Traditionally, stormwater was viewed as a flood management problem in which the runoff needed to be conveyed as quickly as...
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 plant southeast of Los Angeles capable of producing 50 million gallons of freshwater a day. The commission cited environmental and...
The commission, in a marathon session today, killed a proposed desalination plant in Huntington Beach that’s been debated for more...
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 Club Angeles Chapter, and Nancy Buchoz, a Huntington Beach resident. It’s raining drought dollars in California! The state has a...
By Matt Vasilogambros, Stateline Gripped by drought, communities along California’s coast are exploring innovations and investments to ensure residents have...
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 use, setting a numeric goal to increase the use of recycled water to at least 2.5 million acre-feet per year...
The San Francisco Bay Area city of Antioch hopes to end 50 years of water quality issues caused by state...
By Christine Souza, Ag Alert With very little water to spare this drought year, water districts struggling with limited or...
By Bob Johnson, Ag Alert Watsonville-area farmers who rely on well water to produce berries and vegetables are continuing to progress on their long-term goal of reduced depletion of underground water through a combination of conservation and new sources. The...
Data shows 686,000 acre-feet of water was recycled in 2019, far short of the state’s 2020 goal Recognizing the importance...
Cloud seeding, practiced in California since the 1950s, is estimated to add 400,000 acre-feet per year to the state’s precipitation. ...
Desalination holds the potential of providing a highly reliable water source for some communities; however, there are major cost and environmental concerns that must be addressed. As drought and growing demand continue to put strain on water supplies for California...