brackish Maven July 20, 2013 0 102 « Back to Glossary IndexBrackish water with a salinity that exceeds normally acceptable standards for municipal, domestic, and irrigation uses but has less salinity than seawater. Related Articles: SAC PRESS CLUB: Droughts, Tunnels & Clean Water: A Conversation on California Water PolicyPERSPECTIVES: The SOURCE Interview with Brenda Burman, Bureau of Reclamation CommissionerDAILY DIGEST: Making California’s water supply resilient; Controversial water legislation heads to Calif. Assembly floor; Hidden danger in water confronts CA wildfire survivors; Two small agencies want a divorce from the San Diego County Water Authority; and more …DAILY DIGEST: UCSD discovers surge in plastics pollution off Santa Barbara; Helping endangered fish return to Suisun Marsh; As temperatures rise, more CA forests will burn; Farmers concerned over how mandatory water cuts from Colorado River will impact agriculture; and more …REPORTS: The potential for brackish desalination in California« Back to Glossary Index