Climate change and drought are forcing California to reimagine its water supply future. One promising tool in the toolbox is...
By Gregory Pierce, University of California, Los Angeles Coastal urban centers around the world are urgently looking for new, sustainable...
At the August 2 meeting of the State Water Board, Rebecca Greenwood, Engineering Geologist with the Recycled and Desalination unit of the Division of Water Quality, reported on the data submitted by wastewater and recycled water facilities for 2021. California...
By Jake Bittle, Grist This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. This story...
By Madison Hirneisen and Cole Lauterbach | The Center Square After a high profile, decades-long battle to build a desalination...
Traditionally, stormwater was viewed as a flood management problem in which the runoff needed to be conveyed as quickly as possible away from urban areas and ultimately into waterways to protect public safety and property. Consequently, stormwater was considered a...
From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Board Division of Drinking Water (DDW) has posted the draft...
By Matt Vasilogambros, Stateline The California Coastal Commission last week unanimously rejected a private company’s proposal to build a desalination...
The commission, in a marathon session today, killed a proposed desalination plant in Huntington Beach that’s been debated for more than 20 years. By Rachel Becker, CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The...
Despite a historical drought in California, Coastal Commissioners prevented a desalination plant from moving forward, defying the governor and regional...
Commentary written by Charming Evelyn, chair of the Water Committee and vice chair of the Environmental Justice Committee at Sierra...
By Matt Vasilogambros, Stateline Gripped by drought, communities along California’s coast are exploring innovations and investments to ensure residents have access to drinking water. But desalinating seawater, one proposed solution, has provoked heated debate, as some environmentalists say the process...
By Erica Yee, Cal Matters Droughtsville, California, is in trouble. Its water supply is endangered as multiple crises intensify: worsening...
In 2018, the State Water Resources Control Board adopted an amendment to the Recycled Water Policy to promote recycled water...
The San Francisco Bay Area city of Antioch hopes to end 50 years of water quality issues caused by state and federal water projects, increased agricultural runoff, drought and sea level rise. Founded on a lush plain of the largest...