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Opinion: Earth Day: California Must Curb Central Valley Food Waste as Water Crisis Worsens

/in , /by /CalMattersby Jesse Morris

In the Central Valley, agriculture is everything. Farmers here grow 25% of the country’s food, yet copious amounts of flawed produce is dumped or left to rot.

For many supermarkets, an orange with a hail scratch is deemed unsellable. In 2019, researchers from Santa Clara University found that an estimated one-third of food in northern and central California is wasted, largely because of supermarket standards and consumer habits. We cannot follow this model of growing more produce than we need – or wasting this much – given California’s limited water resources, drought on surface water, and severe overpumping of groundwater.

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Helix Water District Upgrades Water Treatment, Saves Costs

/in , , /by /Water News Network

A recent upgrade to a Helix Water District treatment plant saved money for its ratepayers while ensuring a continued supply of high quality drinking water. After 20 years of service, the ozone disinfection system at the R.M. Levy Water Treatment Plant needed an upgrade.

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Watersmart Makeover: Painting With Nature’s Palette in Oceanside

/in , , /by /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Caron Golden Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority

Keith Umbreit is no stranger to gardening. Back when he was living in Riverside, he was a devoted rose grower and member of the local rosarian society.

“I had 69 rosebushes in my yard,” he recalled. “Every kind of tea roses, and vining roses, and hybrid roses. I had them all.”

But when Umbreit bought his current home in an Oceanside suburb in 2013, he gave up roses.

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Federal Officials Told States to Curb Colorado River Use. How Will It Affect California?

/in , , /by /The Fresno Beeby Gillian Brassil Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority

Despite a wet winter, California and other western states will still need to cut back how much water they draw from the Colorado River. The question federal and state officials are weighing is: How much will they each need to cut?

 

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What Might Cuts to Dwindling Colorado River Mean for States?

/in , , /by /AP Newsby Suman Naishadham

The Biden administration floated two ideas this week to reduce water usage from the dwindling Colorado River, which supplies 40 million people.

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IID Releases Annual Report

/in , , /by /Imperial Valley Press by Marcie Landeros

The Imperial Irrigation District released its IID Annual Report 2022, highlighting the projects and programs that IID brought forth throughout the year.

This report ranges over a wide variety of topics, including water and energy projects, information on the Salton Sea, the Colorado River, Coachella Valley Energy Commission, energy assistance for customers, and community improvement projects.

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Expansion of World’s Biggest Water Reuse System in Orange County Now Complete

/in , , /by /ABC 7 by David Gonzalez

 The world’s largest water recycling plant just got even bigger.

The final expansion of Orange County Water District’s Groundwater Replenishment System has been completed.

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Ojai Valley District to Shake Mandatory Water Cuts for the First Time in 8 Years

/in , /by /Ventura County Starby Cheri Carlson

For the first time in years, Ojai Valley residents won’t be required to curb their water use or risk fines.

Starting in June, the Casitas Municipal Water District plans to end its mandatory water conservation measures and stiff penalties — ones in place for the past eight years in the drought-stressed region. The Casitas board unanimously approved the move at a meeting this week.

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What Colorado Water Officials Think of the Federal Government’s Proposed Colorado River Cuts

/in , /by /The Colorado Sunby Shannon Mullane

The federal government has laid out its ideas for water cuts in the Colorado River Basin, which means time is running out for basin states to agree on a plan of their own.

In Colorado, water officials say the onus is on California and Arizona to make it work.

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Opinion: Drought and Flood, California’s Double Whammy

/in , /by /Los Angeles Timesby The Times Editorial Board

Just as federal officials were laying out alternative scenarios last week for steep water supply cuts from the Colorado River due to the drying Southwest, California officials were warning that this year’s historic Sierra snowpack could flood much of the state later this year.

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