STANFORD REPORT: Untapped potential: Study shows how water systems can help accelerate renewable energy adoption Stanford University News September 30, 2024 220As power grids rely more on renewable energy sources like wind and solar, balancing energy supply and demand becomes more...
OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT/SCOPING for seawater desalination provisions in the Ocean Plan State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTSNews September 13, 2024 148From the State Water Resources Control Board: The California State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) will accept written...
BERKELEY LAB: NAWI awards funding to continue desalination hub to drive innovation for sustainable water security Berkeley Lab Press Release/Other April 11, 2024 58A research consortium led by Berkeley Lab, along with three other national labs, will continue to lead a DOE desalination...
REPORTS: The potential for brackish desalination in California Maven Reports March 18, 2024 333In 2017, a nationwide assessment by the U.S. Geological Survey found that brackish groundwater in the nation’s aquifers is more...
VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: Can the ocean save the Colorado River? San Diego thinks so. Voice of San Diego News March 7, 2024 70By Mackenzie Elmer, Voice of San Diego This story was first published by Voice of San Diego. Sign up for VOSD’s...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Facing future of shortages, Colorado River users dream of making more water Courthouse News Service News February 23, 2024 340Annual Colorado River flows have decreased an average of four million acre-feet since the 21st century, while the number of...
VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: For Sale: Water Authority’s de-salted ocean water Voice of San Diego News February 23, 2024 149A small Orange County water district is potentially interested in purchasing some water from San Diego’s desalination plant to keep...
DWR NEWS: State Report Identifies Future Desalination Plants to Meet Statewide Water Reliability Goals Department of Water Resources (DWR) Agency News February 22, 2024 139From the Department of Water Resources: As California continues to adapt to the impacts of a changing climate, the State...
STATE WATER BOARD: State outlines pathway for more efficient permitting of coastal desalination plants Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other December 20, 2023 191Streamlining criteria part of state’s multipronged Water Supply Strategy This week, state agencies finalized the “Siting and Streamlining Report to...
THE CONVERSATION: What Arizona and other drought-ridden states can learn from Israel’s pioneering water strategy The Conversation News September 12, 2023 60By Gabriel Eckstein, Texas A&M University; Clive Lipchin, Tel Aviv University, and Sharon B. Megdal, University of Arizona Arizona is...
PRESS RELEASE: State Water Board releases draft report on expediting permitting for seawater desalination plants Press Release/Notice Press Release/Other July 13, 2023 112Draft siting and streamlining criteria developed as part of state’s multipronged Water Supply Strategy From the State Water Resources Control...
DWR NEWS: California invests in desalination projects and research to help diversify local water supplies for communities Department of Water Resources (DWR) News April 19, 2023With California adapting to intense shifts between extreme wet and dry weather, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced three...
WEBINAR SUMMARY: What is the potential role of desalination in California’s water portfolio? Maven Webinars April 5, 2023 335With drought becoming a normal feature of life in California, finding reliable ways to increase freshwater resources has become imperative. ...
NREL: New model could help break through inefficiencies of common water treatment systems National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) News January 17, 2023By Caitlin McDermott-Murphy, National Renewable Energy Laboratory In April 2022, a team of engineers hiked into California’s Sierra Nevada mountains...
LEGAL BRIEF: California Coastal Commission’s approval of Monterey desalination plant Courthouse News Service News December 30, 2022 13From Courthouse News Service: The Monterey Bay city of Marina claims the California Coastal Commission’s approval of a desalination plant...
