THE CONVERSATION: Wildfires can contaminate drinking water systems with harmful chemicals − here’s what Los Angeles needs to know The Conversation News January 11, 2025 332By Andrew J. Whelton, Purdue University The wildfires in the Los Angeles area have destroyed more than 10,000 structures, many...
NOTICE of opportunity to comment & public workshop: Nitrate Control Program, Priority 2 Preliminary Management Zone Proposals and Early Action Plans Central Valley Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS January 6, 2025 49From the Central Valley Water Board: Public Comment Period: December 30, 2024 to January 27, 2025 Virtual Public Workshop (Remote...
VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: San Diegans can drink their tap water. Many pay more at the vending machine anyway. Voice of San Diego News December 13, 2024 154By Amy DiPierro, Voice of San Diego On a May afternoon, customers fill empty five-gallon jugs at vending machines beside...
FRESNOLAND: ‘It’s horrible.’ Fresno’s record-breaking settlement highlights region’s larger drinking water problem Fresnoland News December 12, 2024 823Efforts to hold chemical giants accountable have been hampered by state regulators’ failure to map the full extent of contamination,...
KFF HEALTH NEWS: Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ taint rural California drinking water, far from known sources Maven News December 12, 2024 79By Hannah Norman, KFF Health News Juana Valle never imagined she’d be scared to drink water from her tap or...
UC DAVIS: Extreme weather accelerates nitrate pollution in groundwater UC Davis News November 13, 2024 344Heavy rains can cause contamination in just 10 days By Amy Quinton, UC Davis Extreme weather spurred by climate change,...
USGS: Millions in the U.S. may rely on groundwater contaminated with PFAS for drinking water supplies USGS News October 25, 2024 143Estimates according to a new USGS predictive model. Exposure to some PFAS may lead to adverse health risks. Press release...
THE CONVERSATION: Millions of people across the US use well water, but very few test it often enough to make sure it’s safe The Conversation News October 11, 2024 62By Gabriel Lade, Macalester College About 23 million U.S. households depend on private wells as their primary drinking water source....
NOTICE: Notification Level Recommendation for Perfluorohexanoic Acid (PFHxA) in Drinking Water Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) ANNOUNCEMENTS September 19, 2024 39From the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA): The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) is recommending that...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Siskiyou County residents urge injunction amid claims of racially motivated water restrictions Courthouse News Service News September 13, 2024 1261Siskiyou County claims its water restrictions — which aren’t uniformly enforced — are meant to thwart illegal cannabis grows. By...
CAL MATTERS: ‘I won’t let them drink the water’: The California towns where clean drinking water is out of reach Maven News September 10, 2024 624Drinking water contamination is a chronic, insidious threat in California’s rural communities. Some have been waiting for clean water for...
CV-SALTS UPDATE: Environmental justice advocates frustrated by slow pace of the program Maven Notebook News and Features August 26, 2024 326In parts of the Central Valley, nitrate levels in groundwater have risen so high that the drinking water in rural...
STANFORD NEWS: A new approach to the problem of water affordability Stanford University News July 26, 2024 145From Stanford News: Soaring water utility bills force many households to ration water use for essential needs while still falling...
STATE WATER BOARD: Since launch of landmark state program, 900,000 more Californians have access to safe, affordable drinking water State Water Board Agency News July 23, 2024 146Since 2019, State Water Board has distributed over $1 billion in grants for drinking water projects in disadvantaged communities Five...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California Supreme Court reverses Public Utilities Commission on water surcharges Courthouse News Service News July 9, 2024 250The court agreed with a group of water companies that the utilities commission took away a mechanism to protect themselves...
