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Millions in US Face Losing Water Supply as Coronavirus Moratoriums End

/in , , /by /The Guardianby Nina Lakhani

Millions of families in America risk losing running water over unpaid bills as moratoriums on shutoffs expire across the country, despite record levels of unemployment and mounting fatalities from the coronavirus pandemic.

Running water had been guaranteed to about two-thirds of Americans as hundreds of utilities suspended disconnections amid warnings from public health experts that good hygiene, particularly hand-washing, was crucial to curtailing the spread of the virus.

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Glen Canyon Dam Tapped for Emergency Water Releases to Meet California Power Demands

/in , , /by /AZ Centralby Erin Stone

For the first time in nearly two decades, the federal government tapped Glen Canyon Dam for extra power generating capacity this weekend, triggering emergency water releases as heat waves persisted across the West.

As temperatures hit records in California, power providers turned to sources in Nevada, Utah and Arizona to cope with the surge in demand across its electrical grid.

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California Blackouts a Warning for States Ramping Up Green Power

/in , , /by /The Wall Street Journalby Katherine Blunt

Millions of Californians could lose power in coming days, the state’s grid operator warned Monday, as it continues to struggle with inadequate electricity supplies as many people have been forced indoors to ride out a crippling heat wave during the coronavirus pandemic.

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SDG&E: Rolling Blackouts Averted Monday Thanks to Energy Conservation

/in , , /by /Times of San Diegoby Chris Jennewein

San Diego Gas & Electric was directed to begin rolling blackouts Monday that could have effected 100,000 customers, but the power crisis was averted at the last moment. “Rotating outages were averted in San Diego and southern Orange counties today, in part thanks to local residents and businesses heeding the call to cut back on energy usage amid a prolonged heat wave and exceptionally high energy demand,” the utility said in a statement.

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California Power Grid Operator Cancels Rolling Blackouts

/in , , /by /AP Newsby Janie Har and Adam Beam

Widespread blackouts to reduce pressure on the electric grid were averted Monday night after regulators warned earlier in the day that they would not have enough power to meet demand in the midst of a heat wave.

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California Water Service Also Advises Residents to Limit Their Water Usage During These Outages

/in , , /by /ABC News Bakersfieldby Ashley Valenzuela

While PG&E and SCE are required to shut power off in some areas, California Water Service also advises residents to limit their water usage during these outages.

According to California Water Service, they are doing everything they can to make sure water services are not interrupted.

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Meet the Water Baron You (Likely) Haven’t Heard of

/in , /by /The Sun (Central Valley)by Alex Tavlian

Has the San Joaquin Valley reached its Chinatown moment? For farmers who rely on water from the Kings River, the answer winds up as some shade of “yes.” But the players are different. This isn’t the Owens Valley and William Mulholland doesn’t work for the City of Los Angeles. Uneasy about a slowly-marching plan to siphon Valley water for Southern California, farmers and some water managers are worrying about the growing shadow of one of the region’s largest land owners.

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A Quick, Cost-Effective Method to Track the Spread of COVID-19 Through Untreated Wastewater

/in , , /by /Smart Water Magazineby Hokkaido University

A group of researchers have demonstrated that, from seven methods commonly used to test for viruses in untreated wastewater, an adsorption-extraction technique can most efficiently detect SARS-CoV-2. This gives us another tool to detect the presence and spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Napa Sanitation District Harvests Napa’s Sewage Sludge for Fertilizer

/in , /by /Napa Valley Registerby Barry Eberling

Dredging is common in navigable waterways, but the project underway at the Napa Sanitation District property in southern Napa County is a little bit different.

The dredging is taking place in a vast sewage treatment pond. And the material being removed is biosolids, which is another way of saying sewage sludge.

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Extreme Heat Waves Almost Always Have ‘Human Fingerprint’ on them Now

/in , /by /San Francisco Chronicleby Peter Fimrite

It may not be the biblical end of times, but the searing heat and humidity, rain, thunder and lightning thrashing California could be the beginning of the end of the region’s dry Mediterranean climate and a prelude of more surprises to come, scientists said Monday.

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