Drinking water Archives ~ Page 8 of 11 ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

ACWA CONFERENCE: Water Board Vice Chair Dorene D’Adamo on climate change, water supplies, conservation, safe and affordable drinking water

Climate change Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

December 7, 2021

At the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) Fall Conference held last week, the keynote speaker at the luncheon was...

CAL MATTERS: What happens when a rural area’s only well is contaminated?

Cal Matters

Policy and regulation

November 21, 2021

By Rebecca Sohn, Cal Matters In the spring of 2013, Jocelyn Walters and her partners moved Nativearth, their small shoe...

CAL MATTERS: Four San Joaquin Valley groundwater plans deemed inadequate

Cal Matters

Groundwater News

November 18, 2021

State officials warn some of the state’s most powerful and largest agricultural districts that their plans fail to address how...

RISING VOICES: Realizing the human right to water

The Water Hub

Policy and regulation

September 8, 2021

Each month, the Water Hub is checking in advocates and organizers in California to talk about the water issues impacting...

USGS: Increased Pumping in California’s Central Valley During Drought Worsens Groundwater Quality

USGS

Groundwater News Science

September 1, 2021

By the USGS: Intensive pumping of aquifers during drought can speed up deterioration of groundwater quality, according to a new...

CAL MATTERS: California enacted a groundwater law 7 years ago. But wells are still drying up — and the threat is spreading

Cal Matters

Groundwater News

August 18, 2021

As drought worsens, there are few, if any, protections in place for California’s depleted groundwater. The new law gave local...

CAL MATTERS: An entire California town is without running water — in a heat wave

Cal Matters

Policy and regulation

August 3, 2021

A rural Central Valley community is without running water during a heat wave, prompting authorities to haul in bottles and...

CAL MATTERS: Premature or precautionary? California is first to tackle microplastics in drinking water

Cal Matters

Policy and regulation

August 3, 2021

Huge gaps exist in scientific knowledge, but California is about to set the world’s first health guidelines for microplastics in...

CAL MATTERS: Forever chemicals: California unveils health goals for contaminated drinking water

Cal Matters

Policy and regulation

July 27, 2021

It’s California’s first big step toward regulating “forever chemicals,” which are ubiquitous in California and around the globe. The proposed...

CAL MATTERS: Forever chemicals: California unveils health goals for contaminated drinking water

Cal Matters

Water quality

July 21, 2021

It’s California’s first big step toward regulating “forever chemicals,” which are ubiquitous in California and around the globe. The proposed...

CAL MATTERS: An entire California town is without running water — in a heat wave

Cal Matters

Policy and regulation

June 28, 2021

A rural Central Valley community is without running water during a heat wave, prompting authorities to haul in bottles and...

CAL MATTERS: Why fighting for clean water with climate change money worries some California lawmakers

Cal Matters

Policy and regulation

June 17, 2021

Combat climate change, or clean up the water? Legislators chose to dip into a greenhouse gas fund to fight California’s...

NOTICE to Public Drinking Water Systems: Extension of Water Shutoff Moratorium

Maven

ANNOUNCEMENTS

June 15, 2021

Governor’s Budget Proposes $1 Billion for Water System Arrearages Relief From the State Water Board: During the COVID-19 emergency, many...

AG ALERT: Wintertime farmland flooding appears to help drinking water

Ag Alert

Agriculture Groundwater News

May 26, 2021

From the California Farm Bureau Federation: Using farmland for wintertime aquifer recharge could help nearby communities replenish their groundwater supplies,...

CAL MATTERS: New report: Drought to hit rural Latino communities hardest

Cal Matters

Water quality

May 13, 2021

The Legislative Analyst’s Office warns California lawmakers to prepare to dispatch emergency drinking water to vulnerable communities, particularly in the...