of squandering its precious water. In 2014, California voters approved $7.12 billion in bonds [...]
by Katy Grimes, E&E Legal Senior Media Fellow and California Globe Editor As Appearing in the California Globe Rep. Doug LaMalfa: Power Plant at Lake Oroville stopped making power Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale), Senator Jim Nielsen (R-Gerber), and Assemblyman James Gallagher (R-Marysville) met this week at the top of the Oroville Dam to decry Governor [...]