METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT: Southern Californians’ per person water use drops to lowest in 35 years
Decline by 45% supported by Metropolitan’s $1 billion investments in conservation alongside region’s commitment to sustainability. Press release from the...
By Lois Henry, SJV Water Water managers were relieved Thursday evening after the Army Corps of Engineers agreed to back off of a sudden decision earlier in the day to dump massive amounts of water from Kaweah and Success lakes....
River District warns again about impacts to Western Slope By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism After years of studying and experimenting...
LA had planned to take substantially less from the iconic Eastern Sierra lake this winter. The decision is a blow...
“The chemical black box” that blankets wildfire-impacted areas is increasingly under scrutiny. By María Paula Rubiano, Environmental Health News Wildfire retardants, the hot-pink mix of water and chemicals sprayed from airplanes by the U.S Forest service to combat wildfires, are...
UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center outlines Clear Lake water quality issues By Cara Hollis, UC Davis The water quality...
Coarse particulate matter deriving from California’s largest lake is linked to an increased risk of respiratory-related hospitalizations. By Katherine Kornei,...
Lawsuit filed to address potential impacts on State Water Project operations by Sacramento River upstream drought management plans Press release from the State Water Contractors Today, the State Water Contractors (SWC) filed a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) lawsuit against...
By Ag Alert During the past seven years, the cost to California lettuce growers of complying with the state’s environmental,...
By Christine Souza, Ag Alert To reduce nitrates and ensure that people have access to safe drinking water, the state...
SJV WATER: Southern Kings and Tulare county farmers with unregistered wells may face local penalties
By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water Farmers within portions of the Tule and Tulare Lake subbasins will have one month to register their wells or be charged a $150 monthly penalty. The Tri-County Water Authority Board of Directors unanimously approved imposing...
The president’s executive orders on California water will help irrigate Central Valley farms. They won’t do anything to fight wildfires....
High heat, dry fuel, and strong winds drove the Palisades and Eaton blazes. By Emily Dieckman, EOS Climate change made...
The committee also voted in support of two bills that would allow groundwater pumping regulations in protected areas to be lifted in groundwater basins recovered to previous levels. By Joe Duhownik, Courthouse News Service An Arizona House committee advanced a...